IDEA CLUB & Blog
*Big News! We now have an email list devoted to Idea Club topics and discussions. You can sign up and, after a confirmation email, take part in these conversations. This is a private email list so only list members can post and read the archives. We hope this becomes a vital part of the Idea Club conversations. Join in the discussion today!The Idea Club is an informal discussion group on science and sustainability issues that are relevant today and relate to the activities of Sustainable Path Foundation. Participation is open to volunteers, Group Philanthropy Partners and other interested members of the community.
Mark your calendar: the Idea Club will meet regularly on the FOURTH Monday of the month from 5 to 7 PM at the Sustainable Path Foundation office (2101 4th Ave., Suite 650, Seattle, WA).
The next meeting will be on Monday, February 27 . Click the sign up button below.
Each meeting will have a scheduled topic for discussion. Idea Club is composed of people with many different levels of expertise in the topic, from expert to novice but all wishing to be part of a conversation that generates ideas. We welcome participants to attend whether or not they have prepared any prior research on the subject.
If you have future thoughts that you would like to be the topic of discussion for an evening or if you have any questions about Idea Club, please send us an email at info at sustainablepath.org or call us at 206-443-8464.
Leader FULL organizations Posted: December 6, 2011
A great essay to gain some understanding of really collaborative communities is to read Margaret Wheatley’s The Unplanned Organization. In particular this quote:
« Previous EntryNext Entry »I also want to emphasize that emergent organizations are leader-full, not leaderless. Leaders emerge and recede as needed. Leadership is a series of behaviors rather than a role for heroes.
