Archive for October, 2009
The Way of “Yes, and…” is a way to discover your collaborative potential
If there is a better way than a genuine “Yes, and…” to bridge personal differences, I’m open to it! ‘Yes’ combined with a sincere ‘And’ (YES/AND), instead of ‘but’, opens up a world of potential. This was hit home again to me last week during a workshop session on games and exercises to stimulate creativity [...]
Practicing inclusion makes for successful collaborative initiatives in BC’s Capital Region
Practicing inclusion is at the heart of the nationally-recognized Quality of Life Challenge, a collaborative initiative led by the Community Council in Victoria, British Columbia. The Quality of Life Challenge seeks to create a sustainable quality of life for everyone in BC’s Capital Region. What follows comes out of a recent conversation I had over [...]
Historical UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples – can implementation be far behind?
On September 13, 2007, the UN General Assembly adopted the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples. This universal human rights instrument is a symbol of hope for the world’s 370 million indigenous people. It took 20 years of international negotiations to create this human rights instrument. Yet, the fun has only begun! [...]
Peeping as Information Sharing – how much is a good thing?
On my recent assignment with CESO in the Philippines, I made it a priority to give people I worked with a voice; appreciatively inquiring into their stories. I posted articles, including pictures and videos, to this blog. All the while, in the back of my mind were questions like… Shouldn’t some of this stuff be [...]
Some low-cost data visualization tools that can enhance your story telling
We know a good story can give momentum to a vision or idea. I previously posted here on the utility of data visualization as a way to improve your story telling. This week I learnt more about data visualization tools from A Consumer’s Guide to Low-Cost Data Visualization Tools, and tried out a couple of [...]
