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In practicing and cherishing the old, he attains the new;
Attaining the new, he reanimates the old. He is indeed a teacher.
Herbert Fingarette  About Plexus Institute: Plexus Institute is a not-for-profit organization formed in 2001 by a small group of people from diverse backgrounds who shared a commitment to its mission - fostering the health of individuals, families, communities, organizations, and our natural environment by helping people use concepts emerging from the new science of complexity. In the years since its inception, Plexus has created and supported a large and growing learning community. More information about the Institute can be found at www.plexusinstitute.org About the Positive Deviance Initiative: The Positive Deviance Initiative (PDI) was formed in 2001 under the direction of Jerry Sternin. Located at Tufts University School of Nutrition Science and Policy, the PDI is supported by a grant from the Ford Foundation. The objectives of the PDI are to document and share information on current global Positive Deviance projects, to explore new PD applications, and to expand the cadre of PD practitioners and trainers. More information about the Initiative and PD can be found at www.positivedeviance.org 
About Smart Networks: Smart Networks help us: innovate and solve problems; make complex, difficult systems work more effectively; speed learning and adapting; and, help people to work together in new ways. Networks “naturally” distribute knowledge throughout the organization or community. Through network connections, knowledge “orders itself from the grass roots up for free,” or nearly so. Generally, networks have a core set of “natural innovators” as well as a strategic periphery -- people from the fringe of the network that bring in new ideas. Together, with a little support through network weaving, novel insights and innovations emerge from this fabric.
www.networkweaving.com www.orgnet.com More People To Know and Sites To Visit
 Brenda Zimmerman: inspired teacher, business school professor, and extraordinary social entrepreneur. Co-author of "EdgeWare: Insights from Complexity Science for Health Care Leaders" and "Getting to Maybe." http://www.change-ability.ca/bios-BZ.html Canadian Positive Deviance (PD) Project We have selected 6 pilot sites for the Canadian PD Project! The pilot sites are Vancouver General Hospital, BC, Kelowna General Hospital, BC, Winnipeg Health Sciences Centre, MB, Toronto East General Hospital, ON, Trillium Health Centre, ON, and Joseph Brant Memorial Hospital, ON. The pilot sites are currently in the early stages of implementing PD in their facilities, and are starting to gather data for baseline  measurements.Joel and Michelle Levey bring mindfulness, emphathy, and disciplined methods to organizational life. They have worked with a diverse array of organizations focusing on individual and organizational resilience: NASA, World Bank, Google, Intel, Hewlett Packard, M.D. Anderson Cancer Research Center, Clinton Global Initiative, Intuit, Qualcomm, Microsoft, Johnson & Johnson, World Business Academy, Indian Institute of Management, Miraval, Boeing, NOAA, U.S. Navy, U.S. Army Green Berets, West Point Military Academy, Stanford Research Institute International, and MIT. Truly inspiring partners for sparking and sustaining a transformation. http://www.wisdomatwork.com/WisdomAtWork/Home.html
 Nancy J. White is a fabulous facilitator. She brings verve and a lively spark to virtual work. A master community builder and participatory designer.
Full Circle Associates Seattle Washington (206) 517-4754 – nancyw@fullcirc.com http://www.fullcirc.com
Extraordinary neuroscientist Scott Kelso (get to know the paradoxical-yet-complementary squiggle ~ ) http://www.thecomplementarynature.comChaordic Design is one of my favorite approaches to organizing BIG endeavors. Go to the Library for an Overview of the Six Lenses, Core Process, and “The Trilliion Dollar Vision of Dee Hock” in Fast Company. The focus is on strategy for creating a self-organizing, self-governing, adaptive, non-linear organization… distributing power more equitably. www.chaordic.org
Open Space Technology an elegant and lovely way to organize a  meeting or an exciting initiative. There is a vibrant practice community that loves to help people get started or refine skills. www.openspaceworld.org
Scott Camazine, biologist with a great eye for patterns. http://www.scottcamazine.com/Lisa Kimball, Group Jazz Producer, creative consultant, virtual community builder, and fabulous strategic thinker. http://www.groupjazz.com/
There is a field beyond right and wrong.
Let’s meet there. Rumi
If we have no peace, it is because we have forgotten that we belong to each other. Mother Teresa | |
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