Birth and death—
Birth and death—
both sacred
:- Doug.
This conversation you are about to have around end of life preferences is the most ordinary thing possible. It’s about the folks left behind, the leftovers.
:- Doug.
Archive for June 23rd, 2014
step past the edge of knowledge
A professional is someone who knows
Where to step past the edge of knowledge
Into the frontiers of curiosity
:- Doug.
One piece of pie
Actually, “knowledge heart and gumption” says too much, more than people can process in the time the words hang in the air. So it says nothing. Better to give one piece of pie, a mysterious spice for flavor.
:- Doug.
legs under what you taught
Open Space is a time when these persons can help each other put legs under what you have taught them. It invites lightly doing this new thing.
:- Doug.
synthesis and letting come
More is to be gained from
synthesis and letting come
than in analysis and grabbing
:- Doug.
Despite all the knowledge and experience in this room
Despite all the knowledge and experience in this room, these people are the only ones who have the knowledge, heart, and gumption for what they will do. That’s what we surface in Open Space.
:- Doug.
