DEANZ 2008 – my place, my space, my learning

Last week I was in Wellington New Zealand, participating in the DEANZ 2008 Conference. I loved the conference theme, “my place, my space, my learning!” Oh yeah! On the first morning I had the great opportunity to offer the kick off keynote. As usual, I firehosed my way through 90 minutes talking about stewarding technology … Continue reading DEANZ 2008 – my place, my space, my learning

Musings on “community management” Part 2

My last post was on the ground, in-the-flow practical stuff of online community management in response to Chris Brogan’s great post, On Managing A Community . This one climbs up to meta-ville a bit and asks a couple of questions. Are we talking about communities, or are we embarking on the era of network facilitation? … Continue reading Musings on “community management” Part 2

Musings on “community management” Part 1

photo credit: CaseyLessard Chris Brogan has a great post today on online community management – a must read if you have or are considering an online community in your business or organization. On Managing A Community . I have two “chunks” I’d like to contribute to this conversation/stream of posts/comments. First relates directly to Chris’ … Continue reading Musings on “community management” Part 1

Tweetstats, bursts and bubbles

I’ve been helping launch a global online workshop this week, support a massive proposal development and get ready for a F2F conference. (My session on integrating visual practices in whole systems change process has notes here.) Oh, and nurse my husband through knee surgery. So I’ve been silent on the blogging and Twitter front. I … Continue reading Tweetstats, bursts and bubbles

Hope Wechkin — integration and the important things that surface.

Alert: Ramble post coming up… I wake up this morning at 5am, knowing I have to cram two day’s worth of stuff into today. Tomorrow I head up to Northern Voice in Vancouver, B.C. and today I play hooky for 5 hours to to indulge my love of gardens at the Northwest Flower and Garden … Continue reading Hope Wechkin — integration and the important things that surface.