2002 Houston Organization System 
Idea Architects
APRIL 25, 2012
Belief Systems as Bridge-Builders, Not Barriers. Our life experiences inform and coalesce into the belief systems that guide our choices. When we come together with others—at home, in neighborhoods, in volunteers groups, or at work—our respective belief systems come into contact with those that others hold.
Idea Architects
JUNE 11, 2012
Speaking at a leadership conference for volunteers this weekend, I was reminded why some organizations struggle to get volunteers. If your mindset and systems are based on having long-term employees (i.e., If your mindset and systems are based on having long-term employees (i.e., Dec 2002 (6). Nov 2002 (4).
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Idea Architects
JANUARY 9, 2012
a simpler way, the wonderful book co-authored by Margaret Wheatley and Myron Kellner-Rogers, continues to guide my thinking about organizations. Discarding a mechanistic perspective means embracing some alternative beliefs about people and organizations. Here are a few of them: Living systems learn constantly.
Idea Architects
MAY 21, 2012
What if the these percentages are not because of some predetermined tendency of the way individuals act, but is instead a logical result of the systems and processes we put into place? You might just find that 80% of your systems are focused on enabling only 20% of your potential participants or contributors. Dec 2002 (6).
Idea Architects
JUNE 17, 2012
The time has come for any organization using volunteers to pre-qualify them with self-guided virtual tutorials they can take to amass the basic information required for effective involvement. 19, Houston, Assof of Fundraising Profs Conference. Dec 2002 (6). Nov 2002 (4). Sep 2002 (2). Aug 2002 (3).
Idea Architects
OCTOBER 17, 2011
I think we need to reframe the way many organizations currently view volunteers. In short, we would organize the enterprise for 100% volunteering. But in creating the system to enable and support it, we would most likely diversify the number and perspectives of people volunteering and the ways in which they contribute.
Idea Architects
MAY 7, 2012
The Systems Thinker , September 2003. Newsweek , March 11, 2002, p. “To live with courage in any work or in any organization, we must know intimately the part of us that does not give a damn about the organization or the work. 19, Houston, Assof of Fundraising Profs Conference. Dec 2002 (6).
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