joshua kauffman » organization http://www.joshuakauffman.org Thu, 10 Jun 2010 18:35:07 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 Worldblu | Designing Democratic Organizations http://www.joshuakauffman.org/2006/06/14/worldblu-designing-democratic-organizations/ http://www.joshuakauffman.org/2006/06/14/worldblu-designing-democratic-organizations/#comments Wed, 14 Jun 2006 10:06:22 +0000 Joshua http://www.joshuakauffman.org/2006/06/14/worldblu-designing-democratic-organizations/ Democractic organizations increase the engagement of their employees. In a fluid network that operates out of freedom and not fear, satisfaction goes up, and so does profit.

Traci Fenton, founder of Worldblu and expert in the field of democractic organizations recently spoke at the Berkman Center about her work.

She lists 10 convincing reasons to be a democratic organization.

]]> http://www.joshuakauffman.org/2006/06/14/worldblu-designing-democratic-organizations/feed/ 0 Spiritual Business http://www.joshuakauffman.org/2006/06/13/spiritual-business/ http://www.joshuakauffman.org/2006/06/13/spiritual-business/#comments Mon, 12 Jun 2006 23:34:13 +0000 Joshua http://www.joshuakauffman.org/2006/06/13/spiritual-business/ Most people want to talk about business today. Ralph Freelink, the founder and director of the Centre for Holistic Inquiry wants to talk about business tomorrow. I met him for an afternoon conversation – something I’d like to do with equally interesting people more often.

An economist, engineer and holistic scientist, Ralph admitted that it will take years before his holistic spiritual perspective that is based on increasing dialogue becomes widespread.

Ralph’s notion of Holism, especially with regards to the internet, complements contemporary applications of collective intelligence, and the increasing significance of building a global consciousness through conversations within organizations and the marketplace.

“the internet is the physical and externalized manifestation of the realm of consciousness that we can’t see, but can experience.”

He speaks eloquently about the need to recognize the reciprocity between the whole and its parts, and to respect all the agents in an organizational ecology. His wisdom is inspired by process thinking, which emphasizes becoming, rather than static experience or being. It makes me wonder:

How can we bring forth something that wants to happen?

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