Organizing retrospective 70

This is a post in my series on organizing ”between and beyond.” Other posts are here. This is a retrospective of what has happened during the week. The purpose is to reflect on the work itself. Here is my previous retrospective. Here is my next retrospective.

What has happened? What needs to be done?
This week, I saw a little girl, crying, on her way to school, and wrote this poem.

Articles
An aspect of organizing is that situations need to be progressively clarified in interaction and conversation. Research on social networks suggests that strong pairwise relationships are the most conducive to cooperation.

• Here is an article on The reason why we need to talk by Esko Kilpi.
• Here is Peter Reuell’s article on Where cooperation thrives.

Books
Stuart Kauffman’s book Reinventing the Sacred arrived this week. This book describes a scientific worldview that embraces the reality of emergence. It’s a though-provoking book. Here is my review.

Finally, here is also my review of Leadership Agility by Ron Meyer and Ronald Meijers. Agility has become a buzzword, so I was a bit skeptical at first. But it’s a great book. The authors emphasize that there are no leadership formulas. I also appreciate the human values expressed in the book.

What was good? What can be improved?
The little girl, standing there, crying, touched me. What are we doing to each other, and ourselves? Now, it’s time to break the chains.

Related posts:
Organizing in between and beyond posts