Author: sara
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On Integral Theory
Integral Theory is a philosophical meta-framework developed by Ken Wilber, drawing heavily from Spiral Dynamics based on the work of Clare Graves and Don Beck. It was born of an extensive study of different frameworks and theories of the world and taking the approach that none of these is 100% wrong. What followed is a…
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Flowchart example: Tidying the room
This is an example is of a knowledge map. It’s a flowchart that describes the steps that this client wanted to practice following in order to keep their room tidy. Typically, we would create knowledge maps like this one after identifying a process you already have in place that you’d like to “make explicit” or…
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And so what is Continuous Improvement?
Continuous improvement is the art & science of how to Always Be Learning. Discover how to weave in these practices to support you to keep getting closer to your vision. Learn more! Discover easeful ways to adjust to change Build skills, learn simple tools & develop scalable systems (reliable ways of doing things) that support…
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Cultivating authentic community
One of the best ways to learn is together. Circles are ancient technology for engaging in community and support each other in our quests. I love that though I can’t see what’s behind me (e.g., my unseen tendencies), others in a circle can see some of it! We all have different parts of the puzzle,…
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Aligning to your vision
We have only so many hours in the day. Especially as we learn / yearn to establish healthy boundaries for ourselves around how much we work and how much time we spend taking care of ourselves, our families, our communities outside of work. So how do we really make that time count? Aligning to your…
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Measuring improvement
What does it mean to improve? How do we know we are improving? One line of thinking tells us that we can only improve what we can measure. Sometimes when we hear “measure” we think of cold, hard things, like money and bottom lines. Yet, if we get creative, we can find ways to also…
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Prioritizing your development
I’ve seen leaders deprioritize their development again & again. It makes sense given the pressures and pace that many leaders face. I think about it as a form of self care (self-love)… If I don’t prioritize it, no one else can do it for me. And, if I don’t do it, there will be implications,…
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Knowledge Products
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How we can work together Build Your Knowledge Practice Simplify & organize your knowledge (documented + tacit) & any essential information flows (with customized structures & processes). Customize processes & structures to maintain your growing knowledge base. Clean up the noise of information overload & overwhelm to make that knowledge work for you. Theme: Organizing…
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Systems Consulting for your Org
How we can work together Systems Consulting with your Organization Design systems that ensure ongoing learning for individuals, teams, and communities (bringing in technology only when needed), centering transparency and deep collaboration to enable continuous improvement within your organization. Includes any of the one-on-one options applied with your teams, plus: Theme: Developing Human Systems for…
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Seeing What We Already Know
from the archives There’s something I’ve been practicing for awhile now. Its origins in my life are kind of two-fold. One part is an impetuous insistence that I can indeed both have my cake & eat it too.. (What a nonsensical supposed dichotomy, that one! I just never understood why those are posed as mutually exclusive..)…