Monday, October 19, 2009

THE MAYOR INVITES TO OPEN SPACE

Kai Degner, mayor of Harrisonbourg, wrote yesterday to OSLIST to share thies video in which we can get a good taste of what an Open Space meeting is and why it works so well.

It was the second OS in Harrisonbourg after May’s Sustainability Summit where they were honoured to have Harrison Owen, the founder of Open Space Technology, come visit Kay to give guidance on how to design the first summit. Over 150 people came, created 30 break out conversations, and turned downtown into a conference center.

Harrisonburg Summits continue, with two more planned this year (Intercultural/Interfaith Oct 22 and Sustainability II Nov 14).




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Wednesday, October 14, 2009

WHAT MAKES A GREAT BLOG POST



Paul Foreman has a very interesting website: Mind Mapping Inspiration.

He runs also a mailing list which is usually very worthy. Interesting subjects taken to artfully hand-made mind maps. You can subscribe in here to have a taste.

Today he has gave as a good present with this mind map: 101 Answers to What Makes a Great Blog Post.

If you have a blog or are considering to write in anyone I'm sure it will inspire you with some insight.

Cheers!


flowandshow@gmail.com


Eleder Aurtenetxe Pildain
BM31_BILBAO

Mind mapping - Open Space Technology - Creativity
www.burumapak.blogspot.com

Monday, October 12, 2009

ABOUT FLOW & SHOW



Ibaizabal river in Bilbao. Photo by Jose Manuel Vargas

This blog is written by someone who uses English as a tool to learn from and communicate with the world. I can read and understand English quite well. When I write I may make some mistakes, but I hope you will understand the message.



I start this blog in English as a window to the world.

Some months ago I started my first blog: BURU-MAPAK in Basque language mainly. I'm passionate about our ancient language, which is joyful for (almost) whatever original contribution...

Some days ago I started another blog in Spanish: IN-FLUYENDO. Trying my way as a freelance in the creativity field may be more realistic if I work for the Spanish market also. That's why I'll be posting bits and pieces in Spanish too.

FLOW&SHOW will be the third piece of the puzzle. The main learning resources and communitiesI learn from and take part in are English language ones. They also get interested in who I am, what I do,... I hope FLOW&SHOW will somehow answer these questions.

And, why did I start blogging some months ago? As I've just said, in winter 2008 I started my freelancing path, which aims to an integral lifestyle in which everything I do makes sense. The fields I'm focusing on: mind mapping, open space technology and creativity. Training and facilitation.

Those three blogs will be the way I'll tell about my activity and thinking (mainly related to these fields).

Hope it'll flow and show... just a bit, at least!

flowandshow@gmail.com


Eleder Aurtenetxe Pildain
BM31_BILBAO

Mind mapping - Open Space Technology - Creativity
www.burumapak.blogspot.com