Measuring behaviour of community members gives you valuable statistical data; understanding member motivations enables engagement that’s demonstrably valued. “Why people…
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Yes!
This morning, and now, I’m choosing “YES!” to life. “YES!” as in fuck yeah, a delighted, smiling, wonder-filled ‘yes’. ‘Yes’…
READ MOREExperiencing relationships as oceanic
I’m studying and giving more attention to the nature of relationships. The ocean is my dominant metaphor. I share a…
READ MOREDeciding what to do? Consider what’s possible, probable and desirable
What to do? How to decide what to do? Yesterday I spoke to three different friends about decisions: careers, intimate…
READ MOREAdmit Defeat
If I can’t do something, if I am beaten, if I lose, forget, fail, stop, miss, I must ‘admit it’….
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A friend recently provided generous, excellent and critical feedback on a blog post and email sent to her. Reading it…
READ MOREDropping the belief in magic
Do you believe in magic? I realised the other day that I had drifted into believing in magic. Magic is…
READ MOREA guide to Four Territories for developing as a leader
What does it take to develop, as a leader? The day after hosting a webinar with Stephen Duns on Beyond…
READ MOREConducting harmony
Yesterday I published an article on Harmonising Conditions for Innovation. As often happens, getting something published enables a sort of…
READ MOREHarmonising conditions for innovation: random interactions vs. waves of momentum
This article summarises a presentation from a conference hosted at Edith Cowan University: Networks in Changing Business Ecosystems – 3rd…
READ MOREIncubation facilitation: meaning, finding and growing
This article provides an introduction to the practice of incubation facilitation, and considerations when seeking to realise the potential benefits…
READ MOREHealthy growth is multidimensional
Learning to think and relate in multiple dimensions, is consequential for the health of a growing ventures, and of the…
READ MOREAre entrepreneurial learning programs valued in regional communities?
Meshpoints hosts fortnightly peer learning sessions for innovation facilitators from across regional Western Australia. Recently we discussed the benefits and…
READ MOREHow to be, for a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity
Someday you may be invited to a space, place, meeting, opportunity or community that we sense may be a once-in-a-lifetime…
READ MOREAbout, is not it
About is about, distinct from the thing to which it refers. Seems obvious yet I’ve noticed in my speech, action…
READ MOREWho benefits from one’s reflection and learning?
There’s been a shift in my conception of reflection, communication and its role in learning. Rather than reflection and learning…
READ MOREHow startup incubators make money
This guide is for startups, sponsors, mentors and anyone working with or providing services to startups. Understanding what is a…
READ MORETwist towards creation
A thread of learning about prioritising the acts of creation emerged from three contexts recently. The observation of if, how…
READ MOREIndicators for incubators: matters worth measuring
In advising the entrepreneurs, directors and investors on growing better incubators the discussion often turns to measurement and indicators. Sometimes…
READ MOREThe consequences of what is ‘easy’
I recently became more conscious of what I have close to me, and the consequences for how I am and…
READ MOREListening, for facilitators: enabling ease through discerning difference
One function of facilitation is indicated in its etymology: to make actualisation of an aspiration easy. So, facilitation requires discerning others’…
READ MOREScaling Global means encouraging Sailing Global
This article puts the case that we should encourage local startups to move overseas and flourish – if they have…
READ MORESummer suggestions for incubator facilitators
Curated suggestions for those facilitating startup incubation 2019 planning or summer reading. Make a cup of tea and enjoy perusing….
READ MOREExperiencing an Empowering Consciousness Workshop
[This 2018 post has been update with 2019 workshop feedback] Three Empowering Consciousness Workshops have been facilitated in Western Australia….
READ MOREExperiencing an Increasing Consciousness Group
We regularly facilitate 16-week “Increasing Consciousness Groups” in Perth, and previously Geraldton and Fremantle in Western Australia. People who’ve completed…
READ MOREFinding Innovation – four steps and a stumble
Local governments, corporates and SMEs can embrace and enable innovation for transformational benefits. And, venturing into the world of startups,…
READ MOREA more mature muster
Startup Muster’s annual report is very useful within its scope and as one perspective on the strengths, challenges and size…
READ MORECEP Discussion Paper: Incubators, Accelerators and Economic Development
This is an fantastic paper from one of the world’s most prestigious economic research institutes: The Centre for Economic Performance….
READ MOREWhat is a good incubator?
This blog was first appeared on Medium courtesy of Impact Seed. What is a good incubator? A result (and cause)…
READ MOREFuture housing found in Fremantle
This post is to share details of remarkable housing development in Fremantle, Western Australia. It’s brand new for Western Australia informed…
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