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At 9:58am on May 5, 2009, Shana Ferrigan Bourcier said…: Good morning, Rick!

Reconnecting with Frank, and expecting to chat with Joseph H. too, who you spoke with this week.

I've been working on crafting a breakthrough innovation and transformational strategy project proposal - I'd love to have you peek at the synopsis, if you would. It calls for a world-class multi-disciplinary team, collaboratively designing to catalyze whole systems renewal. Integrative, life-giving - right on the cutting edge! :-)

Are you familiar with David Cooperrider and Appreciative Inquiry? Check out this upcoming conference: http://worldbenefit.case.edu/global-forum/. Makes my heart skip a beat!

Hope is on the rise!

cheers,
shana

At 7:59am on May 5, 2009, Frank Armstrong said…: Hello Rick,
It's great to hear from you and I would certainly welcome the opportunity to chat. The best days for me next week will be Monday,Wednesday, and Thursday. Any time from late morning on is fine for me.

Linda is holding on as best she can; a but weary and fatigued, but hopeful as I am!

Talk with you soon,

Frank

At 7:35am on March 29, 2009, Frank Armstrong said…: Hello Rick,
There are a lot of significant changes happening in our region. Keeping up with them and with Linda's ongoing struggles has kept me out of the loop for a while. However, within the past two weeks, I have been able to get started on some of my work with Covenant Communities for Transformissional change.

Hope all is well with you and yours.

Frank

At 4:55pm on March 28, 2009, Sharon Drew Morgen said…: hi rick: for some reason, i just checked out this site and found a note from you! better late than never...?? so sorry.. the net communications are just a lot to keep up with! and since it's not coming into my inbox directly, i forget where i have 'what'. pls forgive.
my model is based on servant leadership - i've coded the system behind how people make decisions, and created a model (i call it decision facilitation, although it shows up in my daily work as Buying Facilitation ('facilitation' a word i've been using for 25 years and originally made fun of because of it)) that gives each person the tools to help others reach their own best decisions. it works with criteria and values, and is non biased, in that it works with systems thinking and the progression of decisions.
so instead of giving someone reasons they 'should' be doing something, it teaches them how to recognize the reasons they've been doing what they are doing, and leads them to consider what would need to happen within their own values, to be able to shift and add some new thinking/behavior.
i can give you a link to a paper on the 'sales' process used this way, and hopefully you can read between the lines and see how it can be used in communication: www.newsalesparadigm.com/features-functions1.php
My real dream is to have everyone taught this when young, so the world will have the skills to have everyone serve each other.
we can discuss. i'd love to offer it as a communication approach to helping the world heal.it's currently being taught at a few universities as part of the leadership development programs...
thoughts? sd

At 11:33am on January 7, 2009, Shana Ferrigan Bourcier said…: Time flies! Yes, let's find a way to chat soon. Much to share, eager to hear your thoughts ~

At 1:11pm on November 9, 2008, Bill Hammerman said…: Rick, my apologies for not getting in touch sooner, but I've been super-busy planning, coordinating, and facilitating a city-wide "communications" field exercise that involved volunteers (at the neighborhood level) who use both FRS and Ham radios to transmit emergency/disaster type messages. It was more or less the final event to our NERT/ALERT initiative that was initiated shortly after Katrina in 2005.(NERT = Neighborhood Emergency Respponse Team, ALERT = Alliance of Local Emergency Response Teams.) This two-hour exercise was held yesterday, so I slept in this morning.

Many thanks for reconnecting and inviting me to join this group. I look forward to many thoughtful exchanges. My best!

At 2:47pm on October 31, 2008, Renee Bernier said…: Hi Rick, Tuesday is fine, talk to you then. Cheers

At 10:03pm on October 30, 2008, Jon D. Speer said…: Rick,
Thanks for the comment and idea to connect with Dave Baldwin.
Take care,
j

At 11:16am on October 21, 2008, Shana Ferrigan Bourcier said…: Sounds great, Rick! I think you also know my friend Rick Feldman, who contacted you a little while back. I may actually be headed to Boston tomorrow - is the friend you mention out that way?

At 11:01am on October 20, 2008, Bert van Lamoen said…: Thanks, Rick, looking forward to getting contact details of your European contacts! Bert

At 7:26pm on October 14, 2008, Marne Hayes said…: Thank you, Rick. Also great speaking with you. I look forward to the opportunities brought by this group, and by COTF. Speak to you soon.
Marne

At 3:47pm on October 8, 2008, Frank Armstrong said…: Greetings Rick,
Linda and I are loking forward to our trip; Bill seems like a great guy and I also look forward to having some dialogue with him since we share similar concerns.

Frank

At 3:19pm on October 8, 2008, David W. Key, Sr. said…: Rick, Let's plan on that. I will look forward to it. thanks for connecting me up.

David

At 10:39pm on October 4, 2008, Rick McClurd said…: Hi Rick

I am excited about the invitation and ready to get started with group. Thanks for the invitation.

Rick McClurd

At 3:35pm on October 3, 2008, Scott Ford said…: hey! thanks for the invite. i look forward to seeing what kind of dialogue is generated here. by the way, i'm in macon, georgia, now. we here in february. sonny and i changed jobs around the same time. take care, scott

At 4:51pm on September 24, 2008, chris thomson said…: Ah! Distinguished! Not sure when that happened!

At 6:51pm on September 23, 2008, Dr. Catherine C. McCall said…: Hello Rick,

Thank you for the invitation. I'm looking forward to the CoF dialogue, and will let you know how it goes. Rushing at the moment to get ready for our SOPHIA meeting in Paris (Phil. with children).
cheers,
Catherine

At 9:25am on September 23, 2008, Rachel Stampul said…: Hi Rick,
No, I haven't run into Julie, but would love the opportunity for an introduction. Thanks for the warm welcome! It is good to be a part of this community.

At 7:42pm on September 22, 2008, Nicholos Bouck said…: Thanks for your interest I m still in the development process. I will let you know when I m finished with the foundation. I will need help compiling all the necessary information to make this an effective tool.

At 10:34am on August 29, 2008, Mark Hall said…: Rick, I see you are on at the same time. Just got back Monday from the USMA, West Point, NY after visiting with our oldest son who seems to be adjusting to this new environment. He now is using email on a daily basis so this should be interesting over the course of the first semester.

Lots going on here locally. I still need to make some contacts to see about funding opportunities. for you efforts.

I just sent you a note from Facebook requesting to be added to your list of friends. I've some photos posted with more to come.

Mark Hall

Mark