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Author Archives: PeggyHolman
My book, Engaging Emergence, in 824 words
If you’re looking for a brief taste of the book, Engaging Emergence: Turning Upheaval into Opportunity, read on. Continue reading
Posted in Emergence, Engaging Emergence
Tagged change, dynamic capability, emergence, Engaging Emergence, Pegasus Communications
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Mulling Leadership Roles in Emergent Systems
As I’ve been thinking about the leadership skills that serve networks well, I remembered something I wrote in August 2007 about the roles that show up in emergent systems. What I posited then was that should any of these roles … Continue reading
Posted in Emergence, Leadership, Networks
Tagged complexity, dynamic capability, emergence, emergent leadership, engagement, networks
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Leadership in a Networked World
What can flocks, swarms, hives, and other leader-full forms of organizing teach us about leadership? We live in an age in which networks are an emerging means for organizing. Understanding new leadership skills will help us transition. Continue reading
Posted in Emergence, Leadership, Networks, Open Space Technology
Tagged dynamic capability, emergence, leadership, networks, Peggy Holman
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ENGAGING EMERGENCE Is Getting Around and You Can Get a 30% Discount
Thirty percent discount available on Engaging Emergence: Turning Upheaval into Opportunity…and more! Continue reading
Posted in Announcement, Change Handbook, Emergence, Engaging Emergence
Tagged Engaging Emergence, power, sale
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The Challenge of Power
Thanks to Google Alerts, I discovered a great review of Engaging Emergence by Ron Lubensky, from the Centre for Citizenship and Public Policy in Sydney, Australia. An excerpt: This is the sort of easy-to-read book that you want to leave … Continue reading
Posted in Engaging Emergence
Tagged complexity, emergence, leadership, Peggy Holman, power
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Making Sense Out of Chaos: An Audio Interview
Everyone is familiar with chaos. How does engaging emergence change our way of relating to upheaval? Continue reading
The Real-time Debut of Engaging Emergence
Video session on Engaging Emergence: Turning Upheaval into Opportunity, filmed by the HRCafe at the Organization Development World Summit in Budapest. Continue reading
Posted in Emergence, Engaging Emergence, Video
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Reflections on the Organization Development World Summit
As part of the OD World Summit, I was on a panel answering the question from an Open Space Technology perspective: What are the three most important ways that our different practices have influenced the field of Organization Development? In short: self-organizing, hosting rather than facilitating, and inviting people to take responsibility for what they love. Continue reading
Posted in Open Space Technology
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New Arrival
Engaging Emergence: Turning Upheaval into Opportunity is now available for sale. The book is my contribution to clarify what each of us inherently knows so we can not only successfully engage with disturbance but also grow that capacity in those we touch. So, if the book moves you, buy a copy, give another to a friend. And let others know about it. Continue reading
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It’s a Book!
I held a copy of Engaging Emergence: Turning Upheaval into Opportunity in my hands for the first time today. Continue reading
