oleg konovalov: organizations, like organisms, have to focus energy on getting the right resources (not just any resources)

in episode 37 (the complexity of living organizations) of the humancurrent, the guest, dr olog konovalov shared some insights that are so in line with how i think that i might have to listen to the episode again.

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learning about friends (medium post draft - part 2)

i love using ecosystems and living things as a way to model human systems. i’ve done a lot of thinking in this lane as it relates to communications (initially taught by danielle coates-connor, then trained by css, and now exploring my own approach) so why should i not try to apply it to my own community?

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learning about friends (medium post draft - part 1)

as i put an increasing amount of thought into my upcoming annual retreat, i’m beginning to reflect on a key element of my system: my friends.

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"it’s great that yoga has spread here, but i fear you have all missed the point"

back in october, i was catching up with my friend, huma, and amidst our expansive conversation, she relayed something her uncle said and it stung (in a good way). paraphrasing, he (a punjabi man) said:

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life is fractal: i want to work with people who understand that

in several areas of my life, there are groups of people i’m in conversation with about the difference between interpersonal dynamics and system dynamics.

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