Coincidences are often signs of synchronicity, yet they aren’t as obvious as some you may see.
Unless you are looking for patterns.   Then you can notice what you are choosing to notice.
Ironically I discovered Daniel Johnson’s article online about meaningful coincidences by accident because he described an incident in which a friend of mine met her [...]

Odd things can happen when hanging out with those who don’t act right, like you. I got unexpected insights when, with two friends, I walked through the Steins Collection of paintings by Matissse, Picasso and other avant-garde painters in bohemian Paris.
In most every gallery room one friend would sit on the bench in the middle [...]

In a New Yorker cartoon, a bored-looking couple are sitting apart on a couch, facing a smiling therapist who says, “Any healthy relationship requires fundamental acting skills.” Clearly the Michelangelo Effect is not in play.
Couples who affirm and support each other’s best side also “sculpt” each other in beneficial ways. They become deeply committed and [...]

Whether you’re on a project team, party-planning or seeking customers’ input to improve your product you have more chance of success with the right collaborative tools.
Often, the trouble is finding the best methods or tools when you need them. Here’s a shareable list to which you can add your favorites. It’s exciting and overwhelming to [...]

One Saturday a friend who lives on Nob Hill in S.F.  drove a zipcar over to visit me in Sausalito. He was eager to tell me about his trip to Istanbul, paid for by renting out his spare bedroom. Earlier that morning, via a freecycle posting, a stranger picked up some clay pots I’d set [...]

“The bottom-up world is to be the great theme of this century.” ~ Matt Ridley
Nobody can know everything, nor do everything well.
Yet you can know someone who does – or know somebody who knows somebody who does.
And that may be the secret to staying sought-after in this increasingly complex and connected world.
In fact, next to [...]

What makes a community abundant in this new new normal world? In this uncertain economy where budgets of local governments and non-profit budgets will continue to get slashed, it is especially heartening to read the mutual-reliance message inherent in this book.
How Communities Can Run Leaner and Better
Rather than rely solely on outsiders and related funding [...]

Life is getting better faster. Food is more widely available; we live longer; more people have money and violence, disease and child mortality are down all around the world. Yet there will be turmoil.
“The bottom-up world is to be the great theme of this century,” predicts Matt Ridley in his controversial new book Rational Optimist.
“Doctors [...]

Thank you Guy Kawasaki & team for placing two of my blogs on the top of your Alltop category – Collaboration - How We Partner and this blog.  In celebration of this recognition I finally updated my blog roll here on Moving From Me to We.

Unfortunately, whilst I posted these valuable collaboration-related links I cannot yet get them to appear. I have [...]

Does most advertising irritate you? Do you sometimes find that companies aren’t creating products for people like you? David Wolf thinks he knows why. For most of us, many (but not all) companies are out of sync with our worldview and self-image. At least for the majority of Americans, those who are 40 or older.

Wolf’s insights may interest you as the gap between [...]