Comments for http://thevalueweb.wordpress.com Fri, 22 Aug 2008 02:05:38 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=MU hourly 1 Comment on giving credit by Alicia Bramlett http://thevalueweb.wordpress.com/2008/04/19/posers-and-imposters/#comment-26 Alicia Bramlett Sun, 20 Apr 2008 14:43:38 +0000 http://thevalueweb.wordpress.com/?p=33#comment-26 Sometimes I think The Value Web was formed just because we enjoy each others company. And that's not a terrible reason. But truly, we are a lucky group of people who found each other in our shared desire to learn and practice the art of the MG Taylor methodology while acknowledging the origins of this art. I hope we do this well. All of this. It saddens me to feel Gail's anger and frustration in her "rip off artists" post. I consider acting responsibly in our obligation to MG Taylor Corporation and to Matt and Gail personally not only the right thing to do but the only thing to do. As a founding principle of The Value Web network, honoring this responsibility benefits us all. Matt and Gail are still encouraging us, teaching us, and surprising us. We at the Value Web and others are lucky to know Gail as a co-designer, mentor and friend. I hope we make her proud. Enjoying each others company is just a huge bonus! Sometimes I think The Value Web was formed just because we enjoy each others company. And that’s not a terrible reason. But truly, we are a lucky group of people who found each other in our shared desire to learn and practice the art of the MG Taylor methodology while acknowledging the origins of this art. I hope we do this well. All of this.

It saddens me to feel Gail’s anger and frustration in her “rip off artists” post. I consider acting responsibly in our obligation to MG Taylor Corporation and to Matt and Gail personally not only the right thing to do but the only thing to do.

As a founding principle of The Value Web network, honoring this responsibility benefits us all. Matt and Gail are still encouraging us, teaching us, and surprising us.

We at the Value Web and others are lucky to know Gail as a co-designer, mentor and friend. I hope we make her proud.

Enjoying each others company is just a huge bonus!

]]> Comment on slow design, accelerated solutions by Peter Durand http://thevalueweb.wordpress.com/2008/02/22/slow-design-accelerated-solutions/#comment-22 Peter Durand Thu, 03 Apr 2008 13:05:13 +0000 http://thevalueweb.wordpress.com/?p=24#comment-22 As design process speeds up, and time erodes for deep communication (one-on-one conversation, thoughtful writing, etc.), I find myself returning to older practices to slow things down and focus on what is important. This includes incorporating the principles of simplicity. I have been inspired by the work of John Maeda of MIT and his focus on simplicity that seems to yields a complex tapestry of creative output. He writes: "Creativity is courage. The world needs more fearless people that can influence all disciplines to challenge their very existence. Creativity is reflection aimed not at yourself, but at the world around you." SOURCE: http://weblogs.media.mit.edu/SIMPLICITY/archives/000494.html As design process speeds up, and time erodes for deep communication (one-on-one conversation, thoughtful writing, etc.), I find myself returning to older practices to slow things down and focus on what is important. This includes incorporating the principles of simplicity.

I have been inspired by the work of John Maeda of MIT and his focus on simplicity that seems to yields a complex tapestry of creative output.

He writes: “Creativity is courage. The world needs more fearless people that can influence all disciplines to challenge their very existence. Creativity is reflection aimed not at yourself, but at the world around you.”

SOURCE: http://weblogs.media.mit.edu/SIMPLICITY/archives/000494.html

]]> Comment on combining top down with bottom up by gail http://thevalueweb.wordpress.com/2008/03/03/combining-top-down-with-bottom-up/#comment-13 gail Mon, 03 Mar 2008 17:09:13 +0000 http://thevalueweb.wordpress.com/?p=26#comment-13 I would claim this is also what makes a good classroom.... a place where the curiosity of young minds can assemble safely within a context created by good teacher/facilitation and guidance. The work of the teacher is to mainly create context and a few simple (non negotiable) and over the course of time, expect a wide range of ideas to be generated. Here further teacher impetus is to help idea cohere, combine, and lead to exploration, action, and satisfaction. The top down is the scaffolding. The bottom up is the flowering. I remember hearing that when an oil rig, or any piling, goes into the ocean it becomes scaffolding for all kinds of sea life to assemble and create new ecosystems. It is a natural process. Why do we make teaching and learning so difficult? I would claim this is also what makes a good classroom…. a place where the curiosity of young minds can assemble safely within a context created by good teacher/facilitation and guidance. The work of the teacher is to mainly create context and a few simple (non negotiable) and over the course of time, expect a wide range of ideas to be generated. Here further teacher impetus is to help idea cohere, combine, and lead to exploration, action, and satisfaction.

The top down is the scaffolding. The bottom up is the flowering. I remember hearing that when an oil rig, or any piling, goes into the ocean it becomes scaffolding for all kinds of sea life to assemble and create new ecosystems. It is a natural process. Why do we make teaching and learning so difficult?

]]> Comment on slow design, accelerated solutions by gail http://thevalueweb.wordpress.com/2008/02/22/slow-design-accelerated-solutions/#comment-12 gail Mon, 03 Mar 2008 15:37:42 +0000 http://thevalueweb.wordpress.com/?p=24#comment-12 Todd, thanks for writing about slow design. I remember years ago, you mentioning how time expands in our SCAN process. I think people are starved for context and when it is offered, it makes time timeless. Participants reach far back in their memories and re-member. They engage in future imaginations and possibilities. A rich slow-design process is a gift of life to many who, in their busy days of content specific tasks, have forgotten how to breathe life into themselves, their communities, and their products. Life and work become play again. Todd, thanks for writing about slow design. I remember years ago, you mentioning how time expands in our SCAN process. I think people are starved for context and when it is offered, it makes time timeless. Participants reach far back in their memories and re-member. They engage in future imaginations and possibilities. A rich slow-design process is a gift of life to many who, in their busy days of content specific tasks, have forgotten how to breathe life into themselves, their communities, and their products. Life and work become play again.

]]> Comment on THE VALUE WEB @ Davos by thoughtnotstatic http://thevalueweb.wordpress.com/2008/02/04/the-value-web-davos/#comment-5 thoughtnotstatic Tue, 05 Feb 2008 18:54:04 +0000 http://thevalueweb.wordpress.com/?p=17#comment-5 Now that is a motley krew! I must say I missed being with you guys in Davos this year - though I can't say the same for the Extrablatt, ha ha! Now that is a motley krew! I must say I missed being with you guys in Davos this year - though I can’t say the same for the Extrablatt, ha ha!

]]> Comment on The Value Web Blog by jodivw http://thevalueweb.wordpress.com/2008/01/31/the-value-web-blog/#comment-4 jodivw Sun, 03 Feb 2008 14:29:02 +0000 http://thevalueweb.wordpress.com/2008/01/31/the-value-web-blog/#comment-4 Can someone suggest a roving blog assignment that would be easy to pass/share? A photo, quote, link to a great article? Do we play blog tag? Can someone suggest a roving blog assignment that would be easy to pass/share? A photo, quote, link to a great article? Do we play blog tag?

]]> Comment on The Value Web Blog by thevalueweb http://thevalueweb.wordpress.com/2008/01/31/the-value-web-blog/#comment-3 thevalueweb Fri, 01 Feb 2008 15:12:42 +0000 http://thevalueweb.wordpress.com/2008/01/31/the-value-web-blog/#comment-3 I think we decided to use this blog as an external facing blog, rather than internal. A space for people to write about experiences, new ideas, new models...etc. The wiki blog (or moving forward, the webex blog perhaps) will continue to be our internal sharing mechanism. I think we decided to use this blog as an external facing blog, rather than internal. A space for people to write about experiences, new ideas, new models…etc. The wiki blog (or moving forward, the webex blog perhaps) will continue to be our internal sharing mechanism.

]]> Comment on The Value Web Blog by patrickfrick http://thevalueweb.wordpress.com/2008/01/31/the-value-web-blog/#comment-2 patrickfrick Fri, 01 Feb 2008 10:55:10 +0000 http://thevalueweb.wordpress.com/2008/01/31/the-value-web-blog/#comment-2 Hi, the blog looks great but I wonder why we have another blog aside the one on the ValueWiki. Can anybody help? Hi, the blog looks great but I wonder why we have another blog aside the one on the ValueWiki. Can anybody help?

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