<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto"><div>What a sweet word to arrive in the early morning. And a great story, Terry. We had a chance to visit with David Zahrt as the climate march came through Arizona. He talked about always wanting to do something about what was going on in the world and being frustrated how to move. He said, when he got to Chicago, to the Institutes, he found a structure to work in. Several of us have been studying a book, REINVENTING ORGANIZATIONS, that paints a picture, based on examples from different places in the world, of how an organization / institution might be STRUCTURED (even legally) to carry out similar values and insights to those you mentioned. The lines below emphasize your concern for the institution . . <br>
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<p><span style="font-size: 10.000000pt; font-family: 'Palatino'">For thousands and thousands of years, people have lived on the
brink of famine and in fear of plagues, always at the mercy of a drought
or a simple flu. Then suddenly, almost out of nowhere, modernity has </span><span style="font-family: Palatino; font-size: 10pt;">brought us unprecedented wealth and life expectancy in the last two
centuries. And all this extraordinary progress has come not from
individuals acting alone, but from people collaborating in organizations. </span></p><p><br></p><p> Wiegel</p></div></div></div><div><br></div><div>I feel sorry for people who don't have dogs. I hear they have to pick up their own food if they drop it on the floor. (Found on Facebook)</div><div><br></div><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">James F. Wiegel</span></div><div><font color="#000000"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br><a href="x-apple-data-detectors://0" x-apple-data-detectors="true" x-apple-data-detectors-type="address" x-apple-data-detectors-result="0">401 North Beverly Way, Tolleson, Arizona 85353</a></span></font></div><div><font color="#000000">Tel.</font><span style="font-size: 13pt; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"> </span><a href="tel:011-623-936-8671" x-apple-data-detectors="true" x-apple-data-detectors-type="telephone" x-apple-data-detectors-result="1" style="font-size: 13pt;">011-623-936-8671</a><span style="font-size: 13pt; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"> </span><span style="font-size: 13pt; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">or</span><span style="font-size: 13pt; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"> </span><a href="tel:011-623-363-3277" x-apple-data-detectors="true" x-apple-data-detectors-type="telephone" x-apple-data-detectors-result="2/0" style="font-size: 13pt;">011-623-363-3277</a></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="mailto:marilyn.oyler@gmail.com" style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><font color="#000000">jfwiegel@yahoo.com</font></a></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://www.partnersinparticipation.com/" style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><font color="#000000">www.partnersinparticipation.com</font></a></div><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br></span></div><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Upcoming public course opportunities:</span></div><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">ToP® Facilitation Methods: <a href="x-apple-data-detectors://3" x-apple-data-detectors="true" x-apple-data-detectors-type="calendar-event" x-apple-data-detectors-result="3">Sep 9-10</a>, <a href="x-apple-data-detectors://4" x-apple-data-detectors="true" x-apple-data-detectors-type="calendar-event" x-apple-data-detectors-result="4">Nov 18-19, 2014</a> <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://partnersinparticipation.com/?page_id=48">Click to watch video</a>.</span></div><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">ToP® Strategic Planning: <a href="x-apple-data-detectors://5" x-apple-data-detectors="true" x-apple-data-detectors-type="calendar-event" x-apple-data-detectors-result="5">Oct 7-8, 2014</a> <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://partnersinparticipation.com/?page_id=50">Click to learn more</a>.</span></div><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Facilitation Mastery: The Mastering the Technology of Participation program begins in Oakland on <a href="x-apple-data-detectors://6" x-apple-data-detectors="true" x-apple-data-detectors-type="calendar-event" x-apple-data-detectors-result="6">Nov 12-14, 2014</a> <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cz3mniiYCdI">Click to watch video</a>.</span></div><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">For online registration go to <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://www.top-training.net/">http://www.top-training.net</a></span></div><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">The AZ ToP® Community of Practice meets the 1st <a href="x-apple-data-detectors://8" x-apple-data-detectors="true" x-apple-data-detectors-type="calendar-event" x-apple-data-detectors-result="8">Friday, 1-4 pm</a>, starting again <a href="x-apple-data-detectors://9" x-apple-data-detectors="true" x-apple-data-detectors-type="calendar-event" x-apple-data-detectors-result="9">on Sept 5th</a> at ACYR, <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="https://www.google.com/maps/place/648+N+5th+Ave/@33.456329,-112.080545,16z/data=!4m2!3m1!1s0x872b123a5312512d:0x93c9f71171108956?hl=">648 N. 5th Avenue, Phoenix, AZ 85003</a></span></div><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">AICP Planners: 14.5 CM for all ToP® courses</span></div></div><div><br>On Aug 5, 2014, at 2:33, Terry Bergdall via Dialogue <<a href="mailto:dialogue@lists.wedgeblade.net">dialogue@lists.wedgeblade.net</a>> wrote:<br><br></div><blockquote type="cite"><div><div dir="ltr">
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-left:0in;margin-bottom:0.0001pt">At my initiative
last May, I informed the ICA-USA Board of Directors that I thought it was time
for them to begin the process of identifying my replacement as ICA’s executive
officer. Since this listserv represents the community to which I feel
accountable, it is appropriate that I share with you my thoughts about this
decision. It also is my effort to answer questions that I suspect many people
will have when they hear the news.</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-left:0in;margin-bottom:0.0001pt">It was in early January
2007 when I was first presented with the idea of becoming Executive Director of
ICA-USA. My initial response was strongly negative. I was enjoying the fruits
of nearly 20 years, following the disbanding of the Order, as a successful
independent consultant. I considered myself to be an eager and active player in
expanding the reach and impact of the OE community, the “flowering of the Order”
as some have called it, through a wide array of creative activities that were
generally beyond its grasp when it was more tightly bound. Why give that up to
wrestle with the problems, and potential drudgery, of institutional life? </p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-left:0in;margin-bottom:0.0001pt"> </p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-left:0in;margin-bottom:0.0001pt">Despite my initial
“no,” a seed was planted and ideas about ICA’s future continued to grow within
my imagination. The reason for embracing institutional challenges is because
they have a way of outlasting us all. I wanted to ensure that the principles,
perspectives, values, and wisdom that have motivated people during the past 50
years would continue to have a living home. This is manifest in new programs
that give practical form to truths like: (1) everyone has gifts, assets, and
capacities; (2) the external situation is never the problem; (2) people live
out of images and when images change, behavior changes; (4) an emphasis on
cultural dimensions of the social process is the key to addressing economic and
political contradictions. My passion was, and is, to ensure these points, and
others like them, are embedded in the institutional fabric of an organization
that will continue beyond my lifetime. The vision, therefore, is ICA as a branded
vessel for profound insights that inspire people to action.</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-left:0in;margin-bottom:0.0001pt">My commitment when
I took this job involved three objectives:<span style=""> </span>create innovative new programs built upon the legacy of
ICA’s past while addressing new realities, obtain economic stability, and to pass
on the organization to new leadership looking toward the next 50 years. I feel
very good these days about the dynamic programs for which ICA-USA enjoys a
growing high-profile reputation -- the neighborhood work with “Accelerate 77,”
the emergence of the “GreenRise Learning Laboratory” at 4750, leadership
development of university students through contextual education and civic
engagement, and the spreading of ToP facilitation methods throughout the
country. ICA’s international connectedness is a powerful feature of its work. Economic
stability remains an elusive objective requiring constant diligence but is
never reason for inaction. Based on all of the above, I believe now is the
right time to enable a successful transition to new leadership from among those
who are attracted to ICA’s underlying purpose and in-depth programs.</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-left:0in;margin-bottom:0.0001pt">To that end, I will
post information very soon from the ICA-USA Board of Directors about the
succession process to appoint a new CEO.</p>
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