Category: Ceptr
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Graduality and Edges in Practice
Breathing Formula A prerequisite for following the example in this post is an understanding of an expression such as: 4x 8-0-12-0 It is a formula for breathing, where the breath is made up of four parts: an inhale, a pause, an exhale and a pause. This particular formula indicates 4 breaths each of 8 second…
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Ceptr: Well-Being Do-op Proposal
This is a proposal for forming a new do-op focused on well-being. It is also an experiment and demonstration of an unfolding process of emergence rather than assembly. Initial Members: Laureli, Jarod, Jean, Ronen Coherence holder: Ronen Initiating members of this do-op are already present and active in Ceptr and, in different ways, caring for…
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Ceptr: Emergence instead of Assembly
This post is a response and reflection on this video posted by Nicolas in the Ceptr General slack channel: For me, Nicolas did a good job of framing the problem and creating a relatable visual presentation. My commentary starts around the 2:30 mark … at boostrapping. I resonated with the idea that there is one…
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What is Ceptr Part 2: Receptors
The biology I lean on in this post is inspired by the work of Bruce Lipton. His famous talk Bruce Lipton’s The New Biology is still the most inspired presentation I’ve encountered about biology. Then there is this meeting of Bruce Lipton and Rupert Sheldrake where I got the fundamental idea for this post. I…
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What is Ceptr Part1: Being Together
This is an attempt on my part to try to assimilate and internalize the Ceptr narrative. It is my wish to be able to grap Ceptr well enough to share with others who are asking me about it. It does not necessarily represent Ceptr. In order to keep my own writing energy flowing I am…
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Ceptr: Do-Ops as Centers
This is a proposal for a do-op formation process. It is aimed at creating the do-op as a living center within Ceptr. Emergent Scenarios A do-op is most likely to form as a seed within an existing do-op. That seed may emerge as a signal: a question, an idea or a side discussion. Most such…
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Ceptr: Centers instead of Containers
This post is another reflection followup to the recent Ceptr organizational structure meeting. Centers Imagine a hill or a pond (or, spoiler alert, anything LIVING) … there is a clear sense of “there is a pond” but we can’t really draw a clear border around it? Does the pond include the earth underneath it –…
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On Ceptr and Wagn and WordPress
This post, in addition to its subject matter, is offered as an experiment / demonstration for: This format of communication / expression (even though it isn’t published where it should be) as having intrinsic value as a collaborative tool. Coordinated, distributed and asyncronous work while potentially reducing the need for yet another meeting (face-to-face or…
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Ceptr CEO
A few days ago I was invited to listen in on a conversation where some Ceptr friends tried to deal with questions on organizational structure and whether whatever organizational structure there was needed a CEO and/or COO. I am going to try to zoom in on the CEO question as a reflection on the wider…