http://patterns.gillgrencommunication.com The language of participation for building dynamic organizations, communities and enterprises Sun, 29 Jan 2012 00:39:14 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1 http://patterns.gillgrencommunication.com/2011/09/29/sheltering-a-budding-promise-close-to-the-earth/ http://patterns.gillgrencommunication.com/2011/09/29/sheltering-a-budding-promise-close-to-the-earth/#comments Thu, 29 Sep 2011 16:00:58 +0000 Ken Gillgren http://patterns.gillgrencommunication.com/?p=630
I took several photos at the Rainier Beach Urban Farm project, at several different levels of scale, from entire greenhouses, to rows of pumpkin or squash runners apparently vying for the longest reach, and even clusters of neatly arranged seedlings in a box. And then this first swelling of a future squash or pumpkin beneath [...]]]> http://patterns.gillgrencommunication.com/2011/09/29/sheltering-a-budding-promise-close-to-the-earth/feed/ 0 http://patterns.gillgrencommunication.com/2011/09/28/where-natural-rhythms-prevail-and-refresh/ http://patterns.gillgrencommunication.com/2011/09/28/where-natural-rhythms-prevail-and-refresh/#comments Wed, 28 Sep 2011 16:00:30 +0000 Ken Gillgren http://patterns.gillgrencommunication.com/?p=639
Urban greenery, in parks, gardens, and sheltered pathways, turns the experience of the city inside out. For some city dwellers, everything “outdoors” is for getting from one place to another place in as little time as possible; we mostly are “passing through” on the way to someplace else. Yet once in a while, we get [...]]]> http://patterns.gillgrencommunication.com/2011/09/28/where-natural-rhythms-prevail-and-refresh/feed/ 0 http://patterns.gillgrencommunication.com/2011/09/27/when-we-become-the-peace-that-passes-all-understanding/ http://patterns.gillgrencommunication.com/2011/09/27/when-we-become-the-peace-that-passes-all-understanding/#comments Tue, 27 Sep 2011 16:00:59 +0000 Ken Gillgren http://patterns.gillgrencommunication.com/?p=642
I kept watching for this moment to take a picture of the Peace sign that had been marking the progress of the prayer walk through Rainier Beach, sometimes leading from the front, other times lingering further back. Here, the sign stands in respect, bathed in the light of a setting sun, anchored in the silence [...]]]> http://patterns.gillgrencommunication.com/2011/09/27/when-we-become-the-peace-that-passes-all-understanding/feed/ 0 http://patterns.gillgrencommunication.com/2011/09/26/a-sacred-place-for-reclaiming-the-shared-promise-of-young-lives-lost/ http://patterns.gillgrencommunication.com/2011/09/26/a-sacred-place-for-reclaiming-the-shared-promise-of-young-lives-lost/#comments Mon, 26 Sep 2011 16:00:04 +0000 Ken Gillgren http://patterns.gillgrencommunication.com/?p=636
This curbside memorial, in all its exuberant chaos of blossoms, balloons, toys and statuettes, represents for me the awakening of the sacred in space, just as the church bell represents the emergence of the sacred in time. This is where it happened, where two lives were prematurely cut off. And this is where the community [...]]]> http://patterns.gillgrencommunication.com/2011/09/26/a-sacred-place-for-reclaiming-the-shared-promise-of-young-lives-lost/feed/ 0 http://patterns.gillgrencommunication.com/2011/09/23/a-yard-sale-network-and-neighborhood-event-you-dont-want-to-miss/ http://patterns.gillgrencommunication.com/2011/09/23/a-yard-sale-network-and-neighborhood-event-you-dont-want-to-miss/#comments Fri, 23 Sep 2011 16:00:01 +0000 Ken Gillgren http://patterns.gillgrencommunication.com/?p=627
Something about the make-shift assembly of this particular sign caught my eye. The neighborhood had been blanketed with the “branded” poster at the top of the photo, but this entire configuration displayed an ad hoc flow of imagination with a passion for capturing the attention of any and all passing by. The “branded” poster has [...]]]> http://patterns.gillgrencommunication.com/2011/09/23/a-yard-sale-network-and-neighborhood-event-you-dont-want-to-miss/feed/ 0 http://patterns.gillgrencommunication.com/2011/09/22/for-whom-the-bell-tolls-and-when%e2%80%94sacred-rhythms-that-structure-and-interrupt-the-routines-of-life/ http://patterns.gillgrencommunication.com/2011/09/22/for-whom-the-bell-tolls-and-when%e2%80%94sacred-rhythms-that-structure-and-interrupt-the-routines-of-life/#comments Thu, 22 Sep 2011 18:39:41 +0000 Ken Gillgren http://patterns.gillgrencommunication.com/?p=634
Church bells and carillons are the legacy of times past, when the rhythms of worship and prayer structured the lives of the surrounding community as a reminder of what time it is now, and what we are called to do with the time we have. And those same bells would interrupt routines in alarm or [...]]]> http://patterns.gillgrencommunication.com/2011/09/22/for-whom-the-bell-tolls-and-when%e2%80%94sacred-rhythms-that-structure-and-interrupt-the-routines-of-life/feed/ 0 http://patterns.gillgrencommunication.com/2011/06/06/10-musings-on-liberating-voices-and-civic-engagement/ http://patterns.gillgrencommunication.com/2011/06/06/10-musings-on-liberating-voices-and-civic-engagement/#comments Mon, 06 Jun 2011 07:27:03 +0000 Ken Gillgren http://patterns.gillgrencommunication.com/?p=620
Here are a few overall musings on the Liberating Voices Pattern Language and Civic Engagement, based primarily on conversations that occurred during and after the series of workshops I conducted at The Evergreen State College over the past two years, while also drawing upon my experience in community development with the Institute of Cultural Affairs [...]]]> http://patterns.gillgrencommunication.com/2011/06/06/10-musings-on-liberating-voices-and-civic-engagement/feed/ 0 http://patterns.gillgrencommunication.com/2010/05/04/public-thinking-public-health-4-preliminary-reflections/ http://patterns.gillgrencommunication.com/2010/05/04/public-thinking-public-health-4-preliminary-reflections/#comments Tue, 04 May 2010 16:30:07 +0000 Ken Gillgren http://patterns.gillgrencommunication.com/?p=541
This is the last of four articles focused on the Liberating Voices practicums conducted for the two Public Thinking Public Health classes held at Evergreen College at the end of 2009 and beginning of 2010. The earlier articles focused on the overall context for the sessions, the structure of the group breakout work, and the [...]]]> http://patterns.gillgrencommunication.com/2010/05/04/public-thinking-public-health-4-preliminary-reflections/feed/ 0 http://patterns.gillgrencommunication.com/2010/05/03/public-thinking-public-health-3-documentation/ http://patterns.gillgrencommunication.com/2010/05/03/public-thinking-public-health-3-documentation/#comments Mon, 03 May 2010 16:30:24 +0000 Ken Gillgren http://patterns.gillgrencommunication.com/?p=537
This is the third of four articles focused on the Liberating Voices practicums conducted for the two Public Thinking Public Health classes held at Evergreen College at the end of 2009 and beginning of 2010. The earlier articles focused on the overall context for the sessions and the structure of the group breakout work. This [...]]]> http://patterns.gillgrencommunication.com/2010/05/03/public-thinking-public-health-3-documentation/feed/ 0 http://patterns.gillgrencommunication.com/2010/04/30/public-thinking-public-health-practicums-2-group-breakout-sessions/ http://patterns.gillgrencommunication.com/2010/04/30/public-thinking-public-health-practicums-2-group-breakout-sessions/#comments Fri, 30 Apr 2010 16:30:44 +0000 Ken Gillgren http://patterns.gillgrencommunication.com/?p=531
This is the second of four articles focused on the Liberating Voices practicums conducted for the two Public Thinking Public Health classes held at Evergreen College at the end of 2009 and beginning of 2010. A slide presentation of completed “game boards” is provided on the first article of this series. This article focuses on [...]]]> http://patterns.gillgrencommunication.com/2010/04/30/public-thinking-public-health-practicums-2-group-breakout-sessions/feed/ 0