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The 'Design my Wish' Project- Calls for collaboration

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Cancer. Food and lifestyle.

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Hi AllI have been doing my own personal research into the causes and prevention of cancer.Seems to me that it is attributed to about 3 main causes: stress, environmental factors (eg workplace toxins)…Continue

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Michael Maranda commented on Shireen Ali's blog post 'How to Really Use GoogleWave'

It's sort of the same tool, or part of it. The server side is pretty much the same ... the question is which features are available for the server provided in-browser clients. We'll see!

Nov 16, 2010

Shireen Ali commented on Shireen Ali's blog post 'How to Really Use GoogleWave'

Thanks for the moral support Michael. It is gratifying to hear that some people may be developing a similar tool. I do look forward to the day when there is another platform for me to work on and accomplish all the things I mentioned in my post.

Nov 16, 2010

Michael Maranda commented on Shireen Ali's blog post 'How to Really Use GoogleWave'

I had signed up early, and not used it very much. Just when I started using it in earnest and had some strong interest from people for whom the Wave tool was rather new, the announcement came over the wire, and this chilled the effort. people we…

Nov 16, 2010

How to Really Use GoogleWave

I read a blog post a while back, which referred to news of the anticipated demise of Google Wave.Thecomments about wave were less than favorable.Tosum up , it was basically “See you buddy, won’t be missingyou”.Thisprobably captures the sentiments of all those people who tried andeschewed the wave, as just another tedious thing to learn. After allemail is still the communication medium of choice of office workerseverywhere. Anything you find, send it off in an email to everybodyelse.Iguess it…See More

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Trends in the Legal Industry-lowering legal fees

Hi to AllOver the past few months I have spent quite some time researching what's been happening on the legal landscape in North America as regards how the legal industry has fared with the downturn in the economy.Basically, many people complain about the high cost of legal fees. That includes people like us and especially legal counsel from the companies which hire law firms. So I wanted to know what impact, if any, the recession has had on the way law firms charge for services. Has there been…See More

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Shireen Ali commented on Shireen Ali's blog post 'Emergent by Design- the JUNTO platform to extend the wwweb'

Glad to be of help! (:

Aug 30, 2010

Viktor commented on Shireen Ali's blog post 'Emergent by Design- the JUNTO platform to extend the wwweb'

WOW, this is what I was looking for. Thanks

Aug 30, 2010

The 'Design my Wish' Project- Calls for collaboration

Hi to all in the World Cafe CommunityI have been mulling around an idea in my mind and want to throw it out to you for comments and feedback.For want of a better name, let's call it the "Design my Wish" Project for now.I want to use a design thinking approach and solicit open collaboration in developing this idea. It would be an exercise in harnessing the power of the internet to bring together minds from all over the world to design and work through an idea.This idea centres around product…See More

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Shireen Ali commented on Shireen Ali's blog post 'My 2 Sense and Centsmaking'

Hi All I just added a couple posts to my personal blog and wish to share them with you here as…

Jun 10, 2010

Shireen Ali commented on Shireen Ali's blog post 'Emergent by Design- the JUNTO platform to extend the wwweb'

Yes I would like to comment more often too but I think many of us get caught up in the day to day drudgery of earning a living, walking the dog etc! On the bright side I think many people put aside some time for online postings and then devote a day…

Jun 9, 2010

Franis Engel commented on Shireen Ali's blog post 'Emergent by Design- the JUNTO platform to extend the wwweb'

Looks as if people are busy doing things and are not here to come back and comment. That's OK, but I'm waiting with baited breathe to experience a World Cafe. If someone else isn't going to create an event of the World Cafe in my…

Jun 9, 2010

Franis Engel commented on Shireen Ali's blog post 'On Design Thinking'

Your blog articulates an amazing real-life story that is one of the "gems" of innovation and how it can happen effectively. Telling in more detail about how you pulled together the strands of meaning and people for that one particular…

Jun 7, 2010

Shireen Ali replied to Shireen Ali's discussion 'Cancer. Food and lifestyle.'

Vitamin D3 linked to cancer prevention! This is certainly new to me and information I must follow up. I did hear once before that there is a cure for cancer but since it is natural and non-patentable, it is not in the pharma companies'…

Jun 6, 2010

Shireen Ali commented on Shireen Ali's blog post 'On Design Thinking'

Whoa, somebody read that blog? Lol Thanks Franis, that particular one was very hard to write. It was an exercise to stretch my imagination to see if what I had accomplished could possibly fit into the 'abductive reasoning'…

Jun 6, 2010

Franis Engel commented on Shireen Ali's blog post 'On Design Thinking'

The importance and need for design thinking appears to have been originated by Edward de Bono, a grandfather of creative thinking and author of over 80 books on the subject. Aside from introducing activities of creative design thinking in his many…

Jun 6, 2010

Shireen Ali commented on Shireen Ali's blog post 'Emergent by Design- the JUNTO platform to extend the wwweb'

Franis it certainly is "emulate-able". I think the value of observing people like Venessa is for inspiration and motivation to dig into ourselves and find the best person we can be. I think we all have potential, (maybe to accomplish some…

Jun 6, 2010

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Please indicate World Café experience in one or more of the following roles.: I'm New to the World Cafe

If you are new to the World Cafe, would you please share how you heard about this community?: I was searching for information on design thinking as I am considering it as a possible career change.
World Cafe came up as a link in one of my searches!

In what field is the primary focus of your World Café work?: Online

What knowledge, skills or resources would you like to contribute to the World Café community to help it grow and flourish?: My ideas on how social media and collaborative technologies will influence the way businesses operate and the way we communicate with each other in this century.

What would you most like to receive from this community?: The input of other people in the global community who come from different backgrounds from me, and who ponder the same issues and deal with them from a different perspective than mine.

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How to Really Use GoogleWave

Posted on September 24, 2010 at 6:54am 3 Comments 0 Likes

I read a blog post a while back, which referred to news of the anticipated demise of Google Wave.…

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Trends in the Legal Industry-lowering legal fees

Posted on September 10, 2010 at 2:03pm 0 Comments 0 Likes

Hi to All

Over the past few months I have spent quite some time researching what's been happening on the legal landscape in North America as regards how the legal industry has fared with the downturn in the economy.

Basically, many people complain about the high cost of legal fees. That includes people like us and especially legal counsel from the companies which hire law firms. So I wanted to know what impact, if any, the recession has had on the way law firms charge for services.… Continue

Emergent by Design- the JUNTO platform to extend the wwweb

Posted on May 10, 2010 at 9:17pm 6 Comments 0 Likes

I came across this wonderful young lady who is looking for collaborators to work on her "Junto" platform. It's a way of using the world wide web to have meaningful live conversations in 3D. The concept is very open and evolving by the day , it seems.

As participants in the world cafe I think a platform such as Junto is possibly a next step for us all to see and talk to each other here.

To find out more about the concept of Junto please see… Continue

On Design Thinking

Posted on May 7, 2010 at 7:21am 4 Comments 0 Likes

Hi to All in the cafe!

I am just getting into the concept and methodologies of design thinking and would like to share this relatively new approach to business strategy with all who are interested.

On Monday this week I attended a "conversation" held by Roger Martin at the Ontario Academy of Art and Design (OCAD) in Toronto, Canada. He is the Dean of the School of Management at the University of Toronto and gave an expose of his new book "The Design of Business". He is… Continue

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At 2:13pm on April 5, 2010, Benjamin Aaron Degenhart said…: Hey Shireen, love that spirit of beginning journeys! bows to you in that stage, and good energy for it's unfolding...
Mhm, good question with the blog - it's surely good to have your very own plattform to express and you can always post your posts from there also here in the Blog-section and/or invite people to visit your blog... all is possible and redundancy of good stuff i absolutely embrace.
And yes, please take some of the boldness, that is a quality i am just discovering myself as well... can be very alive and liberating :)

cheers, /b

At 4:51pm on April 1, 2010, Benjamin Aaron Degenhart said…: Hi Shireen, a warm welcome to you into this World Cafe online community of learning and practice from me as a host of this space :)

Wow, your statement is quite impressive to read - i hope to get the chance for a window into your ideas of this influence? have you written something about it or are you carrying it in you... giving birth... great to have that confidence about it, i admire that!

As you indicated Onine as your focus, you might want to consider joining the next virtual World Cafe on April 24th. And Amy is really making great learning experiences with hosting World Cafés in Second Life, maybe you enjoy her harvest from the first session.
And there is a group dedicated to dig deeper into that thrilling issue as well...

So i hope you feel inspired to take some time to look for the juicy spots for you in this rich pool - the search function might be a good help on your inquiries.
And if you want, you are most welcome to write a little introduction about yourself here.

Please let me know if i can help you further with anything here, warm wishes,
Benjamin

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