No. 2: Diving deep into weird public projects
Good morning! (I would say good afternoon, but that sounds so formal.)
This week has been full of new adventures. Here's the latest:
Join me on a public book-writing project for People-First Growth.
I'm loving PubPub so far for this. Honestly, I'm thinking about using it for all the writing I do, not just book writing.
So far I've added two chapters:
At this early stage in the writing process, you can participate by asking questions (you can leave comments throughout) and/or sending encouraging vibes. ✨
I answered the question "Is a people-first approach to growth scalable?"
I feel a little self-conscious about doing these "talking head" type videos (my Instagram feed is getting rather un-glamorous), but in the spirit of creating out loud, I'm trying to practice focusing on what's helpful in my process, rather than trying to be "on brand" or whatever.
- Here's the video
- Here are my notes (which I used to flesh out chapter 1, above!)
I read Emergent Strategy by Adrienne Maree Brown.
- SO GOOD. The section on interdependence and recovering from being a "charismatic leader" especially got me.
- Here are my notes.
"The work of promoting and protecting one personality is as different from the work of organizing as holding one's breath in is from an exhale." —Adrienne Maree Brown
Someone asked, "Was there any particular resource or documentation that helped you figure out where to start building out your public Roam project?"
- Yes! Here are some resources I've found helpful.
- Also, I just joined the RoamStack community, and I'll let you know how it goes.
Here's what's next
- We're entering into a time at &yet we're informally calling the season of the weirdo. I'm going to be sharing more about that soon, but if you're curious about what weirdness has to do with a people-first approach to growth, sign up for the &yet newsletter.
- I'm thinking about how to make my public Roam project more in the vein of "networked thought" than it is currently. I've been leaning heavily on the "make a daily update" side of things and less on the "interconnect all these ideas" side of things.
That's it for the week! Thanks for being here.