Recently, I began to consider the word organization and its meaning. We use it as a noun for the places where we work, learn, and play. Its root, organ, suggests life and interaction. Without all parts working together in some cohesive way, it disintegrates. As well, an organ, as a musical instrument, needs a human touch. Humans organize, work, learn, and achieve through a common purpose. When we fail, it is the humanity around us that helps us back to our feet.
This place–
This space–
Welcomes–
Beckons.
Cold, aloof–
Some frigid lover.
Not frantically clinging–
An anxious lover
Here one moment; gone the next
A capricious lover
No! Fully alive–
Not on life support!
Exudes a hearty warmth–
Healthy, vibrant.
It is the human touch;
A lover’s gentle embrace–
Arms hold close;
Not too tight
An invitation.
A place–
A space–
I want to be.
A place–
A space–
That calls me–
Gives me voice
Something in common.
About ivonprefontaine
In keeping with bell hooks and Noam Chomsky, I consider myself a public and dissident intellectual. Part of my work is to move beyond (transcend) institutional dogmas that bind me to defend freedom, raising my voice to be heard on behalf of those who seek equity and justice in all their forms.
I completed my PhD in Philosophy of Leadership Studies at Gonzaga University, Spokane, WA. My dissertation and research was how teachers experience becoming teachers and their role as leaders.
I focus on leading, communicating, and innovating in organizations. This includes mindfuful servant-leadership, World Cafe events, Appreciative Inquiry, and expressing one's self through creativity. I offer retreats, workshops, and presentations that can be tailored to your organzations specific needs.
I published peer reviewed articles about schools as learning organizations, currere as an ethical pursuit, and hope as an essential element of adult eductaion. I published three poems and am currently preparing my poetry to publish as an anthology of poetry.
I present on mindful leadership, servant leadership, schools as learning organizations, how teachers experience becoming teachers, assessement, and critical thinking. I facilitate mindfulness, hospitality retreats. and World Cafe Events using Appreciative Inquiry.
I am writing and researching about various forms of leadership, how teachers inform and form their identity as a particular teacher, schools as learning organizations, hope, nonviolence and its anticipatory relationship with the future, as essential elements to teaching and learning.
Academic publications can be found at Ivon Gile Prefontaine on ResearchGate
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very very nice:)
Thank you Len
Beautiful narration.
Thank you Ivsrao.
It is the human touch – so true.
You create a space for us to organize our hearts! I enjoy seeing what you will carve out of your day to share with us.
Thank you so much Melody. I appreciate the kind words and support. I have learned so much following your blog about my writing.
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Thank you and life does smile. I appreciate the kindness.
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Thank you Shaun. This is appreciated.
Thank you mate..