Belated Insight

Diana wrote asking if I could still accept interview summaries. I said sure, because I need more data for the deliverable.

However, it doesn't feel right asking people to keep working on this project now that my paper is complete.

Ding! This project was never about the CE.

It's Getting Very Near the End

The paper was turned in around 10:00 p.m. Friday. I'm not proud of it.

Although the class is over, the project is not. I Sametimed with Leah this morning, and I was ashamed to have to tell her that we've completed about 8 interviews thus far.

I need to make good on this thing, or it will be a black spot on my professional reputation.

If anyone is reading my project blog and is looking for advice or "lessons learned" - don't choose a project in your workplace.

many worlds I’ve come

Maybe my "inability" to finish this paper is a manifestation of reluctance to leave the program.

I don't want it to be over.

You Can't Always Get What You Want

The hotel has high-speed wireless. I just got in and now it's time to write?

Leavin' On a Jet Plane

I leave for Orlando in 2 hours. For backup, I've printed all of my notes, interviews, papers. I'll write tonight. I hope the hotel has high-speed wireless.

Eric's last email said that grades needed to be in by May 8. But at the GLBC event Monday night, I think he said they were due May 5. And this week is an MPOD2 week for Eric, so he has a lot of stuff going.

I wish this were done. It will be done.

And the Band Played On . . .

I just uploaded Harlow's paper, so the individual field project paper is the very last item on the agenda. Please forgive me, Eric. I'm doing what I can - hell, I'm doing far more than I can at this point.

A Rose By Any Other Name

Yesterday I defended my thesis.

Not really - not formally! But I spent several hours explaining my field project to my CIGO colleagues and answering their questions about the process and the project design.

Pam said, "You owned it!" I couldn't agree more.

There are a number of holes in my project - I know that this is because I work in such an unplanned and "emergent" way. (Emergent sounds much better than scattered and flaky, doesn't it?)

Roxane

CE member-at-large Roxane volunteered to conduct two interviews yesterday. By the end of the day she told me she had them scheduled for today!

I'm awed that Roxane could move so fast on a project that she has so little knowledge about. It takes me weeks to process requests like this - I have to thoroughly analyze every aspect of it before I can take any action. She's turning on a dime!

I'm also amazed by people's willingness to help a relative stranger. Again.

So . . . what is this doing for the CE? What is the organization learning? How would I design a follow-on developmental effort, as Eric would say?