tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-235769782024-02-19T04:39:37.101+01:00RealityBitesMordiscos de realidad personal y profesional. Bites of my personal and professional life.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05615632590084811996noreply@blogger.comBlogger234125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23576978.post-51574829994152067362015-01-26T10:11:00.000+01:002015-05-29T10:12:04.842+02:00Learnings about working online<div style="background-color: white; color: #555555; font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 17px; line-height: 25.5px;">
Some of us in the <a href="http://www.relating-for-results.com/#home">Relating for Results</a> team have been travelling during part of December and January, which you might think complicates things. Since a team working from different locations is indeed one of the tendencies of work in the last few years, this is something we are continually optimising since we support other teams in doing it. We all have previous experience in it, but here are 7 learnings drawn specifically from this team:</div>
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<li style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; line-height: 1.5; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Being at a place with <strong style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; line-height: 1.5; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">internet connection</strong> does not mean you are going to be able to talk and see each other. Go to that place before you have an actual online meeting and perform a speed test that allows you to inform your team if its going to be only written chatting in a text box, or if you can use audio, or if video is likely to work. You can use <a href="https://www.blogger.com/null" style="border: 0px; color: #2aabd9; font-family: inherit; line-height: 1.5; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">speed test</a> or other similar sites for this!</li>
<li style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; line-height: 1.5; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Consider the different needs in the team when playing the <strong style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; line-height: 1.5; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">scheduling game</strong>. Some people need some stability and some others love to improvise! What are the members of your team like? Scheduling a regular meeting where everybody needs to attend apart from working sessions where people can join and different streams of work has proven to be useful. Choosing good confirmation and communication systems where everybody registers and has accessibility has also been paramount.</li>
<li style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; line-height: 1.5; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Don't try to <strong style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; line-height: 1.5; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">work through the holidays</strong>! Even if you have a committed team, you will likely get pulled by family and friends, so take the time off, it pays in the longer run.</li>
<li style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; line-height: 1.5; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><strong style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; line-height: 1.5; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Technical problems</strong> often seem to come up when there is an important topic to be discussed or an emotionally charged issue. Breath deep, keep your grounding and hold space for your team to go through it! You might have to let it go for now, but the next tip can help that. When speaking an important topic, always checkin that everybody is on board before diving into it.</li>
<li style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; line-height: 1.5; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">To <strong style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; line-height: 1.5; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">ensure understanding</strong>, it's usually useful also to repeat something someone said with other words for achieving more clarity on these important issues that you want everybody on board with.</li>
<li style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; line-height: 1.5; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><strong style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; line-height: 1.5; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Write notes real time </strong>it helps to keep minutes or notes in real time, so that team members can take turns to take while not speaking. </li>
<li style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; line-height: 1.5; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">For a <strong style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; line-height: 1.5; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">better connection</strong> with the other persons, try to put their video image as near from your camera as possible, since it has been proven that looking at people's eyes makes communication more fluid and trustworthy. Do not multitask, that makes online meetings endless an unfocused, making you loose your precious time!</li>
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Good luck with your online team work and if you need support, we will be happy to provide it! Check out this video below to have a laugh at the things that happen during online collaboration.</div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05615632590084811996noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23576978.post-47055013713455519262014-11-14T21:02:00.001+01:002014-11-14T21:22:43.454+01:00Cynefin Framework<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Beautiful video from <a href="http://www.chriscorrigan.com/parkinglot/">Chris Corrigan</a> from the <a href="http://www.artofhosting.org/">Art of Hosting</a> community<br />
explaining the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cynefin">Cynefin framework </a>about <a href="http://www.chriscorrigan.com/parkinglot/?p=4034">working with complexity</a><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cynefin">.</a></div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05615632590084811996noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23576978.post-3628449818229940372014-09-05T10:22:00.001+02:002014-09-05T10:25:11.011+02:00Going vegan...?!Yes, I am surprised myself but after <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F_fDxk7R1A4">watching this conference</a> (in Spanish recommended by a friends biomagnetism practitioner), I am going as vegan as I can. And not only that, but trying to eat <a href="http://phmiracleliving.com/">alkaline foods</a>. I have already found a vegan store in Berlin called <a href="http://www.veganz.de/">Veganz</a> and they say there is a <a href="http://www.happycow.net/blog/worlds-first-vegan-avenue-veganz-vegan-grocery-store-tour/">vegan avenue</a>. ;-)<br />
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I am discovering how easy it is to eat mostly raw and vegan and it fits my schedules. I also discovered many products like <a href="http://happysnacks.com/">Kale</a> or <a href="http://www.demiko.com/en/kiwa_chips/kiwa_beetroot/">Beetroot</a> chips air dried, or <a href="http://www.oskri.com/en/14-sesame-bars">sesame</a>, <a href="http://roo-bar.com/">fig</a>, <a href="http://www.naturalbalancefoods.co.uk/nakd/">nuts</a> bars that are simple pressed together! Products come from the UK, Bulgaria and also the US. Healthy, tasty and with good design!Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05615632590084811996noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23576978.post-81486585053017937232014-05-06T20:45:00.000+02:002014-05-06T20:45:51.384+02:00The Great "I am" WorksheetToday coach <a href="https://twitter.com/SonjaBichsel">Sonja Bichsel</a> shared this with me when talking about achieving cLArITy in what you offer: The <a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B7Y4sxS4Q_D7ZElNcUVOVU02LTJVTXIxZlROb3Ezb0VTc29N/edit?usp=sharing">Great "I Am" Worksheet</a> by <a href="http://alexandrafranzen.com/">Alexandra Franzen</a>. Free to distributed, blog and post about it! Here "<a href="http://www.alexandrafranzen.com/2013/11/04/that-is-what-i-do-and-i-am-not-confused/">I am not confused</a>" post is hilarious and right on spot too. ;-)<br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05615632590084811996noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23576978.post-30736577920941979492014-04-04T10:24:00.004+02:002014-05-06T20:46:05.235+02:00Citizens for Europe IINueva colaboración con Citizens for Europe para facilitar las sesiones interactivas de la conferencia sobre Diversidad en Liderazgo en conjunto con Maytree Foundation de Canadá y otras fundaciones alemanas de prestigio. ;-)<br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05615632590084811996noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23576978.post-83448382573189117942014-04-04T10:18:00.000+02:002015-04-28T08:50:38.285+02:00Para quien pregunta dónde dormir en Berlín!<div>
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<a href="https://www.airbnb.com/s/Berlin?neighborhoods%5B%5D=Neuk%C3%B6lln" style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #1155cc; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Airbnb Apartments or Rooms for rent</span></a><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> (anywhere in </span><a href="https://www.airbnb.com/locations/berlin/neukolln" style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #1155cc; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Neukölln</span></a><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> near the blue line (U8) or light blue (U7) of the metro - “U-Bahn” - would be fine: Schillerpromenade, Leinestrasse, Herrfurthplatz, Boddinstrasse, Hermannplatz, Schönleinstraße)</span></div>
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<a href="http://www.an-allen-orten.de/index.php?modul=ModulHome&action=HandleListObjekt&kartensuche=1&kreis_id=35&gclid=CLDCo9ramrUCFUFb3godUXUAFw" style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #1155cc; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Ferienwohnung </span></a><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">von privat (sehr preiswert) - a private apartment very good in price!</span></div>
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<a href="http://www.michelbergerhotel.com/#/rocket" style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #1155cc; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Michel Berger Hotel</span></a><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> (Funky one)</span></div>
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<a href="http://www.meininger-hotels.com/de/hotels/berlin/mitte/" style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #1155cc; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Meininger Hotels</span></a><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> (Mitte): 26€ double room</span></div>
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<a href="https://www.airbnb.com/rooms/810524" style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #1155cc; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Airbnb room</span></a><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> in Boddinstrasse for 24€</span></div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05615632590084811996noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23576978.post-2647609530474995022014-03-28T23:30:00.002+01:002014-07-15T21:40:04.514+02:00From Berlin with love...<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Many people ask about the Berlin Startup and Innovative in general scene. Want to know more? Here is the <a href="http://berlinstartupmap.com/">Startup Map</a>. Read about it on <a href="https://www.facebook.com/fridayatsix">Silicon Allee</a> as well as <a href="http://venturevillage.eu/">Venture Village</a>, check out the streaming from <a href="http://news.siliconallee.com/">Friday at 6 event</a>, know what is going on with <a href="http://www.geekettes.io/">Berlin Geekettes</a> (that have gone global), explore the coworking movement in town through <a href="http://www.deskmag.com/">Deskmag</a> and hear from the blog of a <a href="http://www.berlinstartupgirl.com/">girl in the startup world</a>. A hundred start-ups to watch from The Hundert magazine, <a href="http://www.the-hundert.com/">downloadable here</a>.<br />
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You can also look for <a href="http://berlinstartupjobs.com/">jobs in startups here</a>! And there is even a <a href="http://startupinstitute.com/berlin">startup institute</a> with an 8-week program that will boost your career. <a href="http://www.startupbootcamp.org/accelerator/berlin.html">Startup Bootcamp</a> has started <a href="http://venturevillage.eu/the-startup-gallery">Startup Gallery</a> as a coworking space. Finally, a BBC news with "<a href="http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-26790422">Could Berlin be the Next Silicon Valley?</a>" If what you are looking for is a meaningful job, check-out <a href="http://www.thechanger.org/">The Changer</a> and <a href="http://www.talents4good.org/">Jobs4Good</a>!<br />
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http://www.material-mafia.com/Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05615632590084811996noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23576978.post-33567966052070293542013-10-01T22:00:00.000+02:002013-10-02T13:27:32.519+02:00IDD-Lat: El índice de desarrollo democrático en América Latina<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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El video explica la mayoría, pero ayer se presentó la <a href="http://www.idd-lat.org/2013/">12ava edición del Índice de Desarrollo Democrático de América Latina</a> en la <a href="http://www.kas.de/">Fundación Konrad Adenauer</a> en Berlín. Lo realiza cada año desde 2002 la consultora argentina <a href="http://www.polilat.com/">Polilat</a> y su representate <a href="http://marketingpoliticoenlared.com/consultor/jorge-arias">Jorge Arias</a>.<br />
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La presentación fue sumamente interesante y principalmente explicaba cómo realizaron el estudio, qué metodología e indicadores se utilizan con total transparencia, aunque explicando también con total sinceridad que ninguna medición es perfecta y que simplemente se intenta poner sobre la mesa datos que favorezcan el diálogo y trabajo de poner en cuestión a la democracia, a los temas que nos implican a los ciudadanos. Intentan objetivar la discusión para tratar la democracia real, no conceptual.<br />
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Utilizaron 35 indicadores principales en torno a cuatro dimensiones: la democracia de los ciudadanos, la de las insitituciones, el desarrollo social y humano, y finalmente, el desarrollo económico. Consideran sólo 18 países, por las limitaciones de obtener datos medianamente fiables y comparables, así como el aspecto formal de que sea una democracia (Cuba no entra en el ranking por ejemplo por esa razón). Tienen como fuentes: Cepal, BID, BM, índice Gini y el de transparencia internacional para la corrupción, entre otros.<br />
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Entre las interesantes preguntas, hubo una referida a la sostenibilidad, ya que no aparece en todo el informe. Jorge Arias explicó que no aparece porque lamentablemente todavía no es una prioridad en la región, frente a temas como mortalidad infantil u otros importantes.<br />
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Personalmente le pregunté sobre la influencia de los social media, la tecnología, la web en general en la política y me contestó que por el momento hay mucho uso de los mismos para la protesta, pero que todavía no han servido para la cohesión social. Al preguntarle sobre el <a href="http://www.partidodelared.org/">partido de la red</a>, me dijo que sí, estaba actuando, pero que no tenía gran peso todavía.<br />
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05615632590084811996noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23576978.post-44156515849545188292013-09-02T22:00:00.000+02:002013-09-02T22:00:06.845+02:00Los comienzos del Techo en ArgentinaAyer domingo hicimos un Google Hangout On Air con 6 personas de las que inicialmente co-fundamos el <a href="http://www.techo.org/argentina/">Techo en Argentina</a>, en el marco del programa Un Techo para Mi País que nació en Chile. Lo hicimos porque con el paso del tiempo, la historia de los comienzo del Techo en Argentina se fue difuminando en su web.<br />
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Tras 10 años de la primera construcción y luego de 6000 viviendas construidas, algunos de los que formamos parte de sus comienzos en Córdoba en 2002-2003 nos juntamos virtualmente para recordar y compartir historias de esos primeros pasos. Fue una conversación informal y de corazón, donde intentamos construir el rompecabezas con los recuerdos que tenía cada uno y regalarlos a quienes forman parte hoy de la organización.<br />
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La mayoría se conectó desde Córdoba, aunque también Melbourne en Australia y yo desde Berlín en Alemania! La verdad es que cada uno siguió con sus proyectos, trabajos, empresas, organizaciones, pero cada uno tiene guardado en su corazón esa primera construcción en Jesús María, los lazos y la acción, entre mil anécdotas y aprendizajes.<br />
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Aquí se puede <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rswXWXgfssM">ver el video completo</a>!<br />
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05615632590084811996noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23576978.post-70346811164723701292013-08-27T19:00:00.000+02:002013-08-27T22:13:02.636+02:00How German are you?There is a book I am going to read "How to be German in 50 steps", not because I want to be German, already enough being Argentinean and Italian, but because of the funny cultural differences that it describes. There is even an <a href="http://www.thegermanquiz.com/">online quiz</a> on how German are you...!<br />
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On another line of thought but still having to do with germaneness, is the fact that this weekend we went to a wedding and every time I go to a german one I keep being fascinated by all the talent in the room! Its impressive (maybe its the kind of friends my husband has, maybe not) but the couple this time was a singer and a performer and of course many friends in related professions so they had great use of the stage. Here is fragment of "<a href="http://instagram.com/p/dYGBK4iDss/">its a nice day for a white wedding</a>" from Billy Idol by the bride, groom and band!</div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05615632590084811996noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23576978.post-47712667789452838922013-08-26T22:00:00.000+02:002013-08-27T21:45:10.626+02:00Need help with your CV?These days in one way or the other many job opportunities come to me and I am connecting people I know to them. Yay! Many people have also mentioned they are looking for a job and I suggested a few sites to look here in Berlin: <a href="http://berlinstartupjobs.com/">Startup Jobs Berlin</a>, <a href="http://linkedin.com/">Linkedin</a>, <a href="http://eu.experteer.com/">Experteer</a> and <a href="http://www.xing.com/">Xing</a>.<br />
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However, many need help in the step beforehand: updating their cv to be effective, crispy and one-pager and even making it more visual. For the former, the best it to use <a href="http://getinterviewscv.co.uk/">Get Interviews</a>, they have a first resume critique for free and then offer several services but I found the first step really useful. For the latter, <a href="http://resumup.com/">ResumUp</a> with their visuals is really helpful as well to have your cv in a different and original format, combined with an about.me basic page to link your relevant profiles.<br />
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05615632590084811996noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23576978.post-13317645218562601082013-08-11T20:00:00.000+02:002013-08-12T12:09:59.564+02:00Regalo Werder<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Seguimos recibiendo regalos de casamiento y los alemanes son muy diferentes lo cual está buenísimo! Esta vez se trató de pasar un día a un par de horas de Berlín: media horita en auto y una hora y media en <a href="http://www.schiffahrt-in-potsdam.de/">barco</a> para ir a la isla de Werder. Una isla pequeñita y simpática, donde se hacen vinos y licores de distintas frutas. </div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05615632590084811996noreply@blogger.com0Werder, Germany52.3697222 12.93333329999995852.214638199999996 12.610609799999958 52.5248062 13.256056799999959tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23576978.post-28366025474995443202013-08-09T23:00:00.000+02:002013-08-12T12:30:02.132+02:00Migrantas<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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El <a href="https://www.facebook.com/pages/migrantas/144071052327456?fref=ts">colectivo Migrantas</a> trabaja con mujeres en Berlin y otras ciudades para llevar la migración a la calle. Es decir, entre otras actividades y acciones urbanas, realizan talleres con migrantes, generalmente mujeres aunque en el taller al que asistí yo en el Instituto Cervantes también había hombres, a los que invitan a expresar utilizando el lenguaje visual, en criollo, dibujando, lo que significa para ellos la migración. En general, en el pasado, ahora, etc. Lo que permite que uno de alguna manera abra esa caja de Pandora y cristalice el proceso migratorio que ha realizando, el camino que va andando. Florencia (diseñadora gráfica) y Marula (artista) trabajan luego esos dibujos, encontrando patrones hasta destilar su esencia y crear pictogramas que sacan a la calle en distintos formatos.</div>
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La experiencia para mí fue muy enriquecedora y el viernes fue la apertura en el Ayuntamiento de Berlín, la <a href="http://www.berlin.de/orte/sehenswuerdigkeiten/rotes-rathaus/">Rotes Rathaus</a>, de la muestra de todos los dibujos hechos en los talleres de la ciudad. Fui con una amiga y fue toda una experiencia el que ella justo, sin saberlo, se sintiera identificada con uno de mis dibujos. Después, en la charla de presentación, una de las mujeres también mencionó justo ese dibujo! No me lo esperaba y no había entendido en mi alemán básico todo lo que ella decía, pero me emocionó claro el hecho de que le haya llegado el mensaje! </div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05615632590084811996noreply@blogger.com0Berlin City Hall, Rathausstraße 15, 10178 Berlin, Germany52.518615 13.40814499999999-0.30593700000000013 -69.20904250000001 90 96.02533249999999tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23576978.post-36314670929901615482013-08-04T22:00:00.000+02:002013-08-27T21:50:34.843+02:00La Comida de la FamiliaNos regalaron el libro "<a href="http://www.lacomidadelafamilia.com/">La comida de la familia</a>" de Ferrán Adriá y hemos empezado a usarlo. Está bueno porque trae recetas para un mes entero con el planning y demás. Son las recetas que hacían en el restaurant <a href="http://www.elbulli.com/">elBulli</a> para su staff, por lo que además las recetas son super variadas y vienen con las cantidades desde para dos personas, hasta 75! Gracias Caro y Lieven. Gran regalo gran. :-D<br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05615632590084811996noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23576978.post-77681342344437711852013-07-29T23:00:00.000+02:002013-08-12T12:31:15.355+02:00Hochzeit in WienHad a wonderful time this weekend for a friend's wedding. We went on Friday and started with lunch at a cousin's place, then later had dinner at <a href="http://www.albertina.at/">Albertina</a> with Madrid friends and enjoyed drinks that night with the wedding party at <a href="http://www.palmenhaus.at/">Palmenhaus</a>. It was lovely to meet all the IE Business School gang again! The next morning there was a walking tour with a colombian tourist guide organised by bride and groom and finally the big event at the Organgerie of <a href="http://www.schoenbrunn.at/">Schloss Schönbrunn</a>. Not a big fan of monarchy but having grown up with Sissi's stories for children, it was pretty incredible to attend the special moment of a couple there! And it was a very cute mix of viennese waltz with bolivian passion and salsa of course. On Sunday we went swimming on the <a href="http://www.donauinsel.at/">Danube</a> with cousin Harriet! It felt pretty cool to swim across the legendary river.<br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05615632590084811996noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23576978.post-12030396576633492932013-07-19T15:00:00.000+02:002013-08-08T11:32:46.752+02:00Women in tech<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I have to say I loved the <a href="http://berlingeekettes.com/">Berlin Geekettes</a> panel yesterday at the <a href="http://berlingeekettes.com/post/53436207159/women-who-are-creating-positive-change-through">Apple Store</a> about women in tech that make positive social impact. I choose not to go to all events happening in Berlin because you can get dizzy with everything that is happening in this city, but would love to go more to this type of community events, missed them actually, as I am in part a woman in tech and I am trying to have a positive impact. ;-)<br />
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Jess Erickson (@jessjerickson, Founder of Berlin Geekettes) did a seamless moderation and all the panelists answered from the heart, crisp and straight to the point, no long boring answers. They were: Daniela Schiffer (@changerscom, Cofounder of <a href="https://www.changers.com/en">Changers</a>), Keyun Ruan (@ruankeyun, CRO for <a href="http://www.xensix.com/">XENSIX</a>), Ida Tin (@idatin, Cofounder of <a href="http://www.helloclue.com/">HelloClue</a>) and Jeannette Gusko (@jeanneraffut, Senior Campaigner, <a href="http://change.org/">Change.org</a>).<br />
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Got to know that according to <a href="https://deutschestartups.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/DeutscherStartupMonitor2013.pdf">Deutscher Startup Monitor </a>there is only a 13% of founders that are women still. I have experienced this in Spain where I co-founded <a href="http://madrid.the-hub.net/">HUB Madrid</a> and having coordinated the <a href="http://www.metcommunity.com/index.php?lang=en">Women, Enterprise and Technology</a> (mentoring program at IE Business School at that moment -now no longer there- in partnership with <a href="http://www.rim.com/index_na.shtml">Research in Motion</a>), but wasn´t aware of the situation in Germany yet.<br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05615632590084811996noreply@blogger.com0Kurfürstendamm 26, 10719 Berlin, Germany52.5035041 13.32868419999999852.1942331 12.683237199999997 52.8127751 13.974131199999999tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23576978.post-31263130235641171132013-07-15T15:00:00.000+02:002013-08-08T11:32:23.003+02:00Lunch 'n Learn<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Invited by <a href="http://de.linkedin.com/in/meritxellsalatana/">Meritxell Sala Taña</a> from the <a href="https://www.ezeep.com/">Ezeep</a> team, went to have lunch with them on Friday to their event called Lunch 'n Learn, a simple, yet nice idea to have one guest and a dialogue during lunch to share experiences and learn from each other. I loved the idea of this being something small where you can really have a dialogue.<br />
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They asked loads of really good questions about the <a href="http://www.the-hub.net/">HUB</a>, my journey as <a href="http://madrid.the-hub.net/">HUB Madrid</a> co-founder, our journey as a network, the technology platforms that we use, the global governance model and decision-making processes, knowledge sharing, our social impact, etc.</div>
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05615632590084811996noreply@blogger.com0Ohlauer Straße 43, 10999 Berlin, Germany52.4940597 13.42907479999996726.9720252 -27.879519200000033 78.0160942 54.737668799999966tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23576978.post-66175071329615138702013-07-04T20:30:00.000+02:002013-08-08T11:33:30.691+02:00AlmanyaWatched the movie Almanya at the Deutsch Orientierungskurs, a lovely story of family, identity and migration from Turkey to Germany but that can be applied to any country in the world!<br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05615632590084811996noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23576978.post-75745406389632903162013-06-24T20:30:00.000+02:002013-08-08T11:34:05.421+02:00Back to Madrid!It was wonderful to come back to Madrid with two excellent excuses (apart from visiting friends!):<br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05615632590084811996noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23576978.post-932173693737648902013-06-07T20:30:00.000+02:002013-08-07T15:19:11.421+02:00OrientierungskursFinally finished the Orientierungskurs! It was the last stage - three weeks - of the <a href="http://www.bamf.de/EN/Willkommen/DeutschLernen/Integrationskurse/integrationskurse-node.html">Integrationskurs organised by the BAMF</a> (German Ministry for Migration and Refugees) that supports integration of migrants. It was not mandatory for me to do it, but it was much better than any other normal german course as the people that were studying there were really interested in learning and not just partying in the city of Berlin.<br />
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Next stop? The TEST on 13th September. Yep, giving myself some time to study and actually learn as the course is 3 hours for six months, covering levels A1, A2 and B1 and you don´t have so much time to do the homework and study if you are working too! ;-) About the photo, the visit to the Berlin Parliament (<a href="http://www.parlament-berlin.de/pari/web/wdefault.nsf/vHTML/A00?OpenDocument">Abgeordnetehaus Berlin</a>)!<br />
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The BAMF also has a next course that I could do, and this one is totally free, which is <a href="http://www.bamf.de/EN/Willkommen/DeutschLernen/DeutschBeruf/deutschberuf-node.html;jsessionid=488AA836F44F1EA33F9639784BFE37F5.1_cid294">German for professional purposes</a>, but it demands a lot more time, 4 hours per day and it ends with a one month internship at a local company. Really useful for people looking for a job. The Germans are preparing themselves for 2030 where apparently there will be a big gap in the professional force.<br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05615632590084811996noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23576978.post-45576460250042672602013-05-24T20:00:00.000+02:002013-08-12T12:45:05.198+02:00Civil WeddingHaving <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/92126254@N03/sets/">two weddings</a> with activities during the weekend with people coming from other cities/continents/countries is one wedding too much. Really. ;-) But after the argentinean one last December, we wanted to give the opportunity for family and friends in Berlin and Europe to be able to come and share that moment with us. It was great and the groom organised most of this one! As the other was my main responsibility, hahaha... It was very relaxed, with <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/92126254@N03/sets/72157633526786231/">drinks the night before</a> at Frollein Langner, a <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/92126254@N03/sets/72157633542651176/">ceremony at the Standesamt Neukolln</a>, <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/92126254@N03/sets/72157633542657772/">brunch at our neighbourghood</a> including loads of live music and performers and finally, a bit of partying for the <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/92126254@N03/sets/72157633542667622/">Karneval der Kulturen</a>. Last but not least, a <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/92126254@N03/sets/72157633542751014/">bus tour</a> the next day for people to discover unusual places of Berlin and lunch at Arkonaplatz.<br />
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Simon, Hinnerk, Peter, Chris, Ioana, Vita and myself will be from today till Saturday at HUB Amsterdam on a HUB Global team meeting for the first time altogether in the same city. Its definitely exciting and there is so much to talk about and work on as we usually only work with each other virtually and skype, google hangout, podio and HUBnet are great tools, but at some point not enough to really feel like a team, aligned and understanding where each one of us stands even if working for the HUB in different capacities and schedules. Loads of challenges and opportunities to work on! And we will miss Gail who is in Dubai, Jennifer in Bogota and Gabiza on maternity leave as well as Ruxandra and Dani who recently stopped working with us.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05615632590084811996noreply@blogger.com1Amsterdam, The Netherlands52.3702157 4.895167899999933152.2151147 4.5724443999999327 52.525316700000005 5.2178913999999335tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23576978.post-65611140427885262202013-04-22T20:00:00.000+02:002013-04-24T16:20:28.894+02:00HUB Strategy Gathering<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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From the 12th to the 18th April I participated at the <a href="http://hubgathering13.wordpress.com/">HUB Strategy Gathering</a> with three hats: co-founder of HUB Madrid, global virtual host for HUB Global on <a href="https://hubnet.nationalfield.com/">HUBnet</a> and HUB Associate. These are the <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/thehub/collections/72157633263314885/">photos</a> which show in general the spirit and activities but my personal reflections and questions are the following:<br />
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<li>There is still a big need to walk the talk to being a truly distributed network as many feel we completed the step of decentralisation but not fully distributed...</li>
<li>There is a strong focus on learnings. We have made several attempts but still don´t have a platform and visibility of the learnings happening in the network and the steps to being a truly learning network</li>
<li>Change is part of life and we are constantly dealing with it, but it is difficult for the team supporting the network as the operational branch to always be changing and feeling that whatever you do its not enough because someone somewhere in the world will disagree and want something else that what was done or what was about to be done</li>
<li>A shift in the purpose and dynamics of our gatherings has been voiced, both the Strategy and the Practice ones, as well as an expressed of a constant role to think strategically in the bigger vision, although the current strategy has not enough visibility or does not seem ambitions enough... but who is going to deliver it?</li>
<li>There is a lack of transparency towards the whole network (currently the information goes to one legal responsible per HUB) regarding several issues that does not permeate to all team members. Also, there is need for information regarding team members in the HUB Global Team, how are they recruited or why, the selection process and a sensation of "us" and "them" that should easily be bridged by the team engaging daily on HUBnet.</li>
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<li>Do we sometimes want "everything" investing "nothing? Or little time, energy and resources? It feels like we do. We are very ambitions people with our purpose but in that ambition we might forget about ourselves and the basics of the Maslow pyramid...</li>
<li>How much or how little is enough? A constant tension in what actually needs to be centralised and operationalised centrally and everything else that should or could be done locally around the world or in clusters</li>
<li>How participatory do we need to be? Another tension is held regarding the different paradigms of organisation and its rhythms. Sometimes we are not participatory enough and sometimes we are when we should not need to be...</li>
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05615632590084811996noreply@blogger.com0Berlin, Germany52.519171 13.40609119999999252.209891 12.760644199999991 52.828451 14.051538199999992tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23576978.post-33961768912610124952013-03-25T16:36:00.000+01:002013-03-25T16:43:09.575+01:00Three Movies<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Three movies I have recently seen that touch in different ways the topic of the choices you make everyday that configure who you are... <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lincoln_(2012_film)">Lincoln</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Lady_(2011_film)">The Lady</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Argo_(2012_film)">Argo</a>. Life, politics, activists, people trying to make a difference, authentic and follow their paths... Beautiful three! <br />
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