About
I live with my wife Shirah in Seattle, Washington. We moved here in October, 2007, so that I could take a role in a new company, CareCyte, dedicated to constructing high-quality healthcare facilities at much lower costs and much faster than has been possible in the past. My children are Livia (20, working in services and studying in community college in preparation, she hopes, for a future in Architecture and Engineering), Nicolas (24, traveling and doing music in Brazil for a few months), and Stefan (38, fine artist in Orange County). For many years I have consulted from my own firm, Chauncey Bell + Associates. For over 20 years I have prepared and led teams designing and implementing economically important innovations in many industries.
Joe Alberti said
Hi Chauncey,
I did a lot of workshops with Fernando in the 1980′s. I read his books and some of your reviews in Amazon. I contacted your wife about a possible book? you and she were writing on anxiety. I purchased a draft from her via pay pal. I found it very interesting and wondered if it has evolved? I am writing my dissertation for my Ph.D. and am professor of acting and voice at Syracuse University. I found value in the draft for my teaching…
Joe Alberti
Chauncey said
Thank you for the note, Joe. I remember you from your interactions with Shirah. We have put the book on hold for various reasons.
Robert Wilson said
The new format is quite nice!
Mario Valdivia said
Muy estimado Chauncey
didn´t know you had a blog.
Congratulations. I have been blogging for some time now y no pensé en buscarte en la red.
Will be following you!
Cariños a Shirah
Jeff Conn said
I’ve been thinking about the network of promises that bind the participants in an enterprise into a domino chain of promises and consequences. I wonder why it should bother me and make me anxious when a company i work for makes explicit and implicit promises in the form of marketing communications, sales presentations, etc. and yet may be likely breaking those promises by means of the “facts on the ground.”
Do the participants in an enterprise tacitly share in the promises made by the principle mobilizers by virtue of their participation in the enterprise? Is everyone bound together?
Case study: I was recently consulting for a start-up and was asked to complete some literature by the end of Sept as the new product needed to be shipped to a customer at that time. I contacted the manufacturing people to get a product photo to place in the literature, however, i was informed that obtaining a photo was not possible as the first instance of the product would not be coming off the manufacturing line for a few weeks. It suddenly occurred to me that the first instance of a new product would come right off the manufacturing line and into the hands of the customer without the benefit of quality assurance testing.
Maybe the product would operate as promised and maybe not. Why should I feel anxiety? In one sense, someone else made the promise to deliver a satisfying product and it is outside my domain of responsibility to question it. Except, by becoming aware of certain facts, my own promise to deliver satisfying literature may be jeopardized because the claims may not be in harmony with the product. The uncertainty causes me anxiety. Everyone in the web of promises becomes anxious and the enterprise becomes dysfunctional.
We are in the midst of a national election. The same could be said of the national enterprise in the carnival of promises that our national leaders make.
Your thoughts?
Chauncey said
Jeff,
You have asked a huge question.
In general, I share with you a sensibility about the importance of keeping our word: not speaking anything that is in any way incoherent with what I am representing myself to be in the world, whether the speaking was promises, or assertions, or declarations, or offers. Further, I systematically watch the way that the communities to which I belong speak, and I separate myself from communities that are doing “mischief,” or where I find I am not happy about what they are saying.
Doing this is challenging, and not always possible. For example, the Democratic party.
I’ll think and maybe say more later.
All the best,
Chauncey
Gino Larsen-Giacalone said
Chauncey –
What a surprise to find that you have joined us in Seattle! Pushpa, now “Dr. Pushpa”, and I moved here in 1986. We have a 7 year old daughter and live in the West Seattle neighborhood.
I certainly prize the opportunity I had to work with you back in the Community Workshop days.
I was just writing to a consultant friend (http://www.solutionsforgood.com/consultants/bness.htm) about moving out of “IT”, where I’ve made my living, and thought of those days. What miracle GOOGLE is!
Best Wishes
Gino
Chauncey said
Let’s arrange to visit sometime. My cellphone is 510 717 0183.
Best,
Chauncey
Chauncey said
For those searching, correction on the phone number: Now 206 437 7556.
Maria Flores Letelier said
Hi Chauncey,
I am happy to find you. I am glad that you are writing. Congratulations on your publication.
Maria
Chauncey said
Thank you Maria.
All our best to you.
Give Rodolfo my best regards.
Let’s stay in touch.
Best,
Chauncey
Maria said
Chauncey,
Can we talk some time? If so, let me know when I can call you. By the way, like you, we now have a boy and girl with the boy older than girl. Isabella was born 6 weeks ago, Sebastian is 17 months. Please email me your contact information.
Best,
Maria
Kathleen Elliot said
Hello Chauncey,
It’s Kathy (used to be Yaholkovsky) from Logonet. A colleague recently sent me a link to your blog post with Fernando’s invitation, and I’ve now spent a good bit of time reading through your posts and your readers’ comments. Your blog is quite engaging – congratulations!
I’m now an artist, happily married with 3 children (although they are not so young any more) and 2 stepchildren, living in Cupertino.
Glad to see you doing well!
Very best,
Kathleen
http://www.KathleenElliot.com
Kathleen Elliot said
Hello Chauncey,
This is Kathy (used to be Yaholkovsky) from Logonet.
How are you??!
A colleague ran across your website and send me your link. Your blog is quite engaging – congratulations!
Through life’s interesting twists and turns, I have become an artist. I’m happily married with 3 children and 2 stepchildren. Life is good!
I hope you are well and happy.
Very best wishes,
Kathleen
http://www.KathleenElliot.com
Mike Brown said
Hello Chauncey,
I met you when you did in-house training at The Zamoiski Company in Baltimore, for ATI’s The Coordinator – circa 1986. You made quite an impression on a new young salesperson, sright out of college, selling circa 1986 Zenith computers and NEC printers to corporate accounts, I remember your presentation, as clear as a “Bell!”
I am very glad to come across your blog and see your interests and passions have steadily evolved.
Looking forward to a “Conversation for Possibilities,” in the near future.
Best,
Mike
Chauncey said
Thank you for the nice note, Mike, which I am very late in catching. Did you have something specific in mind?
All the best,
Chauncey
Cormac MacGowan said
Hi Chauncey,
How was the WEST course?
I’m just finishing a 15 month contract with a client. The value in CBD has never been more apparent!
I hope you’re well, and that your endeavours in Seattle are successful and satisfying.
Kind regards,
Cormac.
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Mort(y) Frank said
Hi Chauncey:
It’s been 30+ years since we worked together on BR in the Franklin St. attic. I’ve been doing my own form(s) of BR ever since!
I was thrilled to discover your whereabouts by following the clues in Gil Friend’s book. I’d like to email you some images of my
current ‘BR’ (it has some ‘HP’ blended in, as well). Best regards to Doug & Stefan. Lucky you – A Jewish bride from Brooklyn!
Love, Morty