Archive for October, 2011

Spectacular Fall Fly-In

Posted by Cynthia Lapp

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A couple of weekends ago we were treated to a fly-in at Jim and Cathy Nelson's home in Wisconsin. Jim and Cathy ran a great welding business and have since retired. Jim's love of flying has led him to construct a grass strip and a beautiful shop and hangar at their rural home.

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They have been holding and annual fly-in for a few years now. It was a spectacular site to see friends fly over the house and take turns rolling down the strip and into the meadow, and joing in some "hangar flying" over a delicious meal of "Jimbolaya." Thanks for the fun!

Technology of Participation?? Facilitation Training

Posted by Cynthia Lapp

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One of our intentions at Meteek is to have fun. With 35 years of building experience, the projects that stand out are not just the ones with beautiful materials or technical challenges, but the ones that were really fun. What makes a project fun? Good communication and a collaborative environment of sharing expertise.

How is an atmosphere of collaborative expertise supported? Understanding clients' needs and wants, catalyzing multiple professionals, and managing the logistics of a building site are all important for the "fun" factor in what we do at Meteek.

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We found that some key facilitation skills are being taught through Technology of Participation® facilitation training, so we decided to sponsor a workshop in Duluth. For two days, two world-renown trainers, Linda Alton and Sheila Cooke, came to Duluth offering a bevy of skills to us at Meteek and four other professionals from the arrowhead region.

A New Sign for Meteek & Co

Posted by Cynthia Lapp

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This week we installed a new sign in front of our building. The sign is made out of 1/2" glass printed with our name and logo, set into an aluminum u-channel and mounted on a boulder.

The printing was done in Minnesota. We have not used this company or system before, so we thought we'd give it a whirl and see how it responds to our climate.

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