 Ready or not it’s Christmas time. To date, one of my favorite seasonal traditions has been picking out and decorating our home’s “centerpiece” aka the tree. There’s a ritual to it that includes history, story, skill, memory, laughter… and, yes, a fair amount of frustration as we dig out the boxes of stored ornaments, unravel tangled lights and attempt to secure the 7-8 ft. beast in its rickety old metal stand while avoiding the deadly prick of knife-edged needles. This year is different; as some of you know, our family lost its patriarch. Along with his passing, we also lost our ancestral Christmas tree source. His snowy hillside is no longer available for our annual trek to find the perfect Charlie Brown tree (oxymoronic phrase completely intentional). John was many things – a consummate business-thinker, engineer, entrepreneur, apple farmer, bullhead. He was also an artist. So, to honor just a couple of the generational tidbits he’s handed down, we will approach this holiday and our search for the “perfect” tree with his spirit of creativity and invention. Let the inaugural Christmas Tree Challenge commence! Here’s the gist: our multi-generational team will be challenged to imagine, design and execute the “perfect” tree out of items they find around the house, both inside and out. The only requirement is that the final structure must be able to hold/support an array of our (my!) favorite ornaments. By that I do mean all the grade-school creations! I’m not exactly sure how this will play out, but I suspect our tears will be matched by laughter, our individual and collective skills will inform our process, and our memory will motivate us all. The Christmas Tree Challenge aligns well with our business philosophy – that there’s enormous value to be found in the generational transfer of knowledge, whether it be related to product, process or performance. Organizational history (story, skill, memory) is literally created by the people who live it; capturing that embedded mastery and perspective can inform new initiatives, fueling us to approach the future with a sense of adventure, creativity and invention. O Christmas tree, o Christmas tree… how lovely are thy branches! ------- A Short List of John’s Legacy “Lessons”
12/18/2016 02:48:58 am
I'm so sorry for your loss. But I know he's happy because you and your family are together and you all even plan to decorate your ancestral Christmas tree. He may not be there to provide you ideas on how to beautifully decorate the tree but he'd be glad to watch you and the kids happily making the perfect tree. I'm sure you'd come up with a beautiful tree. Anyway, thanks for sharing this. I hope you'll write soon! 1/9/2017 08:24:11 pm
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I'm amazed how crafty your Christmas tree is. I totally agree with you with the caramel frosting and the chocolate cake. Those combination were so old school yet it never gets old. I also love the chococaramel combination in a plain vanilla ice cream. Imagine this, drizzling the hot fudge and a really creamy caramel sauce over the top of the vanilla ice cream. Are you thinking about it? I bet you are! 1/30/2017 04:46:42 pm
Christmas is really my favorite event of the year. Just the thought of Christmas really makes me happy. I love the lights, ambiance, carols, the reason behind it and everything that is concerned with Christmas. I do really love it I swear. During Christmas, I get to hang out with my friends at night. We were just like talking about different things and just doing our catch ups. I love Christmas with my family as well. We usually do it at home because we believe that it is really the best place to have your Christmas with. 3/1/2017 02:09:38 am
Christmas would be my favorite holiday always. This is a magic time and I feel uprising in my soul/ 4/14/2017 05:36:14 am
Losing a loved one is hard, especially during the holiday season so we do everything to remind ourselves about them. I lost my grandfather last year, so our family decided to visit his grave during Christmas so we will be able to spend some time with him. Our Christmas turned out great we also cooked my grandfather's favorite meals and share what we learned from him. As time goes by we are able to cope up with not having him anymore and it's okay because he is in a happy place. John would be very proud of you guys for creating a wonderful Christmas tree may our families have more joyful Christmas to come. 8/7/2017 02:35:51 am
It is the time of the year again where people are fond of making decorations in their homes. Some focus on the outside decorations where they put Christmas lights to show off how beautiful design is to the public. And some of the households focuses on decorating their centerpiece which is the Christmas tree. I would like to take on this challenge. It makes me creative, thinking that I should make a Christmas tree that is unique in the eyes of the audience. Your Christmas tree idea is also good. It is unusual to use wood only as a tree, but it turned out to look gorgeous. I am challenged by this, I am excited to show off my idea. 4/10/2017 11:12:15 pm
It's much better than real tree! So your idea is great! 7/15/2017 08:28:57 am
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