Stephen (and all)

re: your "

As no doubt you know, there have been a number, if not many, half-baked attempts at this. One I remeber well, because it seemed sensible and just "right" tom, was Britt Blaser's XpertWeb (the web site is till up, tho' I don't think there's been any activity for about three years).

I am hoping that a quick cursory glance at just the first page of the site will give you a sense of how ell thought-out it was.

http://www.xpertweb.com/

I think it is inevitable that the linkages and connections we all form will lead to more and more effective ways to support free or at least semi-independent agency. I think there's more of a zeitbuzz about holding hands and helping each other through these large transitions than there was a year or two ago .. but it's just a felt sense / intuition on my part.

It had better happen ;-) Any more darwinian than it has become and it will indeed be a jungle out there ;-)