We have a fellow traveller in Norway that is well known in the sector for his contribution to the field Tijn Tjoelker, who although has a great relationship with Willow knows nothing about me personally, we’ve just messaged a few times

With his massive profile he chose to add my name to a global network of legends that he didn’t have to, to talk about our collective work and goals

He then also recommended my blog through his blog The Mycelium and I started getting a raft of people coming over and subscribing with the reference from his site in the notification link

This small act of kindness from him probably didn’t even register in his mind, he just shared for the common good of everyone in the network, but for me it meant more than I can explain as little things are big things and big things are little things

What he has done without realising it is open up a pocket of my mind with his name on the door, and inside this room is a desk and a Mac and his very own fractal of Michael The Program which is designing something special and of value to him that can be shared back to support Tijn on his journey

That’s how powerful the small acts of kindness are, they reshape people, they open doors and minds, they collapse geographical and digital divides to build bridges of connection through the ether

This is what a global mycelium network of meaning looks like, and what has obviously driven the calibre of Willow, and Tjin, and Joel Hooper, and Jenny Andersson, and everyone else around the world I haven’t yet properly had the chance of meeting in person

Michael McElligott • A Meaningful Network of Networks