The New Strategic Plan: None
Philip Laloux, author of Reinventing Organizations, recently gave a talk that was summarized by consultant Kelly McGowan in a blog post. As a biomimic, what I […]
Continue reading »Category: Teams
Climate Preparedness with Tribes
My friend and colleague Dr. Shannon McNeeley participated in a project that is helping two tribes, the Eastern Shoshone and Northern Arapaho in Wyoming, prepare for […]
Continue reading »Racism and Cecil: Making the Connection
The last time the Internet was ablaze with blogs, memes, and mass outrage, it was about Dylann Roof and the Charleston Church Shooting. This time, it’s […]
Continue reading »Design Thinking: Big Data Startups
Kyle Fugere of the customer science firm Dunnhumby Ventures recently wrote an excellent article on why design thinking is important for big data startups. His analysis […]
Continue reading »Inmates Raise Puppies for Blind
Since my experiences with learning nonviolent communication in the SF County Jail, I’ve become more sensitized to the jail and prison system and have been […]
Continue reading »Beyond Design Thinking: Liberating Structures
I recently encountered a website that piqued my interest. The homepage, Introduction to Liberating Structures (LS), inspired me to think about what I always think about – meaningful […]
Continue reading »A Lesson in Cooperation…from Fish
Via a recent news piece from Nature, I learned that the behavioral science field is abuzz with findings from a study by Redouan Bshary, who studies mutualism. […]
Continue reading »Achieving Climate Justice through Labor Unity
This wonderful article from Harsha Walia makes the important point that we must unite across workers who work to extract resources and those who work to […]
Continue reading »Learning Architecture from Nature
This article from The Guardian has gorgeous visual examples of how ants, termites, birds, beavers and other organisms build structures that repel water, attract mates, provide […]
Continue reading »Growing Gardens; Blooming Prisoners
Following my experiences in the SF County Jail about a week ago, I’m exploring various forms of rehabilitation for inmates. Gardening seems to be an […]
Continue reading »