Archive for April, 2011

Apr/15/11//IISC//Social Innovation

Alliance for Climate Education

ACE Assembly Trailer from ACE Space on Vimeo.

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Apr/14/11//Curtis Ogden//Inspiration

The Power of Words

Words and the way in which we order and convey them can have tremendous power.  This has been driven home by a variety of experiences and stories.  There was the environmental conservation effort that was having a hard time bringing certain stakeholders under its umbrella until it began offering others the opportunity to join a movement to “preserve quality of place.”  Then there was the effort to intervene on the behalf of some of our depleted fisheries that began with a slogan more or less about about “saving fish,” and that only ended up bringing key players into the fold when it shifted to being about “ensuring that we can fish forever.”  Engagement is a science and an art form and the importance of our word choices is not to be underestimated.

What experiences have you had with the power of words in the pursuit of social change?

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Apr/13/11//Curtis Ogden//IISC:Inside

Seeing, Being, Doing Whole

Throughout the past couple of years readers of this blog have seen some discussion about the tensions that exist between those working on individual behavior/spiritual change and those striving for structural transformation.  The point has been made that both are necessary.  The fact remains that we often find ourselves in rooms with people who are essentially on the same side of the issue, but engaged in “tactical sectarianism” (thank you, Adam Pattantyus), arguing about whose approach is best.  Read the rest of this entry »

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Apr/12/11//Gibrán Rivera//Liberation

Form follows Function

Photo by: Phoester

I was inspired to write this post after reading and seeing the pictures on this post on Bureaucratics:  A  Global Portrait of Red Tape

Bureaucrats get a bad rap.  Which is not always fair.  They do serve an important purpose.  If you’ve been to Singapore, you find they can be so efficient it is almost exciting.  However, I do think it is important to take a critical look at organizational form.  We have to pay attention to the way we structure ourselves when we aim to do things together. Read the rest of this entry »

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Apr/12/11//Gibrán Rivera//Race, Class, Power

Black and Brown: Break it Down Agenda

One of the coolest agendas we have designed, this one for our Black and Brown Break It Down convening.

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