3 Books and a Blog . . .

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. . . or three blogs and a book.  That’s what I asked my fellow weekly IISC bloggers to recommend.  What are they finding particular value in reading or re-reading for our work supporting collaboration for social change?  Here’s what I got (not the complete list from everyone, as there was some overlap and vacations in there):

Marianne:

• Cognitive Surplus: Creativity and Generosity in a Connected Age by Clay Shirky
• Theory U: Leading from the Future as it Emerges by Otto Scharmer
• The Moral Imagination: The Art and Soul of Building Peace by John Paul Lederach
• Beth Kanter’s blog (social media and networks for nonprofits)

Gibran:

• Seth Godin’s blog
• Kevin Kelly’s blog
• Otto Scharmer’s blog
• Change by Design by Tim Brown
• Seed to Harvest and other works by Octavia Butler
• Community: The Structure of Belonging by Peter Block

Melinda:

• The Starfish and the Spider by Ori Brafman and Rod Beckstrom
• How Remarkable Women Lead by Joanna Barsh and Julie Cranston
• Universal Principles of Design by Lidwell, Holden, and Butler
• The Bible

Yours Truly (Curtis):

• Emergent by Design (Venessa Miemis’ blog)
• Leverage Points blog (systems thinking)
• Worldchanging blog (sustainability and social change)
• The Happiness Hypothesis by Jonathan Haidt
• Belonging: A Culture of Place by bell hooks
• The Myth of Progress: Toward a Sustainable Future by Tom Wessels

And how about you, dear readers?  Knowing our interests and work here at IISC, what would you highlight as suggested reading?