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The Unconference

October 20, 2009 – I’m writing from the Opportunity Collaboration, and anti-poverty convening in Ixtapa, Mexico.  It has been quite an experience and while we are working with powerful content, I want to write about process.  This has not been a conference!  About 260... Read More

“Maximum Contemplation, Minimum Action”

October 15, 2009 – It’s Blog Action Day, and thus, we write with others on climate change. Be sure to check out the other blogs too!! I am always interested to see parallel worldviews evolving across different fields.  Lately I’ve been thinking about the... Read More

"Maximum Contemplation, Minimum Action"

October 15, 2009 – It’s Blog Action Day, and thus, we write with others on climate change. Be sure to check out the other blogs too!! I am always interested to see parallel worldviews evolving across different fields.  Lately I’ve been thinking about the... Read More

Developing Network Weavers

October 6, 2009 – The gap between theory and practice is always larger than we tend to see.  I love my job because it consistently invites me to help groups bridge this gap.  I just had a beautiful time working with a group of... Read More

The Rat Trap in the Farm House

September 18, 2009 – A few months ago, while attending the 95th session of the Hampton University Minister’s Conference, I heard my most favorite preacher of all times, the Rev. Dr. Claudette Copeland use a brilliant illustration that got me thinking about systems thinking, networks... Read More

“Maximum Contemplation, Minimum Action”

September 17, 2009 – I am always interested to see parallel worldviews evolving across different fields.  Lately I’ve been thinking about the connections between the burgeoning enthusiasm about networks in social science and social change efforts and the growing interest I’ve been noticing in... Read More

"Maximum Contemplation, Minimum Action"

September 17, 2009 – I am always interested to see parallel worldviews evolving across different fields.  Lately I’ve been thinking about the connections between the burgeoning enthusiasm about networks in social science and social change efforts and the growing interest I’ve been noticing in... Read More

Keeping Our Eyes (Not Just) On the Prize

August 13, 2009 – Thanks to Sean Stannard-Stockton for introducing me to this video.  He referenced it while writing about the risks of being outcomes-focused in philanthropy.  It’s a great reminder to keep ourselves open to what we aren’t looking for.  It may also... Read More

Network and Community

August 11, 2009 – As I prepare for my work with the Young People’s Project, I’ve been re-reading Building Community in Place. It is one of my favorite pieces by Bill Traynor of Lawrence Community Works. YPP has engaged Root Cause in a a... Read More

What About You?

August 4, 2009 – I was blown away by one of Adrienne Maree Brown’s blog posts last week.  In writing “consider it…” she manages to lift a veil and give us a glimpse into a way of being that is significantly more free.  I... Read More

It’s Like a Computer Model

June 30, 2009 – The online world has provided an unprecedented space for large-scale experimentation in new forms of organization. It has become our own computer model and it is showing us amazing things about what is possible not only online but also offline.

It's Like a Computer Model

June 30, 2009 – The online world has provided an unprecedented space for large-scale experimentation in new forms of organization. It has become our own computer model and it is showing us amazing things about what is possible not only online but also offline.