Much of Curtis’ work with IISC entails consulting with multi-interest-holder networks and complex intra-organizational change efforts to ultimately strengthen and transform food, public health, education, and economic development systems at local, state, regional, and national levels. He has worked with these efforts to launch and evolve through various stages of development.
Some of his current and past clients include: Boston Mayor’s Office of Food Justice; California Pan-Ethnic Health Equity Network; Cancer Free Economy Network; Center for Action and Contemplation; Center for Mississippi Food Systems; Collaborative Action Newark; DC Social Justice Transformations Network; Fire Adapted Communities Learning Network; Food Solutions New England; Food Systems Leadership Network; Ford Foundation (US Programs); Hunts Point Resiliency (NYC); Indigenous Peoples Burning Network; National Council of Nonprofits; National Parent Leadership Institute; National Right to Food Community of Practice; New Technology Network; Rhode Island Food Policy Council; Rural Communities Rising (West Fresno County, CA); and Vermont Farm to Plate Network.
- Collaborative process/community engagement design
- Complex and developmental facilitation
- Coaching focused on:
- Network/collaborative leadership, structure and strategy
- Systems thinking and energy systems practice
- Interest-holder engagement
- Committing to social equity
- Respectful confrontation
- Training:
- Collaborative leadership
- Essential Facilitation™ skills
- Respectful confrontation
- Network leadership/strategy
- Systems thinking and energy systems practice
Curtis writes regularly about networks, energy systems practice and social change on IISC’s blog and NetworkWeaver.com. In addition to his work at IISC, he is on the advisory board of FLOW Public Trust of the Great Lakes, a member of the Research Alliance for Regenerative Economics (RARE) as well as the Transformations Community.
Curtis lives in the Connecticut River Watershed in western Massachusetts with his human family, a flock of laying hens and a Norwegian timber cat.