More Beautiful Questions
“A beautiful question is an ambitious yet actionable question that can begin to shift the way we perceive or think about something – and that might serve as a catalyst to bring about change.” - Warren...
View ArticleNetworks, Sensing and Surface Area
In recent work with a couple of different leadership development programs, I shared a few stories about organizations that failed to recognize the value of informal networks within and beyond their...
View ArticleBig Data Alone Isn’t Enough to Spark City Innovation
This post was published by E Republic in the City Accelerator Blog. Cities are complex places that can lack the infrastructure and processes to stitch together their constituencies. Today, cities are...
View ArticleFerguson October and #BlackLivesMatter
Photo source: Democracy Now Last weekend, thousands of activists converged in Ferguson, Missouri for Ferguson October, a weekend of resistance including marches, panels, creative actions and civil...
View ArticleRacism. What will it take to end it?
We are pleased to announce the release of Senior Associate Cynthia Silva Parker’s TedX talk. Cynthia shares moments she’s witnessed racism, and how she thinks we can end it. We hope you share this talk...
View ArticleHearing Voices from the World of Philanthropy
The European Foundation Centre (EFC) is an international membership association of foundations and corporate funders working to strengthen the philanthropic sector in Europe and further afield. It is...
View ArticleIISC Welcomes Kelly Bates as New President
On behalf of the Board of Directors of IISC, I am delighted to announce that Kelly Bates has been appointed president of the Interaction Institute for Social Change effective June 15, 2017. Since...
View ArticleDimensions of Network Success
Currently engaged in a number of state-wide and regional network-building initiatives focused on food, health and education system change, I am beginning to see some interesting patterns across...
View ArticleFrom Emergency Response to Resilient Futures: Moving Towards Transformation
Note: This blog was authored as a framework to assist leaders moving people and organizations through COVID-19. Shortly after it was written, the racial uprisings of 2020 began after the many deaths...
View ArticleFrom Trauma to Transformative Futures: Four Dimensions
As you review the framework, would you share your responses to the questions below in the comments? What does it bring up for you?Where do you find yourself focusing your thinking and efforts?What...
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