Inspiration and Provocation

Just in time for whatever-it-is-you're-doing this summer that is something other than Blursday...  Season Three of the Unleashing Social Change Podcast starts today! Check out our short teaser episode to hear about who we'll be speaking with this season.  The guest...

Hey friends! First of all thank you to the hundreds of people who responded to our survey. We thought we'd share one highlight from our findings with you because: (1) data is cool and (2) we want you to know that you are not alone. The question was, "The hardest thing...

Well...here we are. Right smack in the midst of two pandemics: Covid 19 and the systemic racism that’s been baked into our country since 1619. I will be honest that my heart has been hurting and my head has been spinning. I have felt just about every emotion under the...

One of - if not the - most important practices I learned from my mentor Katie Hendricks is the transformative power of appreciation. Many times I've heard her say, "What you appreciate appreciates." So true. Selena and I share more about this topic below. Be sure to...

I hope this note finds you and your loved ones healthy and well. Happy Earth Day to all of us and especially to the Earth.  I want to share a short video I made about what I do when I'm feeling stuck. I learned this simple practice from Nancy Stubbs who in turn...

For some of my keynote talks, I ask people in the audience to raise their hand if they are a control freak.  A hush of giggles and laughter predictably ensues and then A LOT of hands go up in the air.  Every. Single. Time.  Regardless of sector. Regardless of...

I hope this note finds you and your loved ones healthy and well. I want to share a short video I made about how to ask for something in a way that makes it much more likely that you’ll get what you want. How you ask can make a huge difference on whether or not you...

We are making ourselves available to help pro bono as sounding boards or thought partners to organizations that are trying to figure out how to scale essential services or address the challenges of virtual collaboration in view of the constraints presented by the...

Ok so I’m 50 years old and true confession time: I love TikTok. That’s right. I love it. 15 second bursts of creativity from regular old folks all over the world. What’s not to love? If I wanted to connect TikTok to some concept related to large-scale change I totally...