Nov 12, 2017 | Breaking Through, Developing Innovative Awareness
Why do we do the things we do? One highlight arose during my daughter’s parent teacher conference last week (there were many, I love celebrating her) as we reflected on how she often can’t focus on her own work because she observes and attends to what other kids...
Jun 2, 2017 | Breaking Through, Developing Innovative Awareness, Essentialism
“Can I talk to you about the rainforest today” a young man clad in plaid, sporting a beard and wearing what I think are the pair of Chocos I left in my college dorm room (more than a decade ago), asks me as I walk into my favorite Denver coffee shop. “Usually,” I...
Apr 12, 2017 | Breaking Through, Developing Innovative Awareness, Essentialism
I came across Clay Shirky’s “Cognitive Surplus” some time ago, thanks to my always beloved TED Radio Hour addiction. The basic premise is that in modern society we actually find ourselves with both free time and the desire to take collective action....
Mar 2, 2017 | Breaking Through, Creative Leadership, Developing Innovative Awareness, Developing Teams
Because it’s as varied as our human genome, abounding with seemingly endless possibility. How so? In just a two-day period last week I worked with more than a half dozen leaders during some 1:1 coaching sessions. When I finished up, I looked over all of the...
Feb 22, 2017 | Breaking Through, Creative Leadership, Cultivating Creativity, Developing Innovative Awareness
As I sat down to think through the importance of inspiration and motivation, I was immediately reminded of the backpack my Dad and I took on the John Muir Trail from Yosemite Valley to Mt. Whitney. While we were inspired by both the trail’s namesake, and that...
Feb 2, 2017 | Artist's Wheel, Breaking Through, Creative Leadership, Cultivating Creativity, Developing Innovative Awareness
An Inspiration: “Over-civilized people are beginning to find out that going to the mountains is going home; that wildness is a necessity. — John Muir Inspiration forms the beginning of any great endeavor, leadership moment, or strategic plan. The creative...
