Jul 12, 2017 | Breaking Through, Creative Leadership, Essentialism
Essentialism, a philosophy and way of life conceived by Greg McKeown, has become a seminal approach to my work. I gave it some space during my summer newsletter and it seemed to strike a chord with several people who wrote back to me. So I thought I would spend some...
Jul 2, 2017 | Breaking Through, Essentialism
In an attempt to not clutter your inboxes but to offer meaningful content, I publish a newsletter every season that includes a snippet of a think piece, curates several blog posts, offers an update about our work, provides a book recommendation, highlights some...
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....
Jan 22, 2017 | Breaking Through, Cultivating Creativity, Developing Innovative Awareness, Essentialism
As we take some time this weekend to contemplate and assess the new world that suddenly seems to be before us, I began to think about the importance of slowing down. Maybe it was my brush with death when a woman making a left-hand turn through the pedestrian walk as I...
Dec 22, 2016 | Breaking Through, Developing Innovative Awareness, Essentialism
Your BREAK THROUGH, Vol. 1, Post 46 Driving surface streets in Denver after a big snow is a notoriously frustrating and dangerous endeavor. While many people think we have ‘harsh’ winters here, what’s really tough is that we have multiple winters and...
