Apr 7, 2018 | Breaking Through, Resources, Strengthening Facilitation
I don’t read nearly as much as I would like to these days, but I try to choose the books I pick up carefully. This spring I thoroughly enjoyed and was influences by three pretty unique texts. Each overlaps with a different area of my work and I think they might be...
Mar 12, 2017 | Building Community, Resources
Dear Friends, Community Members, Visionaries- Now more than ever, I believe in the incredible strength of people and communities to realize the innovative strategies that will bring about a better world. After nearly fifteen years of working and serving in...
Jun 4, 2016 | Breaking Through, Building Community, Managing Change, Resources
Your BREAK THROUGH, Vol. 1, Post 30 People cannot be free unless they are willing to sacrifice some of their interests to guarantee the freedom of others. — Saul Alinsky I question how often the wisdoms of great thinkers fade away, their time having come and...
May 7, 2016 | Breaking Through, Cultivating Creativity, Resources
Your BREAK THROUGH, Vol. 1, Post 26 Last week, I featured a discussion on Colorado Public Radio about the threat that core standards might have on students’ creativity, and how the lack of creative opportunities within schools can lead us to a dangerous place...
Apr 30, 2016 | Breaking Through, Cultivating Creativity, Resources
Your BREAK THROUGH, Vol. 1, Post 25 I always encourage my students to seek out new perspectives about things they’re interested in, to find new things to be interested in, and to read and/or listen to reliable news stories, thinkers, and speakers. One of my...
Jan 22, 2016 | Breaking Through, Creative Leadership, Cultivating Creativity, Developing Innovative Awareness, Resources
from the Break Through, V. 1, P.4 Last week, we mentioned Divergent Thinking as a technique to fire-up our imagination. Divergent Thinking is the most powerful way to discover the break through idea you need instead of waiting around for that lightning bolt...
