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Active Convergence: Breaking Down Silos at University of Central Oklahoma
Once upon a time, not so long ago nor far away, there was a great kingdom with really super people. The ruler had tasked…
The Love, Love, Love, Hate Syndrome
Perhaps the most prevalent dysfunction in companies (and other areas of our lives) is conflict avoidance. Many of us avoid conflict without giving it…
The Downside of End-of-Quarter Discounts
Most savvy car buyers know the trick—to get the best deal on a new vehicle, go to a dealership on the last day of…
Leading and Learning from the Future
In Theory U: Leading from the Future As It Emerges (SoL, 2007), C. Otto Scharmer, senior lecturer at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, takes…
The Five-Point Check-in
In our daily work life, practicing the five disciplines of organizational learning as defined by Peter Senge in his bestselling book, The Fifth Discipline,…
Beyond Awareness: Turning the Tide Toward Sustainability
Have we reached a tipping point of awareness around global warming? Former vice president Al Gore’s high-profile movie, An Inconvenient Truth, with its dramatic…
Turning a Tragedy into a Triumph of the Commons?
Recently, the New England Fishery Management Council adopted promising new rules for regulating threatened regional fish stocks. The new rules will over time shift…
Cynics & Believers
How many times do we walk into a workshop and find ourselves wondering whether or not we really want to be there, questioning whether…
Birthing the Future Together Through Conversation
Written in short essay form, Margaret Wheatley’s latest book, Turning to One Another (BerrettKoehler, 2002), invites us to talk about what we truly care…
Making a Garden Out of a Jungle: The Power of “Third Places”
In 1989 sociologist Ray Oldenburg recorded the sharp decline of “third places” in America with his ground-breaking book The Great Good Place: Cafes, Coffee…