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Change

“The Optimism of Uncertainty”

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I’m reminded increasingly these days of this quote by Howard Zinn, historian, activist, professor who died last year. It comes from his article, “The Optimism of Uncertainty”. If you do a search on this article, you’ll find it referenced in a number of places, for example:  The Nation on September 2, 2004 and CommonDream.org November [...]

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The Fullness of Being Alive

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When asked by Bill Moyers “what is the meaning of life?” Joseph Campbell replied, “I don’t believe people are looking for the meaning of life as much as they are looking for the experience of being alive.” How so absolutely real is that!  After visiting India and Nepal, and being immersed in the experience of [...]

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What Are You Excited About?

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“What are you excited about?” I love the question.  In my practice of Appreciative Inquiry, we say  it’s the question that starts the change process.  A powerfully affirmative question inspires us to share stories about the successes and strengths I already know about and can celebrate.  Moreover, the question leads me to focus on what [...]

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The Value of Positive Stories

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  How does it serve self and others to share stories, particularly focusing on the positive? Here’s a quick response with a professional and a personal story. Professional Story Story Telling has become important in my work. My field of expertise is leadership and organizational development. I talk about corporate connections. We help leaders and [...]

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A Shift from “I don’t need an iPad” to “I LOVE my iPad”

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How often I am witnessing that shift!  And, I wouldn’t mind $100 for every time I’ve influenced a friend or colleague to invest in an iPad. It’s a year since the iPad came on the market. At first, I admired it vicariously via my partner, who is an early adopter with most things technological, especially [...]

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Embracing Change: The App

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This is a first.  A personal development app that applies Appreciative Inquiry to guide you to embrace change confidently, whenever you are called to do so. The outcome will be to tap into your strengths, discover your personal power and energize you in ways that are fully aligned with your own authenticity and integrity. Up [...]

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Immersive, Interactive Learning on Tablets

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Serendipitously, on three occasions in as many days, I have been in the presence of three 3 year olds (just love all those 3′s).  Each time, I was filled up with joy watching them engage with content on their iPads. First time, we were at dinner with a couple when their three year old pulled [...]

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The New Paradigm is about Life

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The response to the following question Michelle James put to Annalie Killian, resonates loudly. (Link to the full interview below) Q: What do you see as the New Paradigm of Work? Killian: The new paradigm is about Life. One life, and work is part of that life and increasingly these two blend like fluids. Much [...]

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Embracing change as a 7 year old

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When I was 7 so much change happened.  I traveled by ship from Sydney Australia to Genoa in Italy, because of my father’s work.  He had been posted to Athens, Greece for a 5-year term.  I only remember parts of that long 6-week journey. It was the “old days”, when life aboard a luxury liner in first [...]

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Appreciative Inquiry and World Cafe Blend: Farms in the City, Jersey City

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Great and grateful to have had the opportunity to design and facilitate a workshop with a wonderful bunch of committed professionals, the Jersey City Green Team,  on a research and development (R&D) project for bringing an Urban Agriculture Program to Jersey City – Farms in the City. Background Jersey City planner, Tanya Marione-Stanton was thumbing [...]

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