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“The Optimism of Uncertainty”

November 11, 2011 Action

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

October 5, 2011 Appreciative Inquiry

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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The Value of Positive Stories

August 12, 2011 Appreciative Inquiry

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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Embracing Change: The App

December 20, 2010 2010

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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Creativity, Positivity and Collaboration

May 12, 2009 Change

This great story attracted my attention today. This is the business model of the future. It speaks to our “positive core” – a collective force of the best of who we are, what we do and have, not only valuing our collective strengths and aspirations, but acting on them. In our interconnected, socially networked world, [...]

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