Tips for conducting hybrid meetings
I am convinced that going forward we will be organizing more online meetings as well as those that integrate both online and offline attendees. Even though, as humans, we will [...]
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Aug 2015
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Jul 2015
2015 – A Year of Transition Gains Momentum
As has been obvious to those who follow the international policy arena and/or have seen all of the #post2015 hashtags, 2015 was going to be a year of transition in [...]
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Jan 2015
Transitioning to a New Year
2014 provided some significant global events and momentum for positive change that we can build on in the new year. Some of these include: • Sustaining emergent movements: 2014 included [...]
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Nov 2014
Learning from Wherever it May Come
In September (Making the Most of Online Events) and November 2013 (Asking the Tough Questions) I participated in a number of conferences and workshops through livestreaming and other online opportunities. [...]
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Nov 2014
A new round of UN Summits
Every now and then I get ‘historically reflective’. A few years ago I did a post on “Back to the Future” (which also has some great discussion in the comments [...]
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Dec 2013
End of the Year Reflections
Traveling, especially by train, often provides time for reflection and writing. I am spending the end of the year traveling in India. Here are some of my reflections on the [...]
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Nov 2013
Asking the Tough Questions
Through the wonderful technology of livestreaming and a number of conference organizers who planned livestreaming into their events, I was able to travel recently to conferences and workshops in Rome, [...]
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Jun 2013
Healing the World post-2015
In July 2012, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon announced a 27 member High-level Panel (HLP) to advise on a new set of global development goals. These new goals are to replace the [...]
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Sep 2012
CIVICUS Assembly 2012
I have again returned to the CIVICUS World Assembly this year after having last attended in 2010. Here is my blog post from that session. Many of the themes this [...]
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Apr 2012
Turning Challenges to Opportunities
With the closing of the Global Health Council (GHC) reactions have included shock/surprise and sadness. As it evolved over its almost 40 years, it became an important convener for the [...]