Practice Makes Perfect
Many fluent English speakers may have heard this expression “Practice Makes Perfect" at some point. Most of our organizations and projects are of course not really going for ‘perfect’ but [...]
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Jan 2022
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Dec 2021
Reflecting on the Year
I haven’t done an end of the year blog post in a number of years now, but there is something about this year that feels like it merits marking its [...]
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Jun 2021
Global Trends 2021
I periodically do a review of some global trends that may impact organizations I work with. Here is some of what I am seeing mid-2021. Uneven vaccination and recovery – [...]
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Mar 2021
It’s All in the Questions
Powerful questions are often the key to finding our way forward. Identifying the questions that will work for your group, keeping them front and center on a regular basis, and [...]
02
Dec 2020
Rebuilding civil society
Recently I had the opportunity to co-create, host and facilitate the annual workshop of Accountable Now. We used many of the approaches that we have developed through the Testing Change [...]
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Apr 2020
The Next Phase
We’ve survived the first weeks… Phase 1, the high intensity, quick decision-making time is ending. Phase 2 is harder, it’s the endurance phase. It’s like moving from acute to chronic, [...]
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Nov 2019
Themes and Tips from a Peer Convening
Upswell is a convening organized by the national organization Independent Sector to bring together those working towards change in the social sector in the US. The following are a few [...]
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Sep 2019
Global Engagement Takes Time – Part II
One of the fun parts of being more ‘senior’ in one’s career is having the opportunity to share ‘lessons learned’ over the years. I had the opportunity to participate in [...]
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Oct 2018
Strategic International Outreach
If your organization is expanding its international reach, taking time for doing the due diligence to explore and understand new environments is crucial. First steps to take include clearly articulating [...]
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Feb 2018
Global Trends for Social Sector Organizations
I recently facilitated a session for social sector practitioners on global trends for organizations engaging internationally, and some ideas for how they could incorporate them into their operations or programs [...]