Inspirational People and Inspirational Teams
I wrote a blog post a few years ago on what I believe makes an inspirational person. Groups of people working together in concert can also make inspirational teams. A [...]
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Jul 2014
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Jun 2014
The Personal Touch to Global Health
I spent the past week exploring traditional (Eastern) vis a vis Western approaches to healthcare. I most often focus on organizations, but it’s good to focus on, and be reminded [...]
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Apr 2014
Scaling for Impact by Scaling Deep
I’ve written about scale-up (scaling) many times before, as scale-up or under another ‘label’ for the scaling concept – international outreach. Working with a number of groups involved in various [...]
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Apr 2014
Powers of Observation
When my kids were young and we travelled we used to play this game “How do you know you’re not at home? What’s different about our surroundings here?” Over time [...]
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Feb 2014
Learn Share Lab on Co-Creation
A small but diverse group from 12 countries and many fields of practice came together recently to explore the concept of co-creation at the Learn Share Lab. The event modeled [...]
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Jan 2014
Navigating towards cultural change
A Twitter conversation around the effectiveness of advocacy campaigns and my recent travels to several countries where garbage disposal is a major problem have me thinking about this question of [...]
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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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Sep 2013
Making the Most of Online Events
The past few years have found numerous new opportunities to follow and sometimes engage with conferences and more informal conversations around the world online. In any given week - from [...]
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Aug 2013
International engagement: new trends and ‘time honored’ patterns
In support of a few organizations that are increasing their international engagement, I have been surveying a number of organizations further along the international engagement spectrum for their experiences. I [...]