I recently marked the first anniversary of my decision to leave Walt Disney Imagineering to pursue my dream of helping organizations “imagine better tomorrows.” The decision to leave the comfort of a twenty-year career behind in search of a new adventure was an intimidating leap of faith. As it turns out one year later, I […]
but I couldn’t stop myself. You see I got an email the other day from someone I did not know (nothing new there right?). This one was a journalist requesting that I help him with an article he was writing. Typically I appreciate those requests, but this one was…well, here’s the whole text: I’m writing […]
A few weeks ago I was asked to contribute some thoughts to an article for Fast Company about new jobs that might exist in 2025. One of the occupations I suggested was the Professional Triber: “a freelance professional manager that specializes in putting teams together for very specific projects.” Since the article appeared I’ve received […]
I just returned from an amazing experience at the edge of the world, well at least the edge of this continent. I had the great pleasure to spend four days participating in a brainstorm/workshop/festival called Liminus. The event brought a diverse group of artists, performers, thinkers, and community makers to the tiny town of Woody […]
A good story has the power to entertain, inform and empower. All three elements are necessary if you want to change people’s attitudes or create action. The challenge we always face is how to find the right balance of each for your purpose and audience. The power of story to entertain is particularly important when […]
This is a beautiful ode to the importance of considering our actions in protecting the earth. Celebrate Earth day. Watch this video SORRY Go hug your favorite tree and then commit to do your part to make sure we don’t have to tell future generations SORRY!
The process of shedding outdated narratives and creating new ones requires both measured consideration and imagination. I recently attended a speech given by social entrepreneur Patrick Davis. He was speaking at his alma mater, Stetson University, a small liberal arts school where my daughter is currently a student. At one point during his speech, he […]
One of the biggest barriers to creating better tomorrows is our inability to experience the future, today. Even the best strategic foresight project will ultimately encounter this problem. In its simplest form, even the most robust intellectual analysis of preferred futures lacks one of the key components for inspiring action. Without a visceral sense of what a […]
Ask any self-respecting social change agent about their issue and they will quickly drown you in data. They can reel off facts on how pervasive the problem is today, how fast it is growing, what segments of the population are at greatest risk, and most importantly, the exact date the problem will become an irreversible […]
