Reflections and projections (🤔 / 🔮)What just happened and what’s next for democracy, capitalism, digital, and social changeDec 20, 2022Dec 20, 2022
Presence is a privilegeIn January, at the height of the omicron surge, our kid’s school was shut down for the third time in as many months. Our four-year-old was…Mar 9, 2022Mar 9, 2022
Facilitating, fast and slowCovid changed everyone’s work, including mine. What changes will stick?Jul 7, 2021Jul 7, 2021
How we responded: social change strategy during CovidIf you work in social change, the last year called on you to do one of five things: recommit, reframe, reorient, rethink, or reimagine.May 25, 2021May 25, 2021
Three myths about strategy refreshesHey, it’s strategy refresh season! Some organizations started 2021 by pausing to reflect on their strategy, but maybe you’ve gotten halfway…May 20, 20211May 20, 20211
Scenario planning for beginnersThe COVID pandemic turned the world upside down. Here are two methods of planning for the future, and some factors to consider.Jun 11, 20201Jun 11, 20201
Welcome to Peak Uncertainty. Population: You (and Your Team).Peak Uncertainty. By that, I’m not referring to the peak of the pandemic, but to the period where we have the least clarity and conMar 28, 2020Mar 28, 2020
Famines are man-made. So are pandemics.There’s an important idea from the humanitarian sector that famines are not natural disasters. They’re not caused by crop loss or droughts…Mar 23, 2020Mar 23, 2020
What’s the value of an unwritten strategy?Ask anyone if they have a strategy, and the answer is usually “yes”. But ask them to show it to you, and they might sheepishly admit it’s…Feb 14, 2019Feb 14, 2019
