Improve Your Team’s Results by Thinking Together

Current e-Journal – November 11, 2019   “No one of us is as smart as all of us thinking together.” ~ Admiral James Stavridis’s TED talk Taking Time to Think Together How many times in the past month have you heard someone say, “I don’t have time to think”? How many times has that person been YOU? … Read more

Sharing Made Simple

Current e-Journal – August 25, 2019   In reality,  we are all  sharing resources  all the time. The Things We Share “Together we have everything we need.” That is the basis of the economic principle of Collective Enoughness. Interestingly, when we teach this concept at Creating the Future, many people tell us that this is … Read more

How Your Brain Derails Your Compassion (and what to do about that)

Current e-Journal – August 18, 2019 “My true religion is love and compassion. No need for complicated philosophy. Love for others, no matter who or what they are – that is ultimately all we need.” ~ The Dalai Lama Compassion Starts with You Those of us striving for a kinder, healthier, and more equitable world … Read more

The Most Disempowering Word

Current e-Journal – July 21, 2019 “Should is an argument with reality.” ~ Tara Brach Should We’ve all experienced what it feels like when we’re being told what we should do. You know what you should do? I / you ought to / must / have to / should… When someone tells you what you should do, what is your immediate emotional … Read more

A Simple Step Towards Inclusion

Current e-Journal – June 2, 2019 Everyone and everything is interconnected and interdependent, whether we acknowledge that or not. ~ Hildy Gottlieb, The Pollyanna Principles Inclusion as a Habit What would it take for inclusion to become a habit – a way of being? As it is with any new habit, to be inclusive, we first need … Read more

Maybe you don’t already know this

Current e-Journal -March 6,2019 Subscribe to the e-Journal March 6, 2019 “In the beginner’s mind, there are many possibilities, but in the expert’s mind, there are few.” ~ Shunryu Suzuki First a Quick Update… To accomplish social missions, organizations need a structure designed for that purpose. That is what our board will begin crafting this … Read more

You don’t realize you’re doing this

Current e-Journal – January 28,2019 Subscribe to the e-Journal January 28, 2019 How can you change a habit when you don’t even realize you do it? Communication Habits We Don’t Realize We Have We all have habits – patterns we follow so often they become second nature. The way we brush our teeth. The route … Read more

Getting Past What’s Stopping You

Current e-Journal – January 7,2019 Subscribe to the e-Journal January 7, 2019 What will it take to create conditions for your own success? First a Quick Update… If there were no such thing as organizations as we know them, what would we build to accomplish social missions? If that question intrigues you, come explore at … Read more

Before you ring out the old year…

Current e-Journal – December 27, 2018 Subscribe to the e-Journal December 27, 2018 Before you ring out the old year… Looking Back with Gratitude A new year urges us to look ahead – a fresh start, filled with hope. One of the most hopeful actions you can take, however, is to take a moment to … Read more