by Dr. Kathleen Allen | Nov 5, 2019 | Uncategorized
Award-winning filmmaker, writer and educator Nora Bateson directed a documentary on her father, Gregory Bateson, titled The Ecology of the Mind. In it, he notes that “the major problems in the world are the result of the difference between how nature works, and the...
by Dr. Kathleen Allen | Nov 1, 2019 | Latest Insights, Leading from the Roots
Nature has made a brilliant show of colorful, falling leaves and ranging temperatures here in Minnesota as we’ve started the transition to colder weather. Movement was a key theme in many of my writings from the past month. Here’s a rollup of October leadership...
by Dr. Kathleen Allen | Oct 25, 2019 | Latest Insights
Are humans capable of cooperating in a generous system, a system that thrives on interdependence and abundance? Last week, this topic came to mind as I was catching up with a colleague whose work involves facilitating many networks and teams. When I asked my friend...
by Dr. Kathleen Allen | Oct 18, 2019 | Latest Insights, Leading from the Roots
Trees are inherently designed to grow the next generation in a forest ecology. The wisdom embedded in this design offers fruits of insight for leadership. One of the design principles is that slower growth in a tree’s youth is a prerequisite for the tree to have a...
by Dr. Kathleen Allen | Oct 11, 2019 | Latest Insights
I invite you to try this experiment. Put your right arm out in front of you and bring your hand to your right shoulder. Do this a couple of times and focus on the amount of energy you use to do this. Now try this again and instead of lifting your hand up to meet your...
by Dr. Kathleen Allen | Oct 9, 2019 | Uncategorized
MINNEAPOLIS (Oct. 9, 2019) — Dr. Kathleen Allen, author of Leading from the Roots, has released an online course entitled Leading from the Roots : Nature Inspired Lessons to Build Health Businesses, in partnership with leading online training platform...
by Dr. Kathleen Allen | Oct 3, 2019 | Latest Insights, Leading from the Roots
Living systems are always in movement – they’re never at rest like a pen, or chair. Objects only move using an external power source. Our cars run on electricity or gas, our phones move when we move them, a coffee cup moves by our hand. Living systems are...
by Dr. Kathleen Allen | Sep 27, 2019 | Latest Insights, Leading from the Roots
As we head into fall, I cannot help but look back fondly on another Minnesota summer and be thankful for the lessons nature has taught us. Here is the collection of articles from the past month sharing some of those lessons. Seeds, Germination and What Nature Can...
by Dr. Kathleen Allen | Sep 26, 2019 | Latest Insights
This post is by my friend and colleague Matt Rezac of Blue Dot Consulting. Matt has spent 20 years working with mission-driven organizations and community change efforts before starting Blue Dot Consulting. A practitioner-learner, Matt’s study of world...
by Dr. Kathleen Allen | Sep 25, 2019 | Press
Earlier this month, I was interviewed by author and international keynote speaker, David Dye. We explored how to grow change in ways that make it last, why survival of the fittest is a mistake, and how you can use nature as inspiration to lead in ways that will get...
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