by Dr. Kathleen Allen | Aug 1, 2019 | Latest Insights
July was a beautiful month here in Minnesota. Now, as we move into the last month of summer, I’m struck by how much we can learn about nature’s ebb and flow – from the adaptive cycle we see reflected (pardon the pun) in the movement to water, to the...
by Dr. Kathleen Allen | Jul 26, 2019 | Latest Insights
Last week I discussed one of the principles of systems thinking that is incredibly important – looking at the whole, and not just the parts. If you’re new to these kinds of ideas, systems thinking might seem challenging. Like many things within nature, there are...
by Dr. Kathleen Allen | Jul 19, 2019 | Latest Insights
A principle of systems thinking is that we need to see connections within our systems to understand and to begin optimizing the whole. That’s because over time connections within a system create relationships and strengthen interdependence. Interdependence in turn...
by Bonnie Harris | Jul 8, 2019 | Events
Leadership & Interconnection: How leadership development can help students build critical hope and take action in place Monday, July 8th – Thursday, July 11th Host Site: University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV) The National Leadership Symposium is a...
by Dr. Kathleen Allen | Jul 8, 2019 | Latest Insights
In May of this year I spent some time on the North Shore of Lake Superior in Minnesota and learned many organizational lessons from water. We had a wet spring in this part of the country and lots of late snowfall in higher elevations. As a result, the high volume of...
by Dr. Kathleen Allen | Jul 1, 2019 | Latest Insights
Just like the butterflies we’re starting to see, I too have shed my winter cocoon and started to fly as I begin to spend more time on location with leadership teams eagerly seeking a way to implement the Leading from the Roots model. I’m sure your spring...
by Bonnie Harris | Jun 16, 2019 | Events
When: 16-19 June 2019 Where: 1440 Multiversity, Santa Cruz, CA Building Solutions, Harmony and the Greater Good Join us for the 4th Women and Leadership conference taking place 16-19 June 2019 at the beautiful 1440 Multiversity, nestled in the redwoods near Santa...
by Dr. Kathleen Allen | Jun 16, 2019 | Leading from the Roots
Nature is designed to be an interdependent system. The more diverse our ecosystems, the more generous they become. This is because they flow with and optimize interdependence – instead of ignoring or defending separation. This statement is powerful. It needs to...
by Dr. Kathleen Allen | Jun 11, 2019 | Leading from the Roots
I am struck by how we think about the pace and direction of change and how different it is from what we see in nature. We often see organizational change as an incremental event. We set a direction and move step-by-step toward accomplishing the goal. As staff members,...
by Dr. Kathleen Allen | May 30, 2019 | Latest Insights
Nature evolved through information and feedback. If it wants to evolve individually or as an ecosystem, it has to pay attention to the information received in the form of DNA through multicell reproduction. When nature shifted from single cell reproduction to...
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