My colleague wrote this piece a few months ago. When I read the quote “As a civilization, this is the moment when we either learn how to fly or we come crashing down,” the post grabbed me immediately. I’m republishing it here, with Michelle’s...
I often encourage people to see their organization as a living system and use that framework to lead from. However, it has become clear to me that people don’t always fully understand what I mean by that phrase. So, I began reflecting on physical experiences that have...
I am thankful for the lessons nature has taught me about generosity. There is so much to learn from the natural world about how to live a life based on relationships, abundance and giving. In the spirit of gratitude and giving, I’d like to share three lessons of...
A colleague of mine told me that the Ojibwe, a Native American tribe, have a philosophy about the order of things. They believe that plants are at the top of the order because, without them, the sun’s energy can’t be photosynthesized into life-giving nutrients. Next...
I recently heard David Johnston, the former Governor General of Canada, speak at a conference. He talked about trust and its importance to our world, our relationships, our communities and our organizations. He posed the question, “How can we become trustworthy...
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...
