Guilty and Greening
A few years ago, at an inter-agency committee meeting to work on greening state agencies, one of the prominent leaders associated with the work introduced […]
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Co-creation
I am working on a resiliency project with an excellent consultant and wonderfully attentive owner involvement. I have been meeting with the consultant and one […]
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Awesome Charrettes: Part 2 – Language
The hardest part of any charrette is encouraging full and free communication without allowing degradation into negativity and restrictions. Somehow, each of us has learned […]
Continue reading »You Can’t Harsh My Mellow
I am sick of being heckled. When someone yells at me to “get some exercise” when I’m on my Segway, and they are yelling from […]
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Is it Sustainable: Hiking
The frustrating part about discussing sustainability is the term itself, and how it means very different things to different people. It can also mean different […]
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Biophilia at Fallingwater
I turned 50 a week or two ago, and I needed some inspiration. My husband planned a trip for us to Fallingwater, so I could […]
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The Blame Game
Irony – crashing your bike while presenting on bicycle safety. I taught a bike safety class at our “Bring Your Kids to Work” day event […]
Continue reading »Questions and Answers
I have had a few songs in my head over the last days, battling for attention. The first is from Moody Blues – the Question […]
Continue reading »Step One Is This:
One of the issues holding us back is arrogance. We have no time and not enough resources to continue to think we know it all, […]
Continue reading »Entitlement Needs a Partner
My son and I attended Brain Candy at Proctor’s in Schenectady this past Friday. We both love Adam Savage and my son is a fan […]
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