Be Brave, Learn, and Celebrate
One of the biggest challenges (I wanted to say frustrations) in the efforts of a change agent is the balance between moving forward into a […]
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Nature Knows: Teamwork
What makes a team? Is it a bunch of rah-rah and pom-poms and look-alike costumes? Is it always and completely believing the same thing? Is […]
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Meetings and Smoothies
Are your meetings supporting excellence? They could (read on)…
Continue reading »Balance – Fail, and Learn
I went to San Diego to speak at the inaugural conference on Wellness in Buildings. It was excellent. A small, focused, and incredibly intelligent group […]
Continue reading »Ch-Ch-Ch-Changes
Oh how I am changing. I am discovering that Integrative Process (IP) and Dynamic Governance (DG) have traction in the world of design and construction, […]
Continue reading »It’s Just Data, Dead Data
Most importantly, we must recognize that the reason for data collection is not data collection. Lately we have been taking about metrics and data, including […]
Continue reading »Dear NPR (and all news media),
I’m starting off the year with a blunt question, and it is “How dare you?” 1) How dare you report about renewable energy with a […]
Continue reading »Where to Begin?
A family was driving through Maine, and was a bit lost. Realizing they had bad cell reception so Siri couldn’t help them, and knowing they […]
Continue reading »Excellence Begins with Engagement
I have mentioned, in past posts, the importance of language in our work to engage people, to connect systems to our goals, and to connect […]
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Nothing About Me, Without Me, is For Me
I googled this statement (title) to find out where it originated, because I find it to be one of the most influential quotes for my […]
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