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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Design and Yoga FIVE: Growth and Time

There never seems to be a project just beginning, one with a savvy and trusting owner, with a full project team excited to begin a […]

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Integrative Process 2: Reciprocity

I was listening to the soundtrack from “Chicago” today, on my way to the NYS Green Building Conference in Syracuse, NY. One of my favorite […]

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Integrative Process 1: Opportunity

I am preparing to speak this coming week at a Youth Climate Summit where the theme is “Make it Happen”. I started thinking about climate […]

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None of Us is an Expert.

Sometimes a moment in a video, a comment on social media, or a discussion in a team meeting is a catalyst for thought processes that […]

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Design and Yoga FOUR: Headstands

I’ve always been pretty good at headstands, though 20 years have passed since I did them often, so I am relearning much about being upside-down. […]

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Awesome Charrettes: Part 3 – Logistics

” a goal without a plan is just a wish” This quote is not just about the results of the charrette meeting. It is about […]

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Awesome Charrettes: Part 1- Big Picture

First, what is a charrette? The historic term comes from French design schools where project would be picked up at midnight in a cart. The […]

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Resiliency Riff

Resilience in our daily lives: Public transit, sidewalks, electric infrastructure, bike lanes all lead to resiliency, so everyone has more than one way to get […]

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Solutions, Part 2: Challenges in Implementation

“Insanity: doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results.” Albert Einstein In my last blog post I used www.thesolutionsproject.org to illustrate […]

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