{"id":2990,"date":"2021-08-13T09:00:08","date_gmt":"2021-08-13T13:00:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/2bgreener.com\/?p=2990"},"modified":"2021-08-12T20:32:17","modified_gmt":"2021-08-13T00:32:17","slug":"isnt-it-puzzling-s2c-e30","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/2bgreener.com\/?p=2990","title":{"rendered":"Isn&#8217;t it Puzzling? (S2C E30)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Alie Adelman is a self proclaimed puzzler. She sees connection where others don&#8217;t, even if one piece is in the upper right and the other the lower left of the completed picture. And this is her strength, her superpower, the skill needed by all sustainability directors if they are to move us forward into a more connected and multi-solving world. <a href=\"https:\/\/2bgreener.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Thumb-Alie.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-2991 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/2bgreener.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Thumb-Alie-300x137.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"137\" srcset=\"https:\/\/2bgreener.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Thumb-Alie-300x137.jpg 300w, https:\/\/2bgreener.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Thumb-Alie-768x352.jpg 768w, https:\/\/2bgreener.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Thumb-Alie-1024x469.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>Our chat with Alie was full of nods of agreement from both Lauren and I, a recognition of the process-level approaches we must engage in to truly make a sustaining difference. It also was peppered with great insights into the balance needed to respect what IS while working toward a needed shift.<\/p>\n<p>Maybe Alie is not just a puzzler, but an artful puzzler. And may we all develop this level of attention, empathy, and skill.<\/p>\n<p>Check out <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCoLrmdksGl9RTvAyYs6hqjQ\">our YouTube channel<\/a> for this chat and more enlightening, fun, irreverent, and worshipful conversations, where we are relaxed in our our curiosity.<\/p>\n<p>We&#8217;d love it if you subscribed and clicked on the little bell to be notified of new vids. Best yet if you like and comment on the conversations that made you think a bit differently. Sustainability is a magical lens that changes our shared world for the better, truly.<\/p>\n<p>Look through a new lens, puzzle it out, and be greener,<\/p>\n<p>Jodi<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Alie Adelman is a self proclaimed puzzler. 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