When I learned about the Collective Impact model developed by John Kania and Mark Kramer in 2011, I found the skeleton key that unlocks the power to direct diverse energy toward a common goal.
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A few months ago I decided to start documenting my knowledge of how I approach Grand Challenges, big bold goals that take on socially intractable problems. I have been privileged to work on five Grand Challenges: 1. Healthy Nurse Healthy Nation – to measurably improve the health of America’s 4 million nurses 2. The Thriving
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I lay down on the floor for a moment and Kaya moved in. Despite her cone head apparatus, she was quick to lay on top of me. Then it was Divya’s turn at my side and before you know it I was a nap time destination in canine world. Kaya is fine. She suffered a
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Last Friday night a close friend and I went to see the latest Cirque du Soleil performance at Tyson’s Corner, Echo. Cirque’s appeal lies in amplifying the amazing and extreme talents of their performers. Each tent is created to support the specific show with catwalks, gears and technicians high above the audience. Behind the scenes,
In this time when the world is burning and churning and wicked problems are everywhere, we need effective tools to tackle the large systemic problems facing people and the planet.
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Paul Barton is a pianist from Yorkshire who traded the concert hall for the jungles of Thailand, where he performs for blind and handicapped elephants. What a switch! Barton has found a soulful path. Here is a link to Barton’s YouTube channel. I encourage you to go and listen to the first video that plays.
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My wife, the inimitable Laura Baron, has made another one of her wonderful videos – this one supports the work I am doing to eliminate the stigma around mental health and substance use disorders. It is so very special – please take 4 minutes and uplift your spirits! The video is here. Stop Stigma Together
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I created the Touchstone Events pattern to harness and direct the social bonding and synergy that happens when people share space with each other.
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I find something comforting in the natural decay of brick streets. It speaks to both human ingenuity and the inevitability of time’s irrevocable progress simultaneously. There is always something new and wonderful, and it won’t last forever. It’s an eternal progression. I take joy not only in the brick way but in watching time take
Kaya and I made our annual trip up into the Adirondacks off the grid last month. We were in the woods for four nights and five days. Mostly, Kaya was off-leash. There was only one time when we were on the rocks of the river – she was about 100 feet from me – that
