Seth Kahan

Off the Grid

Every 3 months or so I and my wife, the lovely and incomparable Laura Baron, go on a special trip together, just the two of us. The purpose is to reconnect away from all the daily distractions and day-to-day responsibilities. This last week we went to Old Town Alexandria, where we had a chance Saturday […]

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Dancing Like a Child

What makes your heart jump? Where do you turn for a jolt of fun? Consider it’s more than a lark. It’s a clue to your passion. And passion is truly what makes the world go ’round! In one of my first large-scale change initiatives at the World Bank, we quickly realized that passion would make

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Filling Up Your Tank

Nothing is certain, though we like to pretend it is so. There are some things we count on: the sun coming up tomorrow, our loved ones support, our own abilities. Yet, even these can sometimes feel in flux and when they do, it rocks our world. So, where do we turn for support? You never

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Mindful Focus

Mindful meditation and the practice of mindfulness: bringing the attention back over and over to the same thought, image or sensation as a way of practicing one-pointed attentiveness. Through rigorous research, the benefits of mindfulness are significant on multiple fronts. From physical and mental pain management to resilience, which is our ability to bounce back

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Strategic Foresight

Strategic Foresight is the ability to spot emerging trends before they crest and exploiting them for competitive advantage. I invite you to participate now, March-July 2017, in a conversation I am having with association leaders on how to apply this capability to their organizations. If interested, drop me a line.

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