When I was in college, I had a saying, “When love talks, write it down.” I have long believed that love is the center and source of the universe, so this was my shorthand for documenting insights when they struck. Why? Because I found that inspiration struck often enough that I could use it to […]
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In this short video I lay out the basics of my framework for standing up Strategic Foresight in an association.
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I did a presentation for the Landscape Architecture Foundation (http://lafoundation.org/) on Friday morning. Think of landscape architecture as any human designed aspect of our environment, from parks that are designed to stimulate children and create community to water flow around constructions engineered for optimized ecological impact. There is so much that landscape architects contribute to
It’s important to meet face to face with the people who are doing today what you want to do tomorrow. There is no replacement.
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Being a part of my Visionary CEO Community is a team of thinkers all aspiring towards growth and success. As the leader of the community, I facilitate thinktank-like environments designed to push the CEOs forward to greater heights—personally, professionally, organizationally, whatever they need to excel. As the process begins, I ask the CEOs to arrive
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Preparing Ourselves and Our Organizations for the future. This is a summary of my keynote for CEOs of Professional Societies, Feb 2017.
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Saturday I arrived in Austin, Texas, to speak at the Council of Engineering and Scientific Society Executives annual CEO meeting this very Monday morning. I am very glad to be at this gathering. I admire the CEOs of the scientific and engineering societies so much. I know many of them personally and they are wonderful, dedicated,
What are the special talents you have to create results in the world, and where do they come from? Check out this 2 minute video to learn more.
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What you study in college typically has little correlation to what you end up pursuing afterwards. I was an extreme example. Majoring in math, I quickly took to the streets, performing improvisational theater. I culled together artists of all mediums with a mission to produce art that garnered audience participation. With patience I developed methodologies
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I sometimes find myself entranced with the news, cruising the major media outlets early in the day as well as late at night, looking for a good story, hoping for a breakthrough. It’s like the news occupied the inside of my head! So, I decided I would take things into my own hands. I would
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