Divya, our newest pack member, has been with us for almost 60 days. She will soon be 5 months old. She is doing very well. In her training class, the instructor occasionally uses her as a model. Today she said, it was clear Divya’s getting what she needs: a routine (my daughter keeps her on …
My work in Grand Challenges has taught me that systemic change is hard. I’m Inspired by Dr. Christina Economos, a leader in social change.
Kaya and I traveled to Madison, Wisconsin, last week to visit my son where he attends graduate school. I’m not sure this is what the hotel had in mind when they said dogs were allowed. But that didn’t stop Kaya! After 13 hours on the road there, she was ready for some real comfort. Once …
I’m not sure this is what the hotel had in mind when they said dogs were allowed. But that didn’t stop Kaya! After 13 hours on the road in two days’ time, she was ready for some real comfort. My annual father–son trip took me from DC to Madison, Wisconsin, to spend a week with …
On every side, wicked problems demand a response–but what? How? Grand Challenges hold an answer. Do you hear it?
I’m writing about my work on Grand Challenges on Medium. I’m hoping to build a community of people who are interested in taking on big socially intractable and complex issues affecting today’s society. My first piece, “Why I Facilitate Grand Challenges,” includes the section, What Constitutes a Grand Challenge? It is an insider’s perspective on …
My daughter, Ruchi, graduated from high school in June. From the streets of New Delhi to graduate Walt Whitman High School in Maryland, what a journey! She went straight into school when she first arrived at the age of eight, working continuously through 12th grade. Next year will be a gap year before she starts …
A Grand Challenge is a collaborative response to complex social problems that demand large-scale change from multiple fields of expertise.
Juneteenth, or Emancipation Day, is the oldest celebration of the end of slavery in the United States. It was first celebrated in 1865 and received long-overdue recognition as a federal holiday on June 18, 2021. For me, it is a time to educate myself on Black history and support Black-owned businesses and creators. I read …
My son, Gabe, came to town for a week after his first year of graduate school at the University of Wisconsin, Madison. He is pursuing a degree in sociology. We walked and ate lunch alongside the Potomac River near our home. We took my German shepherd, Kaya, and enjoyed the heat, the sand, and the …
