A Lesson in Cooperation…from Fish
Via a recent news piece from Nature, I learned that the behavioral science field is abuzz with findings from a study by Redouan Bshary, who studies mutualism. […]
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Achieving Climate Justice through Labor Unity
This wonderful article from Harsha Walia makes the important point that we must unite across workers who work to extract resources and those who work to […]
Continue reading »Learning Architecture from Nature
This article from The Guardian has gorgeous visual examples of how ants, termites, birds, beavers and other organisms build structures that repel water, attract mates, provide […]
Continue reading »Growing Gardens; Blooming Prisoners
Following my experiences in the SF County Jail about a week ago, I’m exploring various forms of rehabilitation for inmates. Gardening seems to be an […]
Continue reading »Seeing Beyond Orange: My Weekend in Jail (Part II of II)
Last week, I wrote about the first day (Saturday, June 13) of the Alternatives to Violence Project (AVP) workshop on nonviolent communication (NVC) that I […]
Continue reading »Deepak Chopra on Facilitating Groups
Deepak Chopra recently wrote a useful article on leading groups. As a facilitator, I resonate with all his points. Here’s the abbreviated list for what […]
Continue reading »Biomimicry is the Future of Business
When I read this article on organizational evolution, the first thing I did was read it again. It’s very inspiring and on-point. I’ve been writing […]
Continue reading »Seeing Beyond Orange: My Weekend In Jail (Part I of II)
I spent this past weekend in the San Francisco County Jail. No, it’s not what you think. Wait, what did you think? 🙂 I’ve been […]
Continue reading »How Nature Educates Children
I’m always hungry for how nature inspires us. Recently I read an article about a teacher who was inspired to take her students outdoors into […]
Continue reading »Failure is your Friend
Making mistakes is a crucial step on the way to success. It resonates with one of the rules for design thinking, specifically for prototyping: fail […]
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