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Breaking the Logjam
Of the many lessons we are learning from this pandemic, one is clear to me: we don’t listen to each other enough. We don’t listen to scientists or public health experts. We don’t listen to people we disagree with. We don’t allow people to talk without jumping in with our own opinions before they can […]
Collective Visioning Exercise 4
Dear Friends, Below please find Collective Visioning Exercise 4 from my book Collective Visioning: How Groups Can Work Together for a Just and Sustainable Future. I have updated the exercises to make them friendlier for online use. I will be sharing them over the course of the next few weeks. If you would like to […]
The Leadership We Need Now
Lots of folks are talking about needing national leadership that puts to rest the confusion we feel about what we should be doing during this pandemic. But all leadership is not created equal. Leadership is not about laws, rules and strongmen tactics. It is about building consensus, creating buy-in and a shared vision for the […]
Collective Visioning Exercise 8
Dear Friends, Below please find Collective Visioning Exercise 8 from my book Collective Visioning: How Groups Can Work Together for a Just and Sustainable Future. I have updated the exercises to make them friendlier for online use and will be sharing them over the course of the next few weeks. If you would like to […]
Artists and Environmentalists
In 2010 Linda Stout shared her personal vision with TogetherGreen Conservation Leadership Fellowship Program. Run by the National Audubon Society, TogetherGreen was looking for leaders who wanted to learn across disciplines and work with others to achieve results and engage new audiences in conservation. As we think about Christian Cooper, a birdwatcher in Central Park […]
Collective Visioning Exercise 3
Dear Friends, Below please find Collective Visioning Exercise 3 from my book Collective Visioning: How Groups Can Work Together for a Just and Sustainable Future. I have updated the exercises to make them friendlier for online use. I will be sharing them over the course of the next weeks. If you would like to receive […]
Creating a Different Future: changing the world through community
In 2008, Linda Stout was planning her book, Collective Visioning. She saw a society driven by fear, disconnection and confronted with seemingly insurmountable problems: global warming, war, violence and a growing disparity between rich and poor. “The current popularity of many bestselling self-help books,” she mused, “reflects a population hungry for community, hope and positive […]
Collective Visioning Exercise 2
Dear Friends, Below please find Collective Visioning Exercise 2 from my book Collective Visioning: How Groups Can Work Together for a Just and Sustainable Future. I have updated the exercises to make them friendlier for online use. I will be sharing them over the course of the next weeks. If you would like to receive […]
Collective Visioning Exercise 1
Dear Friends, Below please find Collective Visioning Exercise 1 from my book Collective Visioning: How Groups Can Work Together for a Just and Sustainable Future. I have updated the exercises to make them friendlier for online use. I will be sharing them over the course of the next weeks. If you would like to receive […]
