End-of-Year Journey Mapping: How My 2020 Went and How 2021 Is LookingFour years ago, I started organizing a small end-of-year gathering with other Bay Area collaboration practitioners to celebrate and make…Feb 4, 2021Feb 4, 2021
What I’ve Learned About Building Collaboration MusclesMoving from knowledge-centric to practice-centric.Nov 12, 2020Nov 12, 2020
Doing “More” Is a Terrible GoalWhen I was in my early 20s, I used to play pickup basketball with a guy who was 20 years older than me, but didn’t look it. He was in…Jul 24, 2020Jul 24, 2020
Do the WorkIt’s been one month since a white police officer in Minneapolis murdered George Floyd, a 46-year old Black father of five. I’ve found the…Jul 2, 2020Jul 2, 2020
Case Study: Designing and Facilitating a Small Nonprofit Board Retreat with Zoe TamakiOver the past two years, I helped designed and facilitate two annual board retreats for a small nonprofit with my colleague, Zoe Tamaki. I…May 20, 2020May 20, 2020
The Emperor Has No Clothes: Acting Strategically While Recovering from Process TraumaA huge part of my job over the years has been helping groups recover from Process Trauma (and its ugly cousin Consultant Trauma). It’s…May 4, 2020May 4, 2020
Online Collaboration Isn’t Just About MeetingsCOVID-19 has forced many of us to reckon with a working world where we can’t be face-to-face. I’ve been heartened to see how collaboration…Apr 13, 2020Apr 13, 2020
Freaking Out Is Part of Systems ChangeWe are in the midst of a global pandemic.Mar 23, 2020Mar 23, 2020
Published inThe StartupFrom Go-Go-Go to Going Slow: Lessons from My Own Painful, but Ultimately Successful JourneyI discovered weights freshman year in college, and as a weak and skinny kid, I found them to be a revelation. One of my friends had played…Feb 12, 20201Feb 12, 20201
Confronting Despair, Building Muscles, and Saving Democracy (and the World)For the past 18 years, I have begun almost every introductory conversation about my work with the following questions:Jan 16, 2020Jan 16, 2020
