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To create a different outcome, we need a different ownership design
Wednesday December 3, 2014
In her 20 years of publishing about socially-responsible business and investing, author and new economy thought leader Marjorie Kelly has seen too often how well-meaning business people seeking to “do good things” find the ownership design of the business working against their intentions. This is especially the case with publicly traded companies.
What’s required for this to reach a critical mass?
Thursday November 27, 2014
In Israel in 2011 10,000 people walked away having experienced what’s possible when small groups explore what they can do together to create a brighter future.
Team blends community conversations, media-making to heighten possibilities for connection, change and learning
Wednesday November 26, 2014
Entrepreneurs may be the new celebrities in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, if the buzz that’s surrounding them these days is any indication. An event in November to launch 10 “baby” enterprises that had been carefully nurtured for three months prior drew 900 community members. This is a city that typically only sees that kind of crowd at a college football game or celebrity music concert.
Community development that’s long-term, informal, unpredictable and alive
Tuesday November 18, 2014
“I'm incredibly energized by the power of simple things,” Evangeline Hammond says. “ Soccer programs. Potlucks. Just sharing food.”
She’s not talking hypothetically. She's talking about the messy, hands-on, practical form of community development she and her roommates live every day, as the creators and residents of a community house called Casapluma.
Free participatory event on Dec. 8 will use MaestroConference for small-group discussions
Thursday November 13, 2014
Master convenor Charles Holmes is inviting wide participation in a free teleconference with New Economy thought leaders Otto Scharmer and David Korten on Dec. 8.
The call uses new technology that will allow deeper engagement with the subject in small-group discussions.
AI has had deep influence on Generative Journalism as practiced by Axiom News
Monday November 10, 2014
David Cooperrider, known internationally as a co-creator of the Appreciative Inquiry (AI) approach, was honoured in a unique and lasting way this week for his contributions to the field of organizational development, change and leadership. The David L. Cooperrider Center for Appreciative Inquiry was officially opened on Nov. 8 at a ceremony at the Stiller School of Business of Champlain College, in Burlington, Vt.
Louisville gathering to identify, connect and celebrate relational, community-oriented economy
Monday November 10, 2014
A gathering in Louisville, Kentucky this week is intended to add to the work of changing the prevailing story of the economy.
Making connections and pooling resources for a shared vision
Thursday October 30, 2014
How can we combat poverty and inequality in Calgary, right now? Spark. Equip. Connect.
People are thirsting to be involved in Calgary’s new poverty reduction initiative, and creatively finding their own ways to do so
Tuesday October 28, 2014
Earlier this month a priest, rabbi and imam joined together to share a message on addressing poverty in Calgary — but not through a charity model.
New Scoop founders drawn to news that “catalyzes strengths, enables change”
Thursday October 23, 2014
While a mix of factors is drawing New Scoop’s founding members together, the promise they see in Generative Journalism is a key attractor.
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