Reflections on Well-being as Wealth
This idea of rethinking wealth in terms of well-being is really capturing people’s imagination. I received responses from readers with...
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May 27, 20218 min read
Empowering Girls — Global Sojourns Giving Circle
Twenty-five years ago, Priscilla Plummer was sitting with a group of women in a village in Mozambique. Knee-deep in the research for her...
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Apr 8, 20213 min read
Kindred Spirits Shine Through the Darkness
A single act of kindness can light up a dark day. Recently two strangers, different as snowflakes, met each other on the street. They...
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Mar 12, 20215 min read
Lessons from Uganda
I recently talked with Aaron Enyetu, who arrived here from Uganda just a few months ago. Aaron has worked both as a volunteer in the...
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Feb 4, 20211 min read
The Conversation is Getting Air Time
We’ve been catching up on old episodes of The Unicorn and the one we watched last night profoundly impressed me. This was episode 3...
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Jan 28, 20213 min read
How difficulties can build community
As we learn to embrace diversity at all levels of society, it helps to have examples of what inclusion looks like. I recently talked to...
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Jan 20, 20213 min read
Lessons of Winter
How do we weather society’s storms? Winter is tough. There is no pretense when the cold weather hits. There can’t be. When the leaves are...
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Dec 3, 20205 min read
How do we get better at listening?
Have you ever been in a conversation where someone was only half listening? Or have you caught yourself impatiently waiting for the other...
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Nov 19, 20202 min read
What does inclusion look like?
Have you ever been on the fringes? Have you experienced being on the outside looking in? What does it mean to be welcomed into a group?...
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Apr 6, 20203 min read
What makes communities successful?
How can we best build, join and harness our local and international communities? Ethical Business Building the Future (EBBF) recently...
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Feb 27, 20205 min read
Building Welcoming Communities
Let’s talk about a small town somewhere in rural America. Pick one; there’s probably such a town near you. For decades, people have been...
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Dec 12, 20192 min read
Anatevka: Village Building in the Modern Age
A Universal Village The musical Fiddler on the Roof has a very special place in my heart. When I was about 12, our little town put on a...
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Jul 26, 20193 min read
Collective Will and Inner Coherence
The little town of Ii, Finland, has set an audacious goal—to become the first zero-waste town in the world. And they’re well on their...
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May 10, 20193 min read
Reaching Across the Generations
Have you ever noticed how we tend to separate people by age in this society? The young and the old are shuttered off by themselves. What...
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Mar 7, 20193 min read
It Takes a Village
Grace Reed’s article on Solving Homelessness talks about how effective the village model is for getting people off the streets and back...
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Jan 11, 20192 min read
Learning Together
We’ve just finished a series on consultation and how it can be a powerful tool for learning together and building community. Now we’ll be...
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Oct 25, 20182 min read
Humanity’s New Horizon
Every day the headlines bring fresh news of a world in turmoil—conflict, confusion, catastrophe everywhere. Where does one turn for hope?...
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May 4, 20184 min read
Filming Inspiration
Interview with Shaba Rahavi After graduating from Portland State University with a film degree, Shaba Rahavi decided to take a break from...
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Mar 26, 201810 min read
Rethinking Government
Interview with Mary Li Mary Li is the director of the Multnomah Idea Lab (MIL), a learning lab within the Multnomah County government...
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Feb 24, 20172 min read
How We Mapped Our Neighborhood
Have you ever wondered what you would do if disaster strikes (earthquake, tsunami, tornado, etc.)? The Washington Emergency Management...
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