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The Beginner’s Gift
This article is part of a series on “Learning About Learning.” Have you ever felt overwhelmed at the beginning of a project? Or...
May 17, 20183 min read
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Filming Inspiration
Interview with Shaba Rahavi After graduating from Portland State University with a film degree, Shaba Rahavi decided to take a break from...
May 4, 20184 min read
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Overcoming Doubts and Fears
Have you ever had a brainstorm of an idea, with all its euphoria, and then when you set about implementing it, all kinds of doubts and...
Mar 18, 20184 min read
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Consultation as a Tool for Learning
This whole Prosperity Project started when I read The Prosperity of Humankind and realized that unless we include every single human...
Jul 17, 20174 min read
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How We Mapped Our Neighborhood
Have you ever wondered what you would do if disaster strikes (earthquake, tsunami, tornado, etc.)? The Washington Emergency Management...
Feb 24, 20172 min read
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Learning as Wealth
Knowledge is one of humanity’s most precious treasures. Yet throughout history, it’s been a treasure reserved for the elites of human...
Nov 17, 20163 min read
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Helping Youth Flourish
Interview with Ryan Redman School can be stressful: tests, assignments, structure, after-school activities, deadlines, homework… There’s...
Sep 6, 20169 min read
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Prosperity WORKS!
Interview with Ona Porter Ona Porter believes in people: if you give them the right tools, they’ll thrive. She’s been an advocate and an...
May 25, 20169 min read
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What if teenagers were a source of solutions?
Why are teenagers important? Just look at all their energy and creativity! What if that energy was directed toward the real problems we...
Jan 13, 20162 min read
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#ProsperousPlanet
How do we create a unifying, global vision for the prosperity of all humankind? How do we create a vision of well-being for every man,...
Jan 7, 20161 min read
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“A Vision of Human Prosperity…” pt 2
This is the second (and last) post following the November 22 Prosperity Discussion, where a few people got together to Start a Vision...
Dec 9, 20154 min read
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“A Vision of Human Prosperity…” pt 1
On November 22, a few people got together to Start a Vision Discussion. We began with the quote below and focused on really listening to...
Dec 3, 20154 min read
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The Transformative Effect of Giving
Interview with Kathy LeMay With an indomitable spirit and a keen sense of justice, Kathy LeMay has been tackling social change from a...
Nov 11, 201510 min read
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Working for Justice
Interview with Sharon Gary-Smith When I sit down and listen to the stories of Black women and Black men—not out of defensiveness—but...
Oct 28, 201511 min read
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Bouncing Back
Interview with Leslie Black I met Leslie years ago and she has always had such a happy, positive outlook on life. I didn’t realize until...
Sep 22, 20157 min read
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Butterflies and Networks
A friend asked me to share the story of the butterfly. I’ve read this story many times, in different versions. My first encounter with it...
Jun 11, 20152 min read
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Women’s Plaza
Interview with Glaucia Martin-Porath Fifteen years ago, when my daughter was born, I’d just moved to a new town, I didn’t know anybody...
May 7, 20156 min read
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Of Fish and Food
I went to meet Kate Wildrick at the Ingenuity Innovation Center recently and the place just blew my socks off. After 3 ½ hours of touring...
Apr 30, 20155 min read
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