Learning Together. Building Community.

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...

Escaping the Tiny Prison

What happens when we live a lie for generations? What does it do to us when we pretend we are better than others? What happens to us when...

Power of Youth

Last week I was at a conference for Portland-based organizations involved in global development work. It was sobering and hopeful at the...

Is it Human Nature to Argue?

When we look around at the public conversation these days, it’s rather sobering. Issues have become polarized, with each side becoming...

Learning is Uncomfortable… And That’s Okay

Here’s what I’m learning: When we’re learning something new—when we enter new territory—it’s uncomfortable. As far as I can tell, it’s...

Developing New Ways of Thinking

Do you know the Einstein quote about how we can’t solve our problems with the same thinking that created them? I looked it up the other...

Embracing Mistakes

I made a mistake. And it was horrible. Actually, it was a constellation of mistakes, because there never is just one. But I realized...

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...

Making Learning Visual

About a year and a half ago, I set an intention for myself to facilitate learning within groups and between groups. Suddenly all kinds of...

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...

Learning About Learning

Last fall I set an intention to “facilitate learning within groups and between groups.” Since then, I’ve served on an elected body in my...

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...