Generative Journalism
I’m at the end of three head-spinningly rich days with Peter Pula, the founder and CEO of Axiom News. We’ve been exploring what he and his team mean by “generative journalism” and what more it might come to mean. The gist of our discussion has been that there’s...
Software to Save Humanity (But Not How You Might Expect)
I’ve just had a remarkable experience. For the first time, I presented at a business conference where all the other speakers were saying nearly the same thing that I was. Each in our own way, we all spoke of living systems principles in organizations — things like...
Cultivating Homefulness
“Placemaking” was the official topic of the week-long retreat that has just come to a gentle close. But the phrase has never felt quite right. Volker Hann, the host of 6-acre Wasan Island where we gathered, hinted at the inadequacy of the term: “Am I...
The Social Labs Revolution
I spent a nourishing day recently learning about social labs — an extended process to solve complex challenges by gathering diverse stakeholders in an alternating rhythm of meetings and on-the-ground prototyping. In one example, a lab to accelerate the adoption of...
Lessons from Amsterdam
Stepping out of the train station in the center of Amsterdam, I was immediately struck by the way the city flows. “It’s orderly… but organic,” was the thought that came to mind. There are three times as many bicycles on the road as cars (three times!), and even...Page 4 of 7
