Most of my quasi-sabbatical time has been spent exploring what I have been calling a “Continuum of Becoming” – a placeholder name, but a descriptor nonetheless. The “continuum” is a critical component to the work we are doing at Creating the Future. If we are seeking to engage everyone doing social change work in the… Continue Reading
Monthly Archives: September 2010
Focusing on What Matters
Do organizations spend too much time focusing on internal management issues? According to Jan Masaoka, Editor-in-Chief of the online magazine Blue Avocado, the answer is “yes.” In my latest podcast for the Chronicle of Philanthropy, Jan shares her observation that organizations focus way too much on management, and not enough on the needs and aspirations… Continue Reading
Social Entrepreneurship: What’s the Difference?
If you have heard the term “Social Entrepreneur” but can’t exactly define what that means, you are not alone. I spent some time today on Twitter, trying to find the difference between a “social entrepreneur organization” and a plain old organization – the kind we all know in our communities. I came up empty-handed. Alison… Continue Reading