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📝 A Note from Ed Morrison: Jumping the S-Curve

Over the last few months, I’ve been thinking a lot about how we move from one phase of growth to another. If you’re familiar with the S-curve, you know the…

Building Our Right Questions Muscles

The shortest distance between the status quo and a future distinct from the past is working from the right questions at the right time. One of the surest ways to…

Strategic Doing: Overcoming Analysis Paralysis

We’ve all been there—stuck in endless brainstorming sessions, debating possibilities, and never quite reaching a decision. Ideas abound but progress stalls. This “analysis paralysis” can cripple even the most well-intentioned…

Embracing Equity of Voice in Complex Thinking Part II, Using Humor and a Bit of Sesame Street

The National Science Foundation’s research on the relevance of Equity of Voice in collaboration has yielded intriguing insights. Their findings display the fundamental role this concept plays in shaping the…

? Revolutionizing Mobility to Support Aging in Place. The Challenge:

How might communities craft a future where transportation innovatively supports successful aging in place for its older adults. Where the tenets of active aging and Age-Friendly Communities are fully deployed…

The Power of Teams

Jane RoganFounder and Chief Bottle Washer at ConnectStrategic Doing Fellow I spent Thursday last week on a Habit for Humanity Women’s Build. It was a fantastic experience on a beautiful…

Appreciative Inquiry: How Framing Questions Generate Momentum

Using a framing question to guide our work is a cornerstone of the Strategic Doing discipline. The transformation of hearts and minds that comes from the easy (and yet not…

Building collaboration in disaster recovery efforts

Building collaboration in the aftermath of a natural disaster is challenging (an understatement if there ever was one). In the January Third Thursday session, Certified SD Workshop Leader Rob O’Brian and Montanan…