Appreciative Inquiry is a process of organizational development and change developed by a man named David Cooperider, a Professor at Case Western Reserve Business School in Cleveland, Ohio. The basic idea is that humans—and importantly the organizations and systems they create—respond more actively and … read more.
What do we say and do after the feast? After we have said “thanks” and offered up gratitude what do we do next? What comes after the feast?
When I was an undergraduate student in religious studies I had a professor who would mark a paper down whenever an “S” word was used. He claimed that words like spirit, spirituality, and sacred have so many different meanings that we often don’t know what we … read more.
Liminal times, transition times, borderland times can be times of great creativity. So much of our lives these past few months have been lived in the space between what was and what is yet to be. This is also true of the time in the … read more.
So much of what we learned about the history of our nation has turned out to be a false narrative. How do we go about unlearning what we have been taught and learn more expansive ways of understanding and honoring our real history?
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In the Jewish tradition the days between Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year, and Yom Kippur, the Day of Atonement, are referred to as the “Days of Awe”. It is a time to both celebrate the sweetness of life … read more.
