Thinking about robots
In the biweekly call I’ve been running since I came to Greenpeace, we have some deep philosophical discussions. We start with something meta, and then… Read More »Thinking about robots
Learning
What storytellers can teach open leaders
Learning from great storytellers makes us better open leaders—as long as we understand what these roles have in common. People are natural storytellers. From the… Read More »What storytellers can teach open leaders
Greenpeace, the Open Organization and All Things Open 2016
Walking into the Red Hat Tower in Raleigh, North Carolina, I was feeling particularly upbeat. For over a year, I’ve been writing about open organizations… Read More »Greenpeace, the Open Organization and All Things Open 2016
Why I can’t wait to represent at All Things Open
In two short weeks (OMG!!), I’ll be attending All Things Open. The 3 main reasons why I’m excited: I will connect. All Things Open has… Read More »Why I can’t wait to represent at All Things Open
Using listening to show courage and break silos
In our biweekly call last week, we reminded ourselves that courage is incredibly personal and individual. We briefly discussed how the context a person is… Read More »Using listening to show courage and break silos
Supporters to Change Agents
Semantics play a big role in life. The words we use influence how we think. Words affect our thoughts on the people we’re trying… Read More »Supporters to Change Agents
Fearing Failure to Fearless Innovation
We were pleased to welcome some new faces to this week’s Community Call. We’ve been using this call to talk about the 7 Shifts Greenpeace… Read More »Fearing Failure to Fearless Innovation
Learning to understand social pressure
When we judge out loud (by writing, for example), we project morals and values. Social pressure is perceived. It happens when other people project their… Read More »Learning to understand social pressure
Introductory Ship’s Course
I’m just back from an activist training and generally awesome experience on the Greenpeace ship, the Arctic Sunrise. We sailed in the North Sea from… Read More »Introductory Ship’s Course
Social norms: “professionalism”
I’m not sure if it came from a guidance counselor or my parents or some sort of magical “install social norm” button, but somewhere along… Read More »Social norms: “professionalism”