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Thoughts on strategic thinking in our current crisis

There is much debate in my circles about how to respond to the the current crisis in democracy and our social fabric. I’m sensing some patterns among independent approaches being promoted separately. In this post, I attempt an initial overview of these and the necessity to validate all of them, …

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An inspiring example of seeking to live one’s values

In this post I share a report from a long-time friend who has a unique way of working to live her values …

Taking a step back from the hot stories of what just happened

I sometimes philosophically joke that the ultimate truth in the universe – the most important thing to know in all circumstances – …

Co-intelligent New Years Resolutions? 11 Ways to Speak to People Who Disagree

Here are some great ways that we – me definitely included – can change our ways towards greater co-intelligence. – Tom 11 …

Large-scale collective sense-making processes (Sense-making – Part 5)

I’ve long advocated the use of multiple processes in public and stakeholder engagements so that synergies among them can be tapped. Recently …

Generating Peace on Earth and Goodwill Towards Everyone

I share with you three seemingly unrelated things that actually have everything to do with each other and all of which I …

What does “making sense” mean? (Sense-making – Part 4)

The phrase “it makes sense” has a lot going on in it, most of which we don’t pay much attention to… and …

More juicy Inquiries into sense-making (Sense-making – Part 3)

In the previous two posts in this “sense-making” series (here and here) I shared several earlier articles on this subject that I …

News on my 2020 work and a request for support

I share below some of what I’ve been up to, especially new inquiries arising around my wise democracy vision, including the nature …

Why is it so hard to make sense of what’s happening? (Sense-making – Part 2)

There are dozens of reasons why it is so hard to make sense of what’s happening. Here I offer two comprehensive resources …

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