• Story: Capital, Story: Currency

    I’ve endeavored to put ourselves at the locus of Seattle’s highly collaborative energy, with this grandiose concept to establish our place in the world as the “story capital.” It’s founded in the notion that even as we create and engage differently here, it’s an approach that can be shared with others as we fearlessly tackle…

  • More Obi-Wan than Luke? My methodology for guiding the next generation

    I realize that my once-emerging role as mentor is now a full-time endeavor. I can see what kind of impact I might have on those who seek transformation in their own lives. So I’ve taken care in developing a methodology to guiding those who ask me for advice. I always ask them the same two…

  • My high tech/fashion checklist for high stakes performances

    I’ve spent so much of this year on-stage. As it’s all about a high-wire, high energy performance, what I take up there to support me, I take seriously. I’ve chosen my gear very carefully. Now as the year closes, my latest recent keynote session has confirmed my configuration, which is worth sharing for those who…

  • Geek Heresy! Our 2015/16 Common Book, my new show and why I got an e-bike

    In keeping with a growing tradition of energizing our incoming master’s students’ neurons, we’ve chosen “Geek Heresy: Rescuing Social Change from the Cult of Technology” as our Common Book for the 2015/16 academic year. Upon closer examination, choosing Kentaro Toyama’s remarkable manifesto makes complete sense: at its heart, our unique graduate program seeks to inspire…