• It’s a matter of trust

    It’s clear that it’s a challenge to lead live, virtual conversations during a global pandemic — let alone make sense of the virus itself during those gatherings. The technology can be tenuous, your guests are far-flung, and you can’t see your audience. If that’s not enough to bolster your sense of uncertainty and vulnerability, you’re…

  • The show must go on: a month of events

    As we move into autumn in my part of the world, the pandemic endures — and VUCA (volatility, uncertainty, complexity, ambiguity) demands clarity of mind, body and spirit. I’ve been asked to help make sense of all of this through a multiplicity of gatherings, and I invite you to join me: Season 2 of my…

  • Mobilize innovation, reimagine agency!

    This storyteller and educator has spent the past two decades exploring the dynamic between humanity and technology. Six years ago, I recalibrated my graduate program from an almost-exclusive focus on the wonders of digital media to a “people first” emphasis on the relational currency of trust and collective action — with tech in a supporting-role,…

  • Built it and they came — now let it go

    Knowing when to let go — and to whom to let it go — can be an act of leadership. I titled my 2015 TEDx talk, “Why I drop the mic.” I’ve departed from some roles decisively, sometimes unceremoniously, but always with an eye to the road ahead. I now drop that mic slowly and…