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In the Wake of Violence, Notes On Power, Powerlessness, and Voice

April 23, 2013 0 Comments
In the Wake of Violence, Notes On Power, Powerlessness, and Voice

Understanding power differently, as something accessible within each of us (not to be found elsewhere), does not mean we will find the answers to our problems alone, that any one individual has the answer or solution, or that we must go it alone in our work or activism. It does mean we must listen more closely to ourselves as individuals and then use our voices in service of what Martin Luther King called “the beloved community”.

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Making Women’s Leadership Work Visible, Starting New Conversations

April 16, 2013 0 Comments
Making Women’s Leadership Work Visible, Starting New Conversations

I’ve decided to join the team at Take The Lead because to me this is a project within the larger, often blurry field of “women’s leadership” that seeks to make visible all of the ways women are already moving forward. The idea being that we are at a unique turning point in history, and that although we can’t always see the movement happening, we know it is happening and we must work with all of those places where we feel new strength and energy.

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Developing Capability for Lean Learning Through Open Space Conversations

March 30, 2013 0 Comments
Developing Capability for Lean Learning Through Open Space Conversations

When you let lean community members decide what they want to talk about, and provide a useful structure to help contain those conversations, it’s incredible how quickly people identify key questions and get right to the heart of the matter.

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