Hospicing The Old, Midwifing The New...

Happy Thanksgiving friends!  Welcome to Work+T!  This month we outline the two loops model of change, the 'small and simple' role mindfulness can play in the process, and a few more 'experimental' approaches.  Enjoy!  All good things, Birju Regards, Birju

A Theory of Change: Two Loops

A perspective on meaning-making for our times. How it may be possible for old ways of thinking to exist in parallel with new, and how we may be agents of change regardless of where we stand in the system. Read Full Story »

Mindfulness in the Age of Complexity

An interview with Ellen Langer, one of the senior professors at Harvard, on her experiences studying mindfulness and its impact on leaders and companies. Read Full Story »

First, Let's Get Rid of the Bosses

In the journey of transition, organization structure may shift as well. Read the ups and downs of Zappos, the multi-billion dollar shoe company that decided to radically shake up their hierarchy for the sake of people development. Read Full Story »

Permaculture's Expansive View of Wealth

There are many ways to think of wealth. Approaches that lead to 'financialization' focus on 1 particular category of wealth. Read more about one regenerative approach in this interview with permaculturalist Ethan Roland. Read Full Story »

Be the Change

This week, engage with the active process of 'hospicing the old paradigm' as it relates to family activities.  How can you operate differently (link just for laughs!) in family interaction this year, to invite the next level of joy into the time, while simultaneously inviting small shifts at the edges?  If you try it out, please share stories!