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Altruism And Giving Circle Leadership with Katherine Readey Chilcote

12/3/2015

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Katherine Readey Chilcote, Co-Founder, Cleveland Colectivo, is passionate about civic enterprise to accelerate change in cities. Bringing corporate experience and business development skills, Katherine addresses the role of altruism and giving circle leadership to advance creative enterprise in Cleveland, Ohio.

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Dreamwork and Social Evolution with Nicole McGee, Co-Founder, Cleveland Colectivo

12/2/2015

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Nicole McGee, Artist and Entrepreneur, is a Co-Founder and recipient of Cleveland Colectivo giving circle capital. Nicole shares how she engaged with a community of like-minded entrepreneurs in 2004 who wanted to invest in local creative enterprise for city wide impact and the resulting success she experiences today.

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Cleveland Colectivo Collaborates For Mutual Success

11/30/2015

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A brief article about a Northeast Ohio USA giving circle model, The Cleveland Colectivo, and it's practice of partnering with regional organizations for mutual success and sustainability. 

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Shifting My Stance on Racism – How Listening to Racism is Changing the Way I Think

11/8/2015

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In matters of humanity, there's often no easy solution for situations affected by social complexity. How dialogue and listening revealed a simple, but powerful insight into the distinction between prejudice and racism, leading this author to examine personal assumptions.

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Three Regional Goals That Advance Youth Living In Poverty To Careers

11/1/2015

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Learn how leadership and volunteerism supported by technology tools can catalyze regional workforce development and accelerate education to careers. A post by Daniel F. Bassill, Founder, The Tutor/Mentor Connection.

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Paradigm Shift In Personal Energy Production

10/20/2015

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A perspective on the rise of "Soft Power", a phenomenon​ propelled by billions of human networks throughout the world seeking economic efficiency, and the ongoing human and planetary costs of legacy hard power development. 

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"The Tomato Story" And Shifting From Scarcity To Abundance In Half A Day

10/16/2015

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A brief story about how any individual or group of people can catalyze transformative change by disregarding limiting beliefs of comparison and remaining focused on who you are and what you know.

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Transforming Collaboration For Community Growth At YES, AND. . .PHILLY

10/7/2015

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The Yes, And. . . Philly group invites and attracts people from the greater Philadelphia area who care about making a positive difference in their communities. The group uses various methods including Liberating Structures, Visual Communication, and Story, to almost immediately transform collaboration, and create new relationships and better outcomes together.  

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Organizing For Growth In Community And Economic Development

9/14/2015

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Dennis Coughlin, Co-Founder and Director of I-Open, describes the operational design of I-Open for growth in community and economic development.

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A Short Story About Brainstorming

8/27/2015

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Cavana Faithwalker's thoughtful analysis on brainstorming, We've Got A Problem Bring Out The Fine China, brings to mind a similar story about my own experience as a facilitator assisting community change.

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Engaging The Community In New Ways 

8/27/2015

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This story outlines how groups of individuals can strengthen engagement to generate transformative solutions and self-directed, empowered communities.

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We've Got A Problem Bring Out The Fine China

8/26/2015

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Why is brainstorming rolled out like fine china for special occasions?  Suppose brainstorming was the new problem solving? Let’s rethink the brainstorm definition and see what can be used daily.

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How Are Social Sector Leaders Created? Are They Born With Passion? Or Does it Grow With Experience?

6/2/2015

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A life story by Daniel F. Bassill, President, Tutor Mentor Institute and Director, I-Open about melding corporate leadership and tutor mentoring to radically change people's lives.

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Reflections on Beekeeping and Hivemind

5/28/2015

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It is said that without bees, there's no environment. A story of some of the beekeeping concepts and metaphors which can be useful to expand thinking in and about human organisations.

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Our Innovation Imperative: Strategic Investment In Arts Education in Ohio

5/19/2015

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Arts education in Ohio has just had a blow. Recently, the State Board of Education agreed to allow art, music and drama to become an ancillary offering by our public school system.

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