Ecosystem Building

Looking to elevate their startup ecosystems, mid-sized cities often turn to events and conferences as a way to draw attention, entrepreneurs, capital, and talent. Perhaps the most well-known and successful event that employs this method is South By Southwest (SXSW). Last week, I attended my fifth SXSW, and although there…

Today, I reflect back to 2018 when things with my business seemed to be at a slow crawl. I found that most of my time, passion and energy was committed to the non-profit side of my work and I faced barriers when attempting to obtain training contracts on the for-profit…

What got me writing this edition is the question raised in the title “Is Business Process Management relevant?” by a work colleague of mine. He related to the topic of Business Process Management as a lot of lip in Corporates without seriously interfering with “Business as Usual”. I have worked…

How Communities of Support for Entrepreneurs Can Help Fuel Equitable Economic Development — Project DEEP (Developing Equitable Economies Program) aims to disrupt the status quo in entrepreneurship and investing and unlock equitable wealth creation for underrepresented entrepreneurs and investors. …

Creating Partnerships to Democratize Access to Methods and Tools for Planetary Healing and Civilizational Regeneration — Ecosystem organizing means organizing with people you disagree with on many levels. Yet you find some way of discovering common ground and reframing things in ways that resonate with them. The main shift is how we make all that happen; it has to do with decentering. We need to know…

Introduction Self-realization is a complex and multifaceted concept that has been widely discussed in the field of humanistic psychology, philosophy, and ecology. Traditionally, self-realization has been associated with individual growth and development, emphasizing the importance of personal fulfillment and self-actualization. However, the ecosophical viewpoint challenges this individualistic approach by emphasizing…

Many of my family members and close friends have commented that I can be quite long-winded. That’s probably because I find it difficult to process my thoughts. Perhaps writing would force me to do so. I’ve actually contemplated writing a few times before, but thought otherwise for many reasons, one…