As 2016 becomes 2017…
In the end of the year summary tradition, I have revisited some of my most popular posts and some of those I have shared from other sites. In case you [...]
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Dec 2016
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Nov 2016
Using the Sustainable Development Goals as a Global Gateway
When I first started working on the concept of international engagement in the 1990’s it was a relatively uncommon concept. There were local, national and international organizations and they were [...]
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Oct 2016
Global work and travel
I gave a presentation recently on some tips for traveling and working globally. For most of the readers of this blog these will just be a reminder, for others there [...]
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Sep 2016
Exploring Social Innovation
Over the past decade the concept of innovation and social innovation have increased dramatically in usage and popularity. Google ‘innovation’ and over 500 million results come up; social innovation and [...]
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Aug 2016
From Youth Engagement to Youth Integration
In a previous blog post I wrote about the beginnings of the Civil Society and Testing Change (CS&TC) project. This post shares our experiences last month with our first [...]
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Jul 2016
Test It!
A Project to Test Operational Changes to Civil Society Organizations A couple of years ago, a small group started a global conversation around the dramatic operational changes that will be [...]
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May 2016
Global-Local Linkages
Last week I facilitated a roundtable on the topic of global-local linkages: how global trends are affecting our local work, and how we are learning to incorporate global perspectives better [...]
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Apr 2016
The Practice of Cultural Sensitivity
I have had a number of interactions recently that have me thinking about how the appreciation of and sensitivity to other cultures, the basis for effective partnerships, is a [...]
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Apr 2016
Operating effective organizations
Last week I was one of a number of multinational presenters at the first inaugural Middle East Association Congress. The event brought together a thoughtful and inquisitive group that explored [...]
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Mar 2016
Networking and Global Growth – Part #3
This is the third in a series of posts on how new approaches to networking are affecting the ways in which organizations grow their global footprint and impact. This post [...]