"We are the ones we have been waiting for"

An important task for leaders everywhere is to be continually scanning the horizon for innovative models that can be adapted and applied to our life and work at home. One of the most promising of these that has come to my attention recently is The Financial Permaculture Summit, pioneered by a coalition of permaculture designers from around the world in collaboration with local citizens from the rural co… Continue

Transition doesn't have all the answers. It doesn't pretend to. Nevertheless, I have found myself more and more lately in the strange position of trying to employment advice. Whether the unemployment rate is 9.7%, as the US Bureau of Labor Statistics reports, or higher, as others have argued, it is my experience that an enormous number of people are actively looking for work right now. One great source for information on new green jobs in Colorado that I recommend is… Continue

In preparation for the Deepening Community Leadership course, beginning this Sunday, August 30th, in Boulder, I have been offering a number of free introductory workshops on Otto Scharmer's Theory U. One of the exercises we have done in each of these workshops has been to brainstorm together what we see as the old paradigm of leadership, and what we are sensing is emerging… Continue

Many have expressed a desire lately to share more of our resources with each other. This is not only limited to books, but also includes videos, websites, farms, teachers, venues, methodologies, skills, insights, and experiences. Here is my present contribution to that conversation. We may be compiling a formal list of these later as Transition Colorado, but until then, please reply to this blog with all your favorites.

Money: Understanding and Creating Alternati… Continue

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It occurred to me this morning to share with you all a virtually unknown and understudied passage from Rob Hopkins' Transition Handbook. While few have paid much attention to the "Project Support Project Concept," it may be one of the most useful principles we can apply to our work. It not only distinguishes how a Transition Initiative is different from a commu… Continue