Creativity and insight are often found in the space between.
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Events
Cities have the capability of providing something for everybody, only because, and only when, they are created by everybody.
JANE JACOBS, The Death and Life of Great American Cities
We learn, we grow, and we are inspired when we purposefully gather.
The Humane Leadership Institute is based in intentional, connective, edifying one-on-one conversation. From this living foundation we build a variety of events to gather people committed to developing their own and our collective humane leadership capabilities. Continue reading Events
Tools
The mechanic that would perfect his work must first sharpen his tools.A leader depends on her ability to think clearly and creatively.
— CONFUCIUS
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Humanity
Basically, our organizations are groups of humans using a variety of tools and processes to produce something good in the world. We cannot escape that leaders are humans trying to help other humans in their pursuit of some goal.
We can try to augment, extend, and overcome our humanity, or we can seek to accept, enhance, leverage, and maybe even transcend our current conception of our humanity. Continue reading Humanity
Creative Self Emergence and Rilke’s Poetry
If we are lucky enough to move beyond our basic needs for safety and belonging, we can begin the process of earning the esteem of ourselves and others. A few lucky souls even get to move toward self actualization in Maslow’s model.
But, for many, leadership opportunities look like nurturing their own and other’s creative self emergence. Continue reading Creative Self Emergence and Rilke’s Poetry