I live on an island (Vancouver Island) surrounded by ocean. Oceans make up over 70% of the Earth’s surface. Our proximity to this abundant resource is obvious. The energy-giving capacity of that resource is less clear. To better understand what that capacity is, the West Coast Wave Collaboration Project (WCWCP) kicked-off in June 2009. This […]
Archives for January 2010
West Coast Wave Collaboration Project: An innovative cross-sector partnership
January 25, 2010 by · Leave a Comment
Be a better mediator: 5 jazz learning techniques worth investing in
January 18, 2010 by · 7 Comments
Jazz is America’s music. It roots are in America. Two things I always liked about jazz. One; the swing rhythm, identifiable in the music of Benny Goodman, Count Basie, and many others, always gave me a high. Two; jazz has long been associated with social justice. That sold it for me! Earlier in my […]
A framework for values-based Appropriate Dispute Resolution (ADR)
January 13, 2010 by · 3 Comments
What would a values-based Appropriate Dispute Resolution (ADR) framework look like, in an organization? Recently I listened in on a conversation between 3 well-known mediators/bloggers, Amanda Bucklow, Tammy Lenski,and Diane Levin on the topic of values-based fees in the mediation and ADR world. I’ve also being part of some recent conversations in my local Values-Based […]
Rakunks, Hybrid Jobs, Learning Agents, and other speculations on the future
January 11, 2010 by · 1 Comment
Just finished reading Margaret Atwood‘s new book The Year of the Flood, what Atwood describes as speculative fiction. She is one of my favourite writers, a Booker Prize winner, and still writing incredible stories at the age of 70! Most of the Flood story takes place in the dystopic near future, in which there aren’t […]
