Most people don’t like going to city planning meetings. But what if the planning could happen on a softball field? Photos by Teddy Leinbach In the small town of San…
Planning Through Play: A Collaborative Process in San Luis Read More »
Generation Wild is on a mission to rewild kids and get them to experience all the benefits Mother Nature provides. A whole network of coalitions across the state is breaking
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Overview What does it take to hold an event that can include a diverse group of people? Different people have different needs—sometimes they’re even conflicting…so how do we create meaningful
Inclusive Community Event Checklist Read More »
A new teammate at the Canopy recently asked me about the term we use “transferring capacity”—we even have a neat graphic to explain how we believe that our role is
Community Capacity to Shift Paradigms Read More »
“I have burnt out severely several times in the past years…and recovered.” When I heard Dean Spade utter these words in a video over the winter break, my whole body
Breaking the Cycle of Burnout: Practices for Endurance Read More »
If anyone knows how to get their hands dirty, it’s the folks at Pueblo Food Project (PFP). Whether they are growing food in untraditional places, helping new food entrepreneurs grow
Pueblo Food Project: Embracing Decay in the Cycles of Coalitions Read More »
Overview A fishbowl is a method for dialogue that creates a smaller space for conversation within a larger group. It is designed to have a deeper discussion between a few
Overview The acronym RACI refers to four different roles: Responsible, Accountable, Consulted, and Informed. It is a tool that helps define roles, delegate tasks, and hold one another accountable. Whether
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As we move through our Leadership Emergence process, we are constantly standing at the edge of something new, wondering if we’re ready to release the old structures that have held
Loosen Your Grip: Surrendering control through Leadership Emergence Read More »