Back in November, I visited Muir Woods, a natural monument of coastal redwood trees near San Francisco, CA. The trophy I brought back with me was a giant sequoia tree in a can: a germination kit with starter soil, potting polystyrene, a plastic mini-greenhouse, and about seven seeds. Two seeds sprouted and grew about two […]
Life Skills: Non-defensive listening
Once upon a time, one of my mentors said to me, “When you hear something new, use the Three Heap method. “Heap 1 is for things you accept. “Heap 2 is for things you reject. “And Heap 3 is for things you don’t have enough info on, things you’re going to just hold for now.” […]
Writing from The Justice Conference
In popular culture, doing business is synonymous with taking action. Flip open a magazine about business or entrepreneurship and you’ll see articles and imagery about design scrums, mergers, stocks and sales, commercial transportation options, the best ways to expand, and ideal places to travel on your down time. Vacations, too, are framed in terms of […]