Dialogue

Denial Runs Deep

By March 8, 2011

March 8, 2011 By Les Adler “Denial ain’t just a river in Egypt.” – Mark Twain “How often it is that the angry man rages denial of what his inner self is telling him.” – Frank Herbert I want to expand on a point made in CJ Callen’s excellent post last month about the powerful…

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Shelbyville Multimedia: Why the “It’s Complicated” Relationship is Often the Best Kind

By February 22, 2011

February 22, 2011 By Maikiko James, Active Voice Program Manager For the last decade, Active Voice has built its portfolio of work around stories of immigration, an issue that becomes increasingly polarized while solutions seem to be dimming. With Shelbyville Multimedia, we’ve embarked upon our most ambitious and challenging project on the subject to date….

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The Power of Vulnerability

By February 16, 2011

By John Esterle Recently, someone sent me the link to this TED talk by Brene Brown. Then, just a couple of days later, someone played it to end a meeting I was in. Hmmmm. Curious to see how things start to get passed around and manifest in the world. So, I thought I’d do my…

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Play like it Matters: Why Words Mean (A lot)

By February 8, 2011

By CJ Callen Rosencrantz: What are you playing at? Guildenstern: Words. Words. They’re all we have to go on. — Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead by Tom Stoppard Words matter and strike at the heart of what it means to engage in respectful dialogue with others. Alas, respectful dialogue remains elusive in our Hollywood black…

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Is it a strategy? An outcome? A tool? It’s a Network!

By February 2, 2011

By Pia Infante February 2, 2011 From the Hollywood hit The Social Network to the recently published non-profit “how to” guide The Networked Nonprofit, it’s clear that in the private, public, and philanthropic sectors – we are abuzz about the power of networks. Particularly social networks. I had the opportunity a few days ago, at…

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