The Compass We’ve Ignored: Kate Raworth, Doughnut Economics, and the Intelligence Gap in Community Development
A Conversation That Wouldn’t Leave Me Alone I’ve been following Kate Raworth’s work for years. Long before Doughnut Economics became a reference point in policy circles and business schools, her 2012 Oxfam paper landed differently for me than most economic writing did and not because it offered a perfect prescription, but because it asked better […]
The Risk Alignment Advantage: Turning “Gut Feeling” into Strategic Clarity
We’ve all been in that room. A major decision is on the table; a new policy, a significant investment, or a shift in departmental strategy. On the surface, everyone is looking at the same data. But beneath the surface, a completely different conversation is happening. One person sees a “calculated move.” Another sees a “reckless […]
From Commander to Curator: The New Mandate for Systemic Leadership
We are currently witnessing the collapse of the “Hero Leader.” For decades, our businesses, political institutions, and communities have been built on the “Great Man Theory”—the idea that a single, charismatic genius at the top can solve any problem through sheer will and top-down command. But in the face of today’s “polycrisis”—a tangle of interconnected […]