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Leaders and teams

Moments from my work with leaders and teams—times when we could say, "This is when something opened, something important began to shift."

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Play connects a fragmented group

A day of playful creativity creates soil in which group appreciation and connection can grow.

Relationship before research

Connecting a 500-person design organization to the living realities of older adults. Before investing in big ideas, get in relationship.

Fresh perspective reveals fresh possibility

Moment of insight: modeling the "balcony view" of her situation helps a design executive realize her part in a difficult situation

Excavating the “why” of lost mojo

When designing an arc of group activities, I hope to foster conditions for honest moments like this.

The right question reframes the problem

Story of a day that revealed a "process issue" to be a matter of culture and relationship.

Listening changed the strategic question

How a "collective story harvest" connected a team to its constituents and reframed the strategic challenge.

The “What’s going on?” question

Do people disagree about what's needed and what's best to do? Making a common picture together can work wonders.

I often work through Fit Associates
I teach at SVA Design for Social Innovation

I live in Pittsburgh, PA, US
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