All Blog Posts Tagged 'social' (4)

Decentralization and Human Development

I have been a zealous (some would say over-zealous!) proponent of networks and the application of network theory to the work of social change. I have been pushing and working for a radical rethink of our very approach to social transformation. I believe we have to move away from a model that is organization-centric into a mission-based model that maximizes the potential of decentralization. My vision calls for an approach that creates the conditions for the emergence of ideas, opportunities and… Continue

Added by Gibran Rivera on April 28, 2009 at 3:33pm — 1 Comment

“Pre-Planning” or “Readiness”

We were in a learning session the other day and I was amused when I heard Marianne Hughes, our Executive Director at the Interaction Institute for Social Change, refer to “back when it was still ok to talk about planning…” I appreciated her currency in the field, as well as the decades of experience she is able to bring to the table. Marianne was talking about how important it was to apply a “pre-planning phase” to any organizational change proce… Continue

Added by Gibran Rivera on April 16, 2009 at 4:31pm — No Comments

Some Reflections from Cairo

My first glance at the Nile was a casual look, it was in passing. I’ve only been in Cairo for a few hours and I like it. It has that megacity feel that I’ve experienced in other places, Sao Paulo for example, but it also has this other thing and I can’t quite put my finger on it. There is something about Cairo that says, “I’ve been around for a long, long time.” There is a warmth to the people that is particularly appealing, it is a welcoming place. My mind can’t help but flash back to my long… Continue

Added by Gibran Rivera on February 24, 2009 at 3:36pm — No Comments

A Taste of King's Truth

“I refuse to accept the view that mankind is so tragically bound to the starless midnight of racism and war that the bright daybreak of peace and brotherhood can never become a reality… I believe that unarmed truth and unconditional love will have the final word.” -Martin Luther King, Jr. In a world of hyper-marketing and overabundant information we can tend to become immune to the power of words – this is probably a good defense mechanism, something to protect ourselves against the myriad corp… Continue

Added by Gibran Rivera on February 8, 2009 at 4:49pm — No Comments

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