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Exploring the KOAN method: A Bolder Vision

Exploring the KOAN method: A Bolder Vision

Today’s challenges require solutions that our current systems and organizations are not designed to produce repeatedly or reliably. Creating conditions where purpose-driven, authentic leaders can thrive requires us to cultivate a new approach — one that is both possible and within reach.

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Embracing Empathy to HEAL

Embracing Empathy to HEAL

Organizations, systems, and communities have legacies that can keep us mired in old patterns. The HEAL mantra helps us explore the past with curiosity and care so that we can build a better tomorrow.

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The Power of CARE: Reflections on Mental Health Awareness Month

The Power of CARE: Reflections on Mental Health Awareness Month

During this Mental Health Awareness Month, perhaps the most important thing we can do is understand the prevalence of mental illness. The last few years have been stressful for all of us. For those living with anxiety or depression, or who have experienced extreme isolation, the impacts of the pandemic are more pronounced. According to the National Alliance on Mental Illness, 1 in 5 Americans experience mental illness; for 1 in 20 Americans, that experience is severe.

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Generation Carbon: Earth-friendly, back-to-school resource for families, kids, and educators

Generation Carbon: Earth-friendly, back-to-school resource for families, kids, and educators

Are you looking for back-to-school activities that can get your kids and students engaged all year long? The best-selling book, Carbon Almanac: It’s Not Too Late, released a version of the book for kids called Generation Carbon: It’s Time to Start. This book is not just perfect for kids; parents and educators will also enjoy reading and sharing this easy to digest book about the role we all play in climate change. Better yet, the book is designed to be ready BY kids TO the grown-ups in their lives!

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The Role of Space-based Technologies in Healthcare on Earth

The Role of Space-based Technologies in Healthcare on Earth

In April of 2020, Integrated Work had the honor of partnering with the International Space University to develop a virtual offering that would fill the gap left by not being able to offer their regular summer program on campus in Strasbourg, France. The findings from the work that the cohort of nearly 90 space-professionals from all over the world accomplished, focused on the role of space-based technologies in addressing and remediating health crises on earth, were recently published in Nature Medicine. 

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Mission Matters, But Are You Stuck?

Mission Matters, But Are You Stuck?

While we guide individuals to lead with purpose, we often send these folks back into systems that haven’t really evolved to support new ways of thinking and being. Download CEO Jennifer Simpson’s thought-provoking piece “Amplify Your Impact: Making the Most of Mission-Driven Leadership” to learn about an organizing model that helps leaders deliver on their vision.

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