Bob
Emergent Strategy
Recently, I was having a conversation with good friends Kathy Coffey from Leadership Snohomish County, Deb Needham from the City of Renton Emergency Services and
Bob Stilger
May 26, 2021
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Bob
Facing Reality, Not Fixing Problems
We cannot “fix” the coronavirus. It is here. To be sure, there are many things we can do to mitigate the speed with which the virus spreads. I’m deeply appreciative of the many announcements helping us learn what we can do. This is a zoonotic virus, meaning it is one spread from animals to humans. This virus is anything but random. It is a direct consequence of the choices those of us with money have been making to consume, consume and then consume some more. The idea that happiness is a commodity that can be purchased by having and spending lots of money is an idea disproven time and time again.
Bob Stilger
March 11, 2020
Bob
An Interview About Building Community
What does it take to build community? Bob Stilger shares some of his ideas in the context of building a Cohousing community in Spokane, Washington, his home for the past 46 years.
Bob Stilger
June 28, 2019
Ordinary People
Pausing as I write the phrase, ordinary people…. What’s really true is that I am just blown away. I’ve spent the last three days meeting
Bob Stilger
November 12, 2011
Profiles of Courage in Zimbabwe
More than a thousand years ago, they came from the north of Africa, leaving the violence and seeking peace. They came and they settled in
Bob Stilger
October 2, 2011
Stepping Into New Possibilities in Japan
In a week I’ll be headed back to my beloved Japan. What will I find there? Community. Friends and family. Colleagues. Grief. Destruction. Possibility. Fear.
Bob Stilger
March 28, 2011
Collaboration: Essential Ingredient for Resilience
A new insight emerged – as it usually does – in a conversation between friends. Bob has been a long time sparring partner for me
Tatiana Glad
March 23, 2011
Quaking in Japan
My heart reaches out to Japan wondering what I can do to help. How do I witness this disaster from a distance in a way
Bob Stilger
March 13, 2011
Bob Stilger
December 26, 2010
Reflecting Kiyosato Art of Hosting
We met a couple of nights ago in Tokyo to reflect on the recent Art of Hosting in Kiyosato (see earlier blog). After almost four
Bob Stilger
December 17, 2010
Always Remember to Host the Whole!
Like a trip down a water slide, the Art of Hosting at Kiyosato, Japan began and then, quickly, was complete. Whew! Our second one this
Bob Stilger
December 2, 2010
Tadaima!
That’s what is said in Japan when one returns home. “I’m back, I’ve been out in the world and I am back.” ただいま. And that is
Bob Stilger
January 31, 2010
