

Onagawa: Building A Resilient Community
In mid-April of 2011 I traveled to Onagawa, a town of 10,000 on Japan’s northeast coast. On March 11, 2011, at 2:46 in the afternoon
In mid-April of 2011 I traveled to Onagawa, a town of 10,000 on Japan’s northeast coast. On March 11, 2011, at 2:46 in the afternoon
I sit here at my keyboard feeling both broken-hearted and still angry tonight. Hide Enomoto and I have been co-hosting a learning journey to Fukushima
Just Back from Japan… I’m back in Spokane, my final trip to Japan this year complete. Much to share! There are ongoing challenges in the
Let’s get a more complete view of what’s important. I really want to highlight an excellent piece of work. Please take the time to read
I’ve just spent 8 out of the last 10 days in Future Sessions with people from all over Japan — Fukushima, Tokyo, Kyoto, Shikoku, Kyushu.
In April I was one of the keynote speakers for the STIA+ conference in Seattle. The video of my presentation, at the left, arrived today
I had very interesting night on March 7th! I was asked to speak at TEDxTokyo Teachers on Learning Resilience. The presentation, itself, was a
A thoughtful weekend… I’ve just returned from a weekend in Fukushima. I was with a small group of social activists. We all knew each other. We
What an amazing couple of days. As usual, I didn’t know what was going to happen. My friend Honda-san had said, let’s go visit the
I’ve been back in Japan for almost two weeks. My last trip of the year. Most of my work this time is learning and planning.
I didn’t realize until I wrote the date in this blog that today is the anniversary. Just a year ago I arrived in Minamisoma with
This afternoon I stood on the seawall five miles north of the Fukushima Nuclear Power Plants. A lovely fall day. I began a loving kindness