Art of Hosting
Why Hosting Is Harder than Leading
We have become so remarkably accustomed to a form of leadership that comes from the top. Why? Well, because it is easier for everybody. It
Peter Pula
December 23, 2016
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Healers
Healers Today!
I graduated from medical school in 1981, giving me now nearly 35 years of experience as a physician. My medical school was very focused on
Marc Parnes
February 8, 2016
Case Stories
Building Now: High River, Alberta, Canada
Small communities can be amazing and High River, Alberta, Canada is at the top of my list right now. I’ve been with people in community
Bob Stilger
January 18, 2016
Case Stories
A Design Narrative for Three Days
Last week I worked with my partner Teresa Posakony, three good people from The Athena Group — Faith Trimble, Paul Horton, Steve Byers, and one
Tenneson Woolf
September 26, 2015
New Stories
Art of Hosting in the Philippines
About a year and a half ago, New Stories Team Member Valmae Rose introduced me to Juan Kanapi, Jr. It was just after the devastating Typoon Haiyan and
Bob Stilger
April 17, 2015
Cultivating Resilience
Last week I was at an inspiring meeting in the Santa Cruz Mountains. A dozen of us gathered from different parts of the US to
Bob Stilger
April 5, 2012
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
Further Reflections on Participatory Leadership Training In Zimbabwe
My previous blog from our late September training on the Art of Participatory Leadership told part of the story. A week later, further reflections came
Bob Stilger
October 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
The Art of a True Move
I first met Arawana Hayashi in the summer of 2004 at the Shambhala Authentic Leadership Institute (now ALIA — www.aliainstitute.org). It was my first time
Bob Stilger
March 13, 2011
Being Present in Roppongi
So last week we invited 60 or so people to do something unusual in Roppongi. A few blocks away from the Japanese Parliament and on
Bob Stilger
December 27, 2010
