Blog posts by Al

Sam Sullivan – Becoming Visible 2011 – Greeting Fluency

Sam Sullivan is a serial social inventor.   He is the Alexander Graham Bell of the disability sector who has now turned his curiosity and creativity to the civic sector. He has created more organizations than anyone I know.  More impressive, … Read More

Delyse Sylvester – Becoming Visible 2011 – Making Change Through Tri-Sector Partnerships

Delyse Sylvester is Director of Community with Ashoka's Changemakers.  Changemakers is a remarkable vehicle for convening people using an on line platform and mobilizing their creativity to solve tough problems.  In this context she was called to lead a Changemakers … Read More

Karim Harji – Becoming Visible 2011 – Increased Opportunities for Youth in Social Finance

Get used to this name, Karim Harji.  You'll be hearing and seeing a lot more of him in the years to come.  Karim is a leading example of a group of emerging leaders in the 'social finance' community in Canada.  … Read More

David Roche – Becoming Visible 2011 – Your Own True Beauty

David Roche has performed in the Clinton White House, at PLAN Institute's annual Thinking Like a Movement retreat on the Sunshine Coast of British Columbia and around the world.  He is a natural teacher and natural story teller.  Natural because … Read More

Cairine MacDonald – Becoming Visible 2011 – Love and Leadership

Cairine MacDonald has worked in community development, education, non profits and business.  Now she brings that rich experience to government.  We met and worked together when she was Deputy Minister, Housing and Social Development.  I gained insight and respect for … Read More

John Mighton – Becoming Visible in 2011 – Rising to our Children’s Potential

John Mighton was one of the fifty-eight who responded to my question: What would you like to become visible in 2011? John is an award winning playwright, author, mathematician, occasional movie actor and founder of JUMP.  John has a wise … Read More

Peter Block – Becoming Visible, 2011 – A Shift in Economic Thinking

Peter Block is a well known author (Flawless Consulting; The Answer to How is Yes; Community: The Structure of Belonging ) and consultant.  If you spend time with him, you'll experience an endless stream of admirers lined up to let … Read More

Jacques Dufresne – Becoming Visible 2011 – Totalitarian Ignorance

Jacques Dufresne's response to my question, What would you like to become more visible in 2011? was immediate. Ignorance!  He would like us to see the danger in an ignorance that is proud of itself and which, in the hands … Read More

Becoming Visible – the 2011 Collection

On February 16th I posted the updated collection adding new essays by Allyson Hewitt, Budd Hall, Cheryl Rose, Ilse Treurnicht and John Restakis. When you download the document below it will contain the revised of collection of 63 essay. What … Read More

Richard Bridge – Becoming Visible in 2011 – Old Rural Wisdom

Richard Bridge is a respondent to my question: What would you like to become more visible in 2011? Richard is one of a handful of experts in charity, non-profit law in Canada. (www.lawyerforcharities.ca)  He has applied his multiple talents to … Read More