Author: Deborah Hartmann Preuss

  Phew! I got so much momentum going in December, that it unexpectedly took me ’til New Year’s day to wind down! Now, I am finally getting the creative...

Ready for an experiment? Fold a single sheet into a one-week gratitude journal for a friend or for yourself!

During a working session on values, my business partner Steve Holyer introduced me to this delight from his childhood home: lagniappe, a Cajun word for an "unexpected something extra;"...

Two dear friends send me this quote this week, and I’m really thankful, as I’d heard it before, but didn’t know where it came from or where to find...

A coach learns to "dance" ... and not with what's planned! And so in January I danced with fatigue, coughing, and pain instead of with Wordpress and conference submissions!...

I've been looking for a Values exercise to share with you. I thought I'd found it with the Kouzes and Posner card deck... but was disappointed to find many...

"A circle of chairs" does not an Open Space make! I have experienced a number of formats that mix together Open Space and traditional conference practices. Does it matter?...

In the Greek myth, Sisyphus was compelled to roll an immense boulder up a hill every day, only to see it roll back down every night. If this sounds...

"For organizations that need collaborative learning and breakthrough thinking in order to create a sustainable future, asking 'questions that matter' is a core process for value creation..." I am so...

… but I didn’t know just how Canadian ’til I emigrated to Germany. It’s been 4 years, and when people ask me

TBD is a commonly-seen English acronym, a place holder for what is to come: To Be Determined. I think it summarizes beautifully the emergent nature of the Stoos Network,...