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Category: Where Genius Grows

  • Respecting and Appreciating Diversity — Interview

    “Life is filled with great diversity. You see it all through nature. When we as people take the opportunity to respect and appreciate the diversity that we have as humans, we have the power to build a better and more just society.” — Angela Hayes Angela Hayes is the owner of Collins Hayes Management and…

  • Believing in a Wellspring of Humanity — Interview

    “I always like to say ‘Stay vocal, stay local,’ that focusing on the issues in your most immediate community . . . it never seems to get the recognition it deserves but it’s always the most transformative role that we can play in our society.” —Albert Cahn Albert Cahn serves as the legal director for…

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    Doing the Best We Can — Interview

    “We all do the best we can. And I think whatever someone decides to do is the right step for them. But speaking out does have an impact. And I know that sharing my story brought comfort to many women, brought accountability to one man in particular, got legislation passed, and I think served as…

  • Learning to Be Authored — Interview

    Most of us don’t have literacy — we weren’t trained in school to be literate — in the language of transformation, in the basic math and ABCs of transformation. So how do I learn to listen to my silent thoughts and feelings and track them down to core assumptions that are actually limiting? That if…

  • Passing the Equal Rights Amendment — Interview

    One of the things that will be incredibly important this year, in 2018, is everyone’s action to vote. And to vote out the people who don’t support our issues and vote in the people who do. Because this year has really shown people that politics touches your life, whether or not you like it. It…

  • Walking Away from Money — Interview

    Everybody’s going to have to do tax planning now. At least for the first year or two — to see what, if anything, they can do to reduce their tax obligation. Even if they’re going to get a savings automatically, just from being who they are with the tax laws the way they’re going to…

  • Fostering an Engaged Citizenry — Interview

    A democracy cannot function if you basically have a political civil war: The sense that politics is a zero-sum game, where one side loses everything and the other wins everything, and it’s all about winning against the other side. That can bring you political wins for a certain amount of time, but it doesn’t stabilize…

  • Building Adaptive Capacity — Interview

    Do we want to build a secure and resilient system for powering . . . our country? And do we want to attack the biggest challenge of collective action in the course of human civilization? And those are the two questions that we have to answer. — Michael Wu Michael Wu is the founder and…

  • Taking Faith Hostage — Interview

    “Take a look at the mirror. Reflect on the values and the traditions that have brought what I would call the Transatlantic Civilization into existence as a civilization that has ensured individual rights and liberties and economic success to billions of people around the world.” — Dr. Aykan Erdemir Dr. Aykan Erdemir is a senior…

  • Developing Public Sector Leadership — Interview

    There ought to be room for joy in the workplace. There ought to be room for experiencing the joy that comes from working collaboratively with others: feeling that joy, celebrating that joy, acknowledging that joy. It turns the daily slog into . . . joy. That doesn’t exist without collaboration. So maybe getting started down…