How the spotted owl can save us October 1, 2012 | Expressive Change | Warren Nilsson & Tana Paddock | 14 Comments If expressive change or The Giving Field was the first big ah-ha for us, the second was something we might call “the experiential turn.” If we want to create a social change dynamic rooted in the actual lived experiences of the people who make up our organizations, it makes sense that, no matter what specific […] Read More Is democracy an enemy of nature? January 27, 2015 | Expressive Change | Tana Paddock| No Comments Are the environmental challenges we face as a planet too urgent and pervasive to be effectively dealt with through democratic means? I was surprised to read that in the wider circles of global environmental discourse, the implied (and occasionally directly expressed) response to this question is increasingly ‘yes’. Andrew Stirling, in his powerful essay ‘Emancipating Transformations’, sheds light on […] Read More
