Can Applied Social Science Solve Important Problems? We'll See.
There's a move afoot to dramatically increase spending in the United States on social science research. Right...
The Consensus Building Approach
Fri, 12/26/2014
Artists As New Partners in Community Development
My daughter, Lily, described to me how she feels as an artist when urban developers use her as a way to gain attention for their...
Fri, 12/19/2014
Winning at Win-Win Negotiation
One of my colleagues is quite upset that I have been talking about winning at win-win negotiation. He views the inclusion of this idea in the subtitle...
Sat, 12/13/2014
What's the right thing to do when you are really angry about what's happening in America?
Students are marching in the streets to protest the...
Sat, 11/29/2014
Retire Already! Why?
In a recent article in the Chronicle of Higher Education, Laurie Fendrich, a professor of drawing and painting at Hofstra University, charged that anyone who holds on to a university appointment beyond age 65 is selfish and greedy....
Mon, 11/10/2014
What is a Devising Seminar? And how is it being used to address the risks facing Arctic Fisheries?
Arctic sea ice is retreating. This is creating new opportunities to explore and...
Sun, 06/15/2014
Social Venture Capitalists, Where Are You?
I was reading yet another story about the impact that venture capital companies are having on the economy of Boston. Good (scientific and...
Mon, 05/05/2014
Preparing for Climate Change Requires Collective Risk Management (CRM)
If I told you that your coastal city will probably face rising sea levels, more very hot summer days, and...
Thu, 04/24/2014
You've Got to Go Slow to Go Fast
[On the occasion of the twentieth anniversary of the Consensus Building Institute, April, 2014]
I don’t like to put things off. I’m...
Fri, 02/28/2014
(Bi-partisan) Legislative Decision-making
Originally posted: January 6th 2009
Credit Pablo Martinez Monsivais
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