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061917
June 19, 2017  |  By Deborah Nankivell  |  In News Notes, Partner Organizations

Real Collaboration: Difficult But Worth It

The attempt at working together can have many faces: monkey pile on a symptom (a shallow version of collective action); a Band-Aid when a blood transfusion is needed (ineffective at best, but can actually do more harm in the long run); or a deep, reflective analysis of a complex, intractable issue to avoid unintended consequences. In […]

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elevate
June 2, 2017  |  By Deborah Nankivell  |  In News Notes, Partner Organizations, Uncategorized

Elevate California – California 2017 Economic Summit

We are seeing the same themes and conversations happening everywhere we look… Complex problems require a new way of thinking and acting together. (Systems approach to intractable issues) We are all connected. (“What affects one directly, affects all indirectly.” – Martin Luther King, Jr.) Solutions to social, environmental and economic challenges are interdependent. (Triple-bottom-line) As […]

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soulnation
May 7, 2017  |  By John Minkler  |  In All Posts, Partner Organizations, Reflections

The Soul of Our Nation

Seventeen years ago, the CA Superintendent of Public Schools, Delaine Easton warned that “we are fighting for the soul of our nation.” The integrity of our republic, the rule of law and our democratic institutions will break down if we don’t re-establish the core American values and ideals that were given to us by the […]

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apprenticeship
May 7, 2017  |  By Ami Davis  |  In News Notes, Partner Organizations, Programs

Apprenticeships: Human Capital Investment Best Practice

Many regional manufacturing companies are faced with tough attrition issues right now. With high turnover, an aging workforce or any of the other myriad challenges causing a skills gap, the need for employees with advanced skills is tremendous. Regionally, we have many programs focused on bringing in the next generation of the manufacturing workforce, but […]

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