“My approach to problem-solving is to carry around a dozen interesting problems, and a dozen interesting solutions to unrelated problems, and eventually, I’ll be able to make connections. You have to keep a dozen of your favorite problems constantly present in your mind, although by and large they will lay in...
I pushed “publish” on my book “Contours of Courageous Parenting - Tilting Towards Better Decisions” one year ago. And today I get to do a happy dance 💃🏼💃🏼💃🏼 in celebration. The journey from concept to writing to publishing has been as interesting as the travel stories from our Round-the-World trip I...
I’ve said it before: I am so inspired by our younger generations. These are the consumers and workers of 2035 and leaders of 2050. (Actually, at the rate they are going, probably way before!) They show initiative, creativity and leadership. They don’t back down from a challenge and are willing to...
One of the unspoken conditions of serendipity is answering “YES” when an opportunity presents itself. Writing about the challenges and beauty of ice in the middle of a winter Olympic season was one such opportunity. I had a different newsletter planned and prepped for this week. And then I headed out...
Water, water, every where, Nor any drop to drink. — The Rime of the Ancient Mariner, Samuel Taylor Coleridge I have a collection of newsletters and articles for your reading pleasure today. Mainly around water. Water Innovation Water is this interesting conundrum. 71% of the earth is covered in water. 96.5% of that is in...
Dear Tilters We are now 69 members in this community of Tilters, each intent on tilting our future and the future of those we love towards better - one idea, one small action at a time. Just a few too many to seat everyone on the same tour bus if we...
Is it the AI algorithm? “Wow. I loved learning about bananas” was the response to a short story I had written on the Writing in Community site. Ever since, funnily enough, I’ve noticed a steady dribble of posts on my various newsfeeds talking about bananas. If I was ten years younger and...
A gathering and accumulation Here is the thing. An individual snowflake is almost weightless. Why then, were we in the middle of the big dig? Mesmerizing I must have missed the memo. “There is a snow storm coming through,” my husband warned the kids, “make sure you are home before it hits.” Nothing...
This is why I believe in our young generation Let’s start with two stories from the ocean. DESPAIR And a stark reminder of exactly how fast change can compound. Last year the oceans absorbed heat equivalent to seven Hiroshima atomic bombs detonating each second, 24 hours a day, 365 days a year That was a...
A Note From My Future Self New Year 2022. Don’t stress it. It’s just a day of the week. A box on a wall calendar (granted, the first one). There is no perfect way to enter this new year. Just the way that works for you. It will be a busy year,...