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Another Somersault: On Becoming, Part III

Editor's Note: Personal growth and change rarely arrive in clean, linear ways. More often, we find ourselves mid-somersault, releasing old identities while trying to understand who we are becoming. This is a reflection on the courage it takes…
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Change Is Inevitable, How to Make it Tolerable

For years, I walked around telling people how much I liked change. I bore easily and tire of maintaining things. I like newness and the spark of building something for the first time or transforming things for the better. Truth is, I loved changes…
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Achieving Academic Equity: A Case Study of Just Communities

"Dr. King once said that the arc of the moral universe is long but it bends towards justice. It bends towards justice, but here is the thing: it does not bend on its own. It bends because each of us in our own ways put our hand on that arc and…
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Advocacy and Community Reconciliation: The Long View of Transition

The purpose of this overview is to outline the key role that advocacy plays in community reconciliation and the long view of transitions in large scale social change efforts. The following is an effort to overlay Adam Curle’s work…
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Rosie Shares All: Lessons from a River Guide

Interviewed and scribed by Kristi Lee Last May, Rosie embarked on a new adventure as she headed to West Virginia to become a whitewater rafting guide on the New River. Through an occasionally spotty cellphone call, we had the chance to…
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Change, Transition and Backyard Fires

Seems like we can’t stop talking about the topics of change and transition lately. Just as we were thrust into change at the beginning of the pandemic, we find ourselves thrust back into change. As vaccinations increase and restrictions ease,…
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Strategy During Crisis

We must practice agility, and with that comes revisiting strategy often to ensure we stay up to date with the ever changing demands of our positions.
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What is Trauma and Why Does it Matter?

When you see “trauma” what comes to mind? Maybe you can still feel pain from your own past traumas. Perhaps you paint a picture of what you know it to be or what you think it might be. For some, we might think of personal, individual experiences,…
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An Antidote to Resisting Change: Connection

At MECC our daily work involves change. We witness many reactions to it, some embrace it and are drawn to it because of the uncertainty, the potential. There are other reactions that push it away and fear what it might bring. Almost certainly,…
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Distinguishing Change from Transitions: An Overview of William Bridges’ Transitions Model

“It’s not so much that we’re afraid of change or so in love with the old ways, but it’s that place in between that we fear… It’s like being in between trapezes. It’s Linus when his blanket is in the dryer. There’s nothing to…
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Journey to Our Safe and Sacred Space

In April, Stress Awareness Month, we shared with you a simple practice to identify and relax those areas where you carry stress and tension in your body. Did you have the opportunity to try it out? Were you able to find 5 or 50 minutes…
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Navigating the Customer Experience

When a small company is bought by a global, publicly traded company, many changes are inevitable. How that operation handles both the processes and the people involved directly affects the customer experience. We recently partnered with…