by John Horn | Sep 7, 2022 | Collaboration
The Horn Family had an awesome summer. Part of what made it great were three weeklong camping trips with family and friends in some of the most beautiful spots that the West Coast (possibly the world) has to offer. At our most boisterous and ridiculous, our community...
by John Horn | Aug 31, 2022 | Collaboration, Futureproof Kids
Last week Michelle, my lovely wife who is her own person, and I signed our revised wills and power of attorney documents. Life maintenance and adulting are important, after all. The phrase “serve egg salad sandwiches” is in my will. It’s in reference...
by John Horn | Aug 17, 2022 | Co-operative Leadership, Collaboration, Futureproof Kids
Being a prosocial human means acting in the best interest of our communities because serving the public good is more important than advancing our own agenda. Cooperative economist Stefano Zamagni argues that seeking to help the world is an emerging worklife practice:...
by John Horn | Jul 6, 2022 | Co-operative Leadership, Collaboration
There are a lot of community building lessons from trees that we can (and should) apply to our worklife. Here is an example of how trees take care of each other: It’s been said that the measure of a community is how we care for our weakest and most vulnerable...
by John Horn | Mar 16, 2022 | Collaboration
Elevating inclusion, belonging, and democracy in peoples’ worklife requires a delicate balance of autonomy and connection. Sociocracy is a type of organizational collaboration that cultivates psychological safety and inclusive decision making with the intention of...
by John Horn | Mar 2, 2022 | Business & Entrepreneurship, Collaboration
The world is less democratic than it was 15 years ago. Peoples’ growing malaise with democracy has been a disturbing trend that dates back to the 1970s. The way we govern our communities – neighbourhood associations, corporate boards, regional elections...
