In Your Debt
Conversations earlier this year about national and student debt reminded me of a different framing for debt I learned of last year. When...
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Susan Loucks
- Apr 10
- 2 min
Laws of Heat and Power
I hadn’t thought about thermodynamics since high school, probably, until I was turned on to the idea that those laws might have some...
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Susan Loucks
- Feb 10
- 2 min
Love me, Love my Organization
As my chosen field is organizational development, it might be obvious that I love organizations. It’s real – I have heartfelt tenderness...
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Susan Loucks
- Dec 10, 2021
- 2 min
Questioning the Questions
I know when my fascination with questions started. I was watching a video in a training session as a young adult. On screen, a skilled...
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Susan Loucks
- Oct 10, 2021
- 2 min
Patterns of Power
I’m reading the latest Robin DiAngelo book “Nice Racism”, and am struck by how she examines the way her own behaviors live up to her...
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Susan Loucks
- Aug 10, 2021
- 2 min
Betting on the Jockey
When I moved to Pittsburgh in 2015 I needed to get my bearings and scheduled interviews with a number of people knowledgeable in...
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Susan Loucks
- Jun 10, 2021
- 2 min
From Plans to Actions
Imagine you have two weeks ahead of you with very little fixed on the calendar. It’s a great opportunity for some down time, but also for...
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Susan Loucks
- Apr 10, 2021
- 2 min
Deciding, Deeper
Lately, I’ve been pondering group decision-making processes –contexts, methods and tools, challenges. I was confident it was worth the...
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Susan Loucks
- Feb 10, 2021
- 2 min
Both Sides Now
The scene at the capitol building early this year was a shock. However, watching people in the Republican party – both before and after -...
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Susan Loucks
- Dec 10, 2020
- 2 min
The Process is the Product
Last weekend I was in the trainer’s chair (zoom box?) with a great crowd of adults who were learning ways to leverage their passion for...
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Susan Loucks
- Oct 15, 2020
- 2 min
We Believe
There’s hardly a yard without signage around here. Some still post “Congratulations X, class of 2020” from the spring, and there’s more...
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Susan Loucks
- Aug 10, 2020
- 2 min
Close to Home
“Boss, can I take some days off?” In my last few jobs, this isn’t even the way I’d phrase the request. I’d generally anticipate that the...
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Susan Loucks
- Jun 10, 2020
- 2 min
Remembering Kabir
At some point I will have fascinating new blog posts related to participatory decision making and worker-ownership and emergent strategy...
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