Knowledge Centers
REGENERATION
Metacrisis
Planetary Boundaries | Doughnut Economics
Bioregionalism
Regenerative Agricutlture | Slow Food
Design Principles | Mindset
Permaculture Design
Global Eco-Village Movement
HUMAN WELL-BEING
Purpose + Meaning
Human Potential | Self-Actualization
Body-Centered Business Philosophy + Design
Sensory Perception + Neuroscience
Mindfulness | Embodied Presence
Somatic Movement Education
Salutogenesis Theory + Holistic Heal
World History | Cultural Origins | Music Ethnography
Sociology of Needs; Manfred Max-Neef | Ivan Illich
TRANSFORMATIONAL THINKING
Intellectual Humility | Conscious Leadership
Personal Mastery | Growth Mindset
Applied Critical Thinking | Holistic Decision-Making
Systems Thinking
Mythological Mindset
Design Thinking
Complexity + Sense-Making | Systemic Science
Quality | Learning for Continual Improvement
Diffusion of Innovation Theory
Evolutionary Learning Organizations
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
Sustainable Development Theory
Colonialism | Imperialism | Western Progress
Economic Development: History + Critique
Global Civil Society | Globalization
Indigenous Cultural Autonomy
Politics of Privilege + Power
Human Rights and Human Needs
Theory: Communities of Place | Interest
Internet Identity & Technology
North-South Relations
International Sister City Movement
African Land Tenure Systems
US Convention and Tourism Bureaus
Urban + Regional Planning
ECOLOGY
African Wildlife Conservation
Mass Extinction | Deforestation
Climate Change
Sustainable Agriculture | Global Food System
Rainforests | Cloud Forests | Primary Forests
Ecotourism
SUSTAINABLE BUSINESS
Ethics | CSR | ESG
Environmental Justice | Social Justice
MicroEnterprise Development + Fair Trade
Conscious Capitalism | B-Corp
Triple Bottom Line Business Reporting
Natural Step | Natural Capital
Circular Economy | Cradle-To-Cradle
Life-Cycle Analysis | Carbon Footprint Analysis
Ecological Economics
Summary
Social scientist with applied focus on holism, holistic decision-making, ecology, sustainability, systems thinking, human potential, and community development.
Publication
Definition: Sustainability | 2009 | Dictionary of Ethical Politics Open Democracy
Definition: Rights | 2009 | Dictionary of Ethical Politics Open Democracy
Building the Green Economy: From Green Festivals to Global Citizen Centers | Co-Author: Kevin Danaher PhD | 2007 | Conscious Choice Magazine
Book Review: Cradle-To-Cradle by William McDonough and Michael Braungart | 2003 | Journal of the Community Development Society
Gleaners, Balers and Do-Gooders: Perspectives on Linking Sustainability with Economic Development | Co-Author Ted Bradshaw PhD | 2000 | Journal of the Community Development Society
Reports
Documenting Emergent Knowledge to Explore Common Perceptions of Well-Being | 2023 |International Society of Systems Sciences
Analysis of Global Power Structures | Co-Author Troy Lush |2019 | ONE Project
Evaluation of Opportunity for Solar Energy at Torres Martinez Reservation | 2010 |Environmental Finance Center West
Increasing Recycling And Related Green Business Opportunities for Northern Nevada Tribes | 2009 | Environmental Finance Center West
Green Technology Feasibility Study for Torres Martinez Reservation | 2008 | Environmental Finance Center West | EPA9 Audit: Excellent
Preliminary Feasibility Study on Bay Area Demand for Locally Caught Wild Seafood with Primary Focus on Dungeness Crab & Wild King Salmon | 2006 | EcoTrust
Perspectives on Sustainable Economic Development in the Sacramento Region |1995 | UC Davis Sustainable Communities Consortia
Researcher
RESEARCH ASSISTANT + REFERENCES COPY EDITOR
ONE Project | 2020
Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs): History, Summary, and Critiques
RESEARCH ASSISTANT + COPY EDITOR
Global Futures Foundation | 1998
What We Learned in the Rainforest: Business Lessons From Nature |Tachi Kiuchi and Bill Shireman (2002) Listed in Acknowledgements
Skills
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WindTunneling |Systemic Research | Qualitative Sense-Making
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Sensation Science: Sensory Perception, Intuition, Felt Sense Awareness
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Design Thinking
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Marketing: Methodology-Evaluation-Survey Design
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Research Team Lead
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Participant Observation | Participatory Action Research
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Ethnographic Interviews | Interpreters
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Archival + Internet
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Listening