By now you've turned the page on 2017. As the recent Boston Globe Spotlight Series on race, racism and reputation made clear, it is not so easy to leave the past behind. That is especially true here in Boston it seems, even decades after … [Read more...]
On Race and Inclusion in Boston: One Huge Thing We Can Do Right Away
[Editor's note: The author is a principal at a "strategic and consulting firm" involved in one of the projects discussed - the Omni Hotel. The discussion here is worthwhile; but I'm requesting that our contributors disclose interests like … [Read more...]
Requiem for an Olympic Dream Ill-Conceived: My Five Takeaways from Boston 2024
I was always very skeptical but never decided to publicly oppose the bid for Boston to host the 2024 Winter Games. I did, however, write about the possibility of a good bid process starting us in the direction of better behavior- how the … [Read more...]
Reply to the Carolina Terrorist: Message Received, Message Rejected. Now the Work Begins..Again.
Posting something here that I first posted on LinkedIn because I want to keep this conversation going. There are broad truths behind what on its face is obviously an abhorrent act by an individual. We need to talk about them. It is well … [Read more...]
Boston Can Learn Much from Other Cities in Transition – Even Belfast and Srebrenica
This fall, as a Senior Fellow in the McCormack Graduate School at UMASS Boston, I had the privilege of being an observer at an annual gathering of the Forum for Cities in Transition. The four day conclave was in Belfast, Northern … [Read more...]
Seeking Public-Private Partnership for Clean Energy Economy
The following piece was originally posted by Jean Gulliver on the blog of the Progressive Business Leaders Network (PBLN) at www.pbln.org According to a recent report from the Brookings Institute, in terms of overall size, the clean … [Read more...]
Products, Practices and Policy – Mothers of Economic Invention
In a political season replete with shallow and evasive discussions of policy 175 business leaders will be gathering Friday with top policy leaders and thought-provokers to explore the products, practices and policies that can drive … [Read more...]
Inventing a More Sustainable Economy – Introducing the Progressive Business Leaders Network
Friday 200 CEOs/Business leaders/Policy and thought leaders will gather at the JFK Library for a Summit on "Business Leadership and Public Policy." The idea is to get more business leaders more engaged in helping to "invent a more … [Read more...]
Calling for an “Attitude Adjustment” – The Chips are Down and the Choices All Horrible
I have been concerned that too many of us who got super-excited about the Deval Patrick candidacy and Administration are bogged down right now in the negativity of hard economic times and the polls and punditry of the moment--and are not … [Read more...]
Grateful to Senator Kennedy
So many words have been shared about Senator Kennedy, whose life and memory we have been honoring over the last few days. So many of drew inspiration from his life, and benefited directly from his efforts. Twenty years ago this week I … [Read more...]