What is Values Based Organizational Design?
It is more important than ever for organizations to commit to anti-racism, equity, inclusion, diversity, and justice. The challenge facing…
Leadership
What We Planted in 2022, What’s Growing in 2023
The mid-winter garden at Hollyhock is not the showiest season. The greenery and flowers have died back, the apple trees…
A commitment to deepen our climate action
There was once a time where we could imagine that the impacts of climate change were far away: sea-level rise…
Hey – I wrote a book!
Are you there, Hollyhock community? It’s me, Madeleine. For those of you who I’m having the pleasure of meeting for…
Powerful Peer Circle: From Sanity Checks to Strategy & Action
This post was submitted by SVI Women 2019 alumni Angie Mertens, Jo Fleming, Michelle Thimesch, Carolina Miranda, and Janet Schieferdecker. …
Purpose at this Pivotal Time
Akaya Windwood and Sarah Crowell help us get clear on our purpose during a time of convergence between the pandemic, the fight…
Leading the Way: The Birth of SVI Women
Apply now to SVI Women 2023! You’re never too old to join a revolution. At the ripe old age of…
Social Venture Institute Turns 25
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Innovative gathering for social entrepreneurs celebrates 25 years and goes virtual with BC, Alberta, California partnership A…
Changing the Nature of Business: 25 Years of Social Venture Institute
25 years ago, Hollyhock saw a need. Business and entrepreneurship was clearly ready for a major refresh. The age of…
Grounded: Somatic Anchors & Presence
Presence… The very word evokes a depth and potency of character – a gravitas, a charisma based on inner substantiality;…
Climate Hope
I recently made the trip to Victoria to have dinner with my son Aedan who is in environmental studies at…
Leadership and Eldership
Co-written by: Mike Rowlands and Denise Williams In her extraordinary autobiography, Becoming, Michelle Obama describes a mindset that helped her…
IndigenEYEZ and Two-Eyed Seeing
Kim Haxton of the Potowatomi First Nations is co-founder of IndigenEYEZ, an organization that is dedicated to inspiring an intergenerational…
Setting the Pace in Crazy Times
The owner and CEO of one of our clients is currently away on a year-long sabbatical. He had been dreaming…
Turning Planning Inside Out
This article was originally posted by Mike Rowlands at Junxion. Last summer, we were working with a new client to…
Trust Your Gut
Embodiment is a maturing field that has much to offer to improve leadership, communication, and innovation. For decades it has…
Authority vs Power: Exclusive Preview with Daniel and Gabor Maté
Imagine we are all planets orbiting each other and the sun. We revolve based on our own momentum. But sometimes,…
Alive, Authentic, Spontaneous: Videos
I believe we are here to heal each other. I believe most humans, given the opportunity and tools, will rise…
Beyond Hope: Leaning into Pandora’s Legacy
This article is a transcript of a speech I delivered in May 2018, at the Tending The Threshold event in Ashland, Oregon,…
Resilience
I’ve been working with this idea of Resilience after a traumatic event in my family recently. If you were to…
Listen to Learn: Conversations in the Village
We have been given two ears and one mouth so that we listen twice as much as we talk. We…
On vulnerability, transparency, and accountability – musings of a new CEO
Oh the joy of being a CEO. What should I focus on? How should fill my days? Should I get…
How to Be Resilient
I am strong.… I am able not only to weather storms, but to stand facing the wind…. I am capable.……
5 Practices for Creative & Effective Collaboration
From classical dance to cooking, team sports to the healing arts, all refined human activities have core competencies or practices.…
Walking Conversations
Walk2Talk is a simple, effective, inclusive communication strategy that expands our thinking and builds connection, reflection, and a physical sense…
Standing Strong
Take a moment right now to notice how you are holding your body… Are your feet touching the ground? Are…
Vision, Purpose, and Resilience
This is a Hollyhock Talks podcast about how clarity on our purpose, vision, and intention can help us develop resilience as…
Does your team need a tune-up?
Here are some direct quotes from members of senior management teams in organizations ranging from leading corporations to national nonprofits:…
7 Images of Trust
Trust. I’ve been considering the source and nature of trust. I tend to think in visual images and poetic metaphors,…