tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-82492742012-02-16T14:04:22.058-05:00Hi all! My purpose here is to share my personal journey, my writing, my musings and wonderings, and to encourage deep dialogue about this life we get to live. Each generation evolves humanity, and I'd like us to get a bit more intentional about who we are becoming! So let's evolve together...Melissa O'Marahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09271077170851986558noreply@blogger.comBlogger581100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8249274.post-90625168063282681552011-08-17T09:17:00.001-04:002011-08-17T09:22:46.537-04:00

And green team building, solutions portfolio building, friendship building, network building, skill building, humility building, frequent flier mileage building, experience building, passport stamp building... A year of intense growth, excitement, and yes - hard work, pressure, overtime (can it even be called that anymore?). When I was a late teen or maybe early twenty-something I wrote a motto

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Well, this article makes me go "hmmm....". Apparently, peer pressure does not end after high school, as if I hadn't noticed. This article sites multiple studies and experiments that point to peer pressure or at least the "pull of the crowd" as a more powerful driver of behavioral change than financial incentives, or social responsibility to "do the right thing". How to Nudge Consumers to Be

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Penn State is truly playing a Bigger Game in Sustainability. I participated in a workshop in late August where the brought in some of their key corporate stakeholders to really do some out of the box thinking on what a top university needs to be doing to create a sustainable future... and the outcomes were really exciting. There will be a whitepaper published on this 2 day workshop very soon, and

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Life Calling My life is a journey, destination unknown.My path is revealed only as far as I can see,Yet more often than not, I choose its direction.I navigate my path thoughtfully,with deliberate choices grounded in values and guided by intuition.Even when faced with unexpected circumstances,I choose my path, by choosing my reaction.I choose to live in love, optimism, faith, beauty, warmth.I

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If you've read my blog before, you know that I am a bit of a change agent (or at least I aspire to be) and an innovation catalyst. I am very focused on accelerating corporate and large scale economic and ecologic sustainability (gulp) through a process called co-creation or collaborative innovation. I firmly believe that it takes a committed cross-organizational effort to address some of the

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A child is bornchristened "Promise"because she isFrom labor to "WOW"a mother rejoicesand gives Promise to the worldA village with loving heartsafire with passionwill nurture the childAll new - raising Promisehope and responsibilityshared by manyfor she is special(as all children are)A Promise for our futurefor what's possiblewhen passion aligns with purposeBigger than us allGrowing us

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I haven't been blogging much lately, but I've been musing... Musing on death and rebirth, emergence from the abyss, intentional evolution, and the nature of change and innovation - collective and individual. (My views are my own and do not necessarily represent the views of IBM).Clearly, we are in the midst of a breakdown of multiple sorts - economic, ecologic, and more subtly perhaps, a

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YouTube - Lost Generation1 minute 44 seconds...This is worth watching... as a parent of "the next generation"...

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So clearly stated - "humanity is screaming for change" says our IBM CEO Sam Palmisano. I sigh in huge relief and at this same time thinking "YES" - our leaders are getting this! Really! (Finally?....)Here's an excerpt from the article:"We've been given this on a silver platter," says Sam Palmisano, CEO of IBM. "We might as well use it as an opportunity." Believe it or not, the leader of Big Blue

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Measuring GHG Emissions Up and Down the Supply Chain World Resources Institute A "must read" and a "must follow" for all that are interested in the accurate calculation and communication of a product's "carbon footprint" or "carbon intensity" or "environmental impact". Many of us are trying to purchase more socially responsible products these days, but struggling a bit to understand which

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New GreenBiz Report Explores the Tools and Travails of Greener Supply Chains Greening the Supply Chain has been the topic of many conversations with IBM clients and peers in recent months... What keeps coming up for me is that greening the supply chain is hard, valuable work with no shortcuts or silver bullets. It's hard because it requires training, cultural change, new information, new

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Janine Benyus shares nature's designs Video on TED.comThis video is worth watching as an introduction to biomimicry, a doorway to innovation which we can help all of us human engineers to leverage millions of years of evolutionary adaptations which allow natural organisms to survive and thrive on planet Earth. While we talk about innovation ALL the time in business, and certainly within IBM, and

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SDCExec.com - Article - Building the Green Supply ChainGreat article on green supply chain, with real examples. It seems to me that innovation starts with one or two people and a compelling idea. It doesn't necessarily take phDs - but it does take persistence, and hard work. Viewing this as a cultural change in important, and cultural change takes time. Cultural change also takes a compelling

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Responsible Purchasing Network::News Item DetailVery interesting article that confirms the movement toward sustainability, and the greening of the supply chain. Here's the exec summary of the article:"A new survey focused on company practices, policies, and plans for reducing environmental impacts associated with operations, reveals a green procurement trend. Conducted by EyeForProcurement, the

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Energy efficiency easiest path to aid climate Environment ReutersYesterday, on 8.28,, the first day of Vienna Climate Change Talks 2007 , the United Nations began to review a 230 page report on about climate investments to 1000 delegates from 158 nations. Bottom line - we need to focus on energy efficiency. Here are a couple quotes from this news article:Energy efficiency is the most promising

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Companies Giving Green an Office - New York TimesVery interesting sign of change - and focus. Here's a small excerpt from this article:"The corporate roster of “chiefs” used to be pretty short: chief executive, chief financial officer and, maybe, chief operating officer. Then came the chief marketing and technology officers.Now, the so-called C-Level Suite is swelling again — this time, with

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Richard Branson's Latest VentureThis article has many great examples of how entrepreneurs are tackling global problems and making money along the way. Think of it is "conscious capitalism"; this is a growing trend. In fact, in some companies, this corporate social innovation is truly integral to the business model and value proposition of the company as a whole. Here's an excerpt from this

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Green Wombat: The Electric Car OpportunityGotta read this one! I love what Jeff Skoll is up to - go Electric Car - and let's see what Honda and Detroit decide to do...

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FactivaWell, Thomas Friedman agrees - we can turn green to gold, and use it to differentiate US manufacturing again. His quote:"What can many U.S. companies still manufacture? They can manufacture things that are smart -- that have a lot of knowledge content in them, like a congestion pricing network for a whole city. What do many Chinese companies manufacturer? They manufacture things that can

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USATODAY.comInteresting article that highlights the growing scope of environmentally friendly initiatives in the Electronics marketplace. Every challenge represents an opportunity - and this article highlights the many challenges of producing and disposing of electronics, with a focus on PCs and phones, in a "green" or environmentally responsible way. IBM is not mentioned at all, perhaps because

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Going Green is Red HotThis is not news to me - but it is music to my ears! Can you say Tipping Point? What is not stated here is how incredible important and urgent this really is. I encourage each of us to assess our own impact, and the potential force for change that we individually and collectively can become. If you are a purchasing agent, how will you ensure that your suppliers, the

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are you actively working to transform it?Last month I decided to actively hang a coaching shingle to broaden my impact beyond IBM, where I am very "activated" 32+ hours per week. Immediately, a client and I "found" each other, and I started working with a local brain researcher and his team this week on an amazing compelling purpose - to cure or "fix" emotional brain disorders. And so I decided

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FactivaCheck out this article about a new nonprofit group - Climate Counts - that will make it easier for you and me to make better decisions about everyday purchases. They have released a simple scorecard for 56 consumer companies which ranks/rates companies on their environmental track record for several years, and they intend to expand and update this list annually. On a scale of 0-100, only 4

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Humans Faulted For Global Warming - washingtonpost.comIf you haven't heard of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, and the report released in February, then follow the link here to the Washington Post article. Here's an excerpt:"An international panel of climate scientists said yesterday that there is an overwhelming probability that human activities are warming the planet at a

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How Many Lightbulbs Does it Take to Change the World? One. And You're Looking At It.So, think you can't really make a difference in this whole global warming thing? Think again! Check out this excerpt from a Fast Company Article:"Compact fluorescents emit the same light as classic incandescents but use 75% or 80% less electricity. What that means is that if every one of 110 million American

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Companies press Bush, Congress on climate: reports - washingtonpost.comMore evidence that corporate leaders are conscious about the challenging realities of climate change, AND that they are willing to take a stand. Kudos to Alcoa Inc., General Electric Co., DuPont Co., Duke Energy Corp, Caterpillar, PG&E, the FPL Group, PNM Resources, BP and Lehman Brothers, who have formed the United States

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Living With Ed - Environmentally Responsible Living : Home & Garden Television OK - it's a new year, and time for new thinking! Seriously, the green movement has gone mainstream, and this new "docu-soap" looks like it might be a good mix of humor and insight on what it takes to hop on board.You know my blood is running green these days, and I am sure that Dan and I will find more than a few

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Fast 50 Straight from Fast Company Magazine:"THIS YEAR'S FOCUS: Our sixth annual global readers challenge will spotlight businesses that are helping to save the world. We're looking for profit-driven problem solvers--people and companies out to address the planet's woes and make money at the same time. Tell us about yourself, someone you admire, or someone you work with. But make sure your

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The Time Is Now! The 50+ generation will leave a legacy by igniting a revolution to reinvent America according to Bill Novelli, current Chief Executive at AARP.I love this Bigger Game, and the Bigger Game players that are being ignited in their 50's and 60's. My question is this--why wait until you retire? Why not reinvent America wherever you are--here and now? And why stop at re-inventing

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http://lohas.datajoe.com/app/ecom/pub_article_details.php?id=83399 The Organic Myth -Pastoral Ideals Getting Trampled As Organic Food Goes Mass Market - or so the sub-heading reads for this article. Yes, the organic food market is growing, and feeling some growing pains. And as this article says:"As food companies scramble to find enough organically grown ingredients, they are inevitably

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USATODAY.com - OPINION Businesses with a higher purpose?Corporations today want to win — no matter the cost. But instead of thinking about just the bottom line, what about social capital? Perhaps business schools could change their ways — and maybe the world.By Alan M. WebberClick to USA Today to read the full article--it's worth the read if you have been following my posts about "playing bigger

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http://www3.nationalgeographic.com/ngm/0610/feature4/index.htmlRead this eye-opening article about chemical exposure from everyday living. While the author has decided to continue his current lifestyle, this re-confirms my commitment to organic, natural products whenever possible. The bottom-line is this - in most cases we don't know the long term effects of toxic chemicals in our body, or in

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Scientists Set Sights on 'Green' Chemistry - trying to make the planet cleaner and safer and more profitable - chemistry with a conscious. Dupont is mentioned for changes to the way that Teflon is produced. Proctor and Gamble is working with Poliakoff to hopefully make plastic blafs out of sugar cane in Ethiopia, which are edible by cows.Green chemistry starts with the first of 12 principals--"

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Yale to Train Corporate Directors on Climate ChangeThis news is a bit old, but shows that this climate change stuff is being taken very seriously. Good news for students and adults that want to make a difference. There are many educational programs and institutions to choose from...

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Moving Pictures tells the story of a "Bigger Game" in the film industry. From this Fast Company article:Participant Productions is the first film company to be founded on a mission of social impact through storytelling. But it's no charity. It's a pro-social commercial operation, a hybrid emblematic of the social-entrepreneurship movement. "Ultimately, the goal here is to build a brand around

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USNews.com: The social entrepreneur: Bill DraytonNot a new article - but new to me! I love this idea of social entrepreneurs - defined by Bill Drayton as "individuals who combine the pragmatic and results-oriented methods of a business entrepreneur with the goals of a social reformer. It gives me great hope that folks like Bill Drayton exist. Here's what he's up to according to US News:"

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GreenBiz News BP Launches Climate Neutral Driving for U.K. DriversInteresting. My initial reaction is a bit of disbelief that contributing $38 per year will truly offset the carbon released by a car driven 10,000 miles annually. I'll need to do a bit more reading. While better than nothing, I get a bit concerned that this could remove driver's guilt, and not REALLY fix the problem.

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CNN.com - Branson pledges $3B to fight climate change - Sep 21, 2006I'm in awe, really. Yes, I know he has the money. That's not the point. He is doing something really important with that money. Thank you Richard. Who will step up next?

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Ethical Corporation: Columnists - Green business - Creating the climate for changeAn interesting perspective from Mallen Baker in the UK for Ethical Corporation Magazine. "An Inconvenient Truth" just came out in the UK. Interesting to me was his perspective and frustration that so much of the film was dedicated to the lengthy rebuttal of climate skeptics. Apparently that skepticism is a "

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Ethical Corporation: Innovation, competitiveness and responsibility - The new frontier of corporate responsibilityIn a must-read article on corporate social responsibility (CSR) and innovation from Ethical Corporation Magazine, a distinction is drawn between "Value Protection", and "Value Creation". "Value Protection" activities are described in the article as "corporate responsibility to protect

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Zero net energy building project recruits nine more international companiesInteresting project with backing from some large corporations, including United Technology Corporation and Dupont. For my fellow IBMer's, IBM is a new member of the WBCSD, but not yet signed up for this initiative. Still, to me this constitutes Innovation that Matters to the World in a very big way. Unfortunately, it is

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The green machine - August 7, 2006. Wal-Mart is going green. Or at least green"er". This comprehensive article tells the 2+ year story that has already led to some pretty impressive changes at Wal-Mart. While some are still actively debating CEO Lee Scott's real motives, I want to believe that he is starting to drink the kool-aid, or rather, the organic milk. He has certainly invested

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Discovery Channel :: Global Warming :: About the ShowWell, Tom Brokaw interviews experts, and shares the current facts about global warming. The science is overwhelming - and very consistent with Al Gore's movie - An Inconvenient Truth. Everyone needs to understand the facts, and now you have another option. This is airing tonight again at 8pm (July 22). Incidentally, I saw an Inconvenient

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StopGlobalWarming.org: The Greener GuysTimberland, IBM, Dupont, 3M, Advanced Micro Devices, the Gap, Wal-Mart, and Johnson & Johnson are all mentioned as "greener guys" in this article on global warming, and reducing carbon emissions. Unfortunately, the article also states that "only 86 companies in the United States, accounting for 8 percent of domestic carbon emissions, have enrolled in

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FOXNews.com - Gore's Global Warming Film Gets Rave Reviews From Climate Scientists - Science News Current ArticlesTonight my husband, my 13 year old-daughter, her girlfriend, and my 10 year old son went to see An Inconvenient Truth, Al Gore's documentary about global warming. Other than me, my son was the only one that really wanted to go, but I let everyone know (other than Kelsey's friend)

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IBM and Scripps Research Institute to Collaborate on Pandemic Research; ''Project Check-mate'' To Focus on Infectious Disease Containment. This is what makes me proud to be an IBMer. And absolutely, this is about playing a bigger game. For me, from inside of IBM, it feels like we are beginning to put some real meat around the IBM Value, Innovation that Matters. Believe it or not, we have a VP of

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This was a headline on our IBM corporate Intranet this morning, and it really caught my eye. IBM.com has just published "Innovations in Corporate Responsibility 2004-2005", which highlights the company's corporate responsibility activities and updates most of the data that IBM reports on a regular basis. I haven't read it yet, but I know IBM does some really great things, more than I realized.

Melissa O'Marahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09271077170851986558noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8249274.post-1135713331673214192005-12-27T14:55:00.000-05:002005-12-27T14:55:31.720-05:00

Melissa - Thanksgiving 2005. I needed a new picture! 

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GE is beginning to play a "bigger game". CEO Jeff Immelt appears to be going green is a very big way.Google "GE clean green machine", and you'll see more about this topic.It's great to see GE making this big bet. Some argue that this is simply driven by economics. If so, I say that's great news. Let's prove that it is not only economically feasible, but actually advantageous to "do the right

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Wow, another piece of the puzzle - Chaordic organizations and systems. This is how our bodies work, how evolution happens, and it so resonates with my current thinking on what's possible and so very needed in corporations!Here's a small bit of this article:"Dee Hock is the founder and former CEO of Visa International, the most successful business venture on Earth. Could this former bank manager

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It's happening... there is a new movement afoot. My heart beats faster, my mind can't stop putting together the possible implications, the incredible possibilities ahead for our society, and for the world. In Myers-Briggs language - I am an ENFP. A fellow ENFP. Lyn Kyneston, went through Myers-Briggs training last week, and shared what this really means :-) "Every day, New and Fascinating

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Innovation That Matters...to the world.... one of the three IBM Values is what this IBM article is all about. We have an even more detailed article on our intranet today, for IBM'ers that can access it. And this is one of many incredible stories that demonstrate where IBM really "gets it" in my opinion. This is what makes me passionate about IBM's future.We can make SUCH a difference in the world

Melissa O'Marahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09271077170851986558noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8249274.post-1132677069142601662005-11-22T11:31:00.000-05:002005-11-23T14:21:21.483-05:00

If asked my thoughts a few weeks ago on why coaching was born as a profession, I would have had this perspective: Coaching was born out of a need in the world that was not being satisfied by other professions such as counseling, psychology, teaching, or parenting, or ... you name it! It was born to meet the need of human beings that wanted more, and simply needed time and space to invest in

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I had an interesting evening at home, last night, with my laptop! As you may have guessed, continuous learning and personal growth are important values to me. Sharing helping others is also an important value. I frequently come into contact with people that are facing a cancer diagnosis, and last night, I began the process of putting together a resource list for cancer patients and their

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Torn Hmmm... today was an emotional day for me, and I don't think it was entirely hormonal. I am in a weird place, feeling like I'm moving back into a comfort zone with my great IBM coaching and competencies team. At the sametime, I am feeling something else, and I can't quite name it yet. Maybe this writing will help me. I feel torn? Is that the word? Trying it out - I feel torn between moving

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Good Shopping, and Good Reading, if you're into angels and figuring out your life purpose! On our way to Boston to visit our great friends and allies at Dana Farber and Brigham and Women's, we stopped in to finally meet Terah Cox, author of the book on angels (which I kept talking about on our Caringbridge website www.caringbridge.org/ny/danomara). Well, we did not call ahead, so we just browsed

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Melissa at home, December 2003 

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Well, since we all had so much fun blogging on our Caringbridge site this last year (www.caringbridge.org/ny/danomara), I decided to give this a try in "bloggerland"! In a busy world, it is sometimes hard to "sync up" in person, or even on the phone. One cool thing about blogging is that I get to do it when I have a free minute, and you get to view it and respond (if you so choose) at your

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