Apr 21, 2026
A reflection from the Center for Nature and Leadership’s Courageous Conversation with Dr. Jennifer Simpson Life is messy. And sometimes, it’s not just messy — it’s a full-on tsunami. That’s the word Dr. Jennifer Simpson used to describe the...
Dec 21, 2015
My mother passed away this month after a lengthy battle with ovarian cancer. Here are some of the lessons that I’ve gleaned from her life after sharing her life journey of 83 years as her eldest daughter. TAKE CARE OF YOUR ELDERS. THEY HOLD THE SECRETS OF THE PAST AND...
Feb 25, 2015
Collective impact is all the rage these days in the nonprofit/mission driven sector. Community partners from across sectors are convened in much greater numbers to pool their efforts to solve complex, systems level issues, like childhood obesity, generational...
Feb 11, 2015
Jennifer Simpson, Ph.D, Generative Council member and partner at Conversant, is embarking on a two-year journey to look at how organizations can shift away from the death-and-dying approach to “change management” by tapping into energy-giving resources....
Nov 19, 2014
I think it was John Lennon who said “Life is what happens while you’re busy making other plans.” Pretty darn profound. I think it was also John Lennon who said “I am the egg man. They are the egg men. I am the walrus. Koo koo ka choo.” My Dad had a lot of profound...
Aug 6, 2014
As humans, we have the need to hold tight control over our lives. We expertly craft our lives like a curator in a museum. We carefully select each piece. And spend countless hours contemplating their placement in the museum of our lives. It isn’t surprising then, that...
