elaine@elainecornick.comFeb 126 minI Don’t Think We’re In Kansas Anymore, Toto. So if we’re not in “Kansas”, where are we? Have you noticed that the world acts and feels subtly, but significantly, different? This...
elaine@elainecornick.comJan 194 minThe Purpose and Possibility of the Pause We're In: a bigger picture So we’re in another pause, this time with the Omicron variant, as yet another pause inside the big two-year pause. Our cultural idea is...
elaine@elainecornick.comSep 25, 20213 minMoving Into a VERY Different Life: Unpacking myself before I can unpack my thingsRecently I moved to a house with a yard that I felt strongly drawn to and resonant with. I was really looking forward to creating my new...
elaine@elainecornick.comJun 19, 20214 minThe Pandemic As a Portal to Our “Graduation” and “Commencement”As we “graduate” from the pandemic, what are we commencing? This is the season of graduation ceremonies for marking successful...
elaine@elainecornick.comApr 17, 20218 minWe’ve all hit a wall. Here’s a way through.This surprised me. It might surprise you, too. The New York Times recently published an article, “We Have All Hit a Wall”, and a...
elaine@elainecornick.comFeb 23, 20218 minLiving In, and Leaving, “Empire” CultureWe’re in “empire” culture. Are you ready to leave? A new culture is emerging. We’ve been living in “empire” culture for 6,000 years,...
elaine@elainecornick.comJan 3, 20214 minHarvesting the "Great Unraveling" to weave our lives and the world anewJanuary 1, 2021--Happy New Year! In order to have material to “weave anew”, we have to harvest the unraveling because: “You can’t steal...
elaine@elainecornick.comDec 29, 20204 minWeaving our lives and the world anewHere’s some good news: "threads" of a new culture are showing up out of 2020's "Great Unraveling"! The breakdowns of last year are...
elaine@elainecornick.comDec 16, 20204 minNavigating the Great UnravelingWe Have to Let Go, and Go Through the “In Between,” Before We Can Begin Anew It’s obvious that 2020 has been a year of huge upheavals,...
elaine@elainecornick.comNov 5, 20203 minWe can make a "FLYING LEAD CHANGE"! And IT'S TIME!With the continuing pandemic, the economic disruptions, the racial justice movement, and the most contentious presidential election...
elaine@elainecornick.comMay 18, 20207 minThe Corona Chrysalis We’re In: Close Encounters of the WHICH Kind? Do you remember the movie “Close Encounters of the Third Kind”? The title refers to interactions with UFO’s, E.T.’s, or aliens. A close...
elaine@elainecornick.comApr 14, 20207 minInside the Corona Chrysalis: the “in-between” timeHow are you doing and being with this corona chrysalis? Along with a natural urge and desire for it to be over in order to get back to...
elaine@elainecornick.comApr 5, 20203 minWe are in the “Corona Cocoon”Who could have, or would have, imagined a cocoon would look like this? For 6,000 years we’ve been living in an Empire culture, which has...
elaine@elainecornick.comDec 28, 20197 minWhy Winning Doesn't Always Equal SuccessValorie Kondos Field knows a lot about winning. As the longtime coach of the UCLA women's gymnastics team, she won championship after...
elaine@elainecornick.comDec 28, 20198 minThe Difference Between Heroes and Leaders: A guide to collaborative leadershipWhat's the difference between heroes and leaders? In this TED talk, Lorna Davis explains how our idolization of heroes is holding us back...
elaine@elainecornick.comAug 28, 20192 minIf life wins, there will be no losers. In 2017, when members of the Tamera Peace Research and Education Center in Portugal heard about the resistance at Standing Rock, they...
elaine@elainecornick.comAug 6, 20192 minThe Blizzard of the World“There was a time when farmers on the Great Plains, at the first signs of a blizzard, would run a rope from the back door out to the...
elaine@elainecornick.comApr 18, 20193 min“Revealing & Expanding a Community’s Real Wealth” -- Offers & Needs Market (Post-Growth Institute)Imagine you could find most of the things you need, all from people you trust, in only 90 minutes! That’s the Offers and Needs Market, a...
elaine@elainecornick.comApr 2, 20192 minThe Business Plan for Peace--Dr. Scilla ElworthyThe Business Plan for Peace shows how 25 tried and tested strategies for preventing war can be scaled up and extended to prevent armed...
elaine@elainecornick.comMar 29, 20192 min"A Society Transformed by Cooperative Success"-- the Mondragon CooperativesMondragon is a highly successful cooperative model with over 60 years of proven success, demonstrating what is possible in a...