Joe Gerstandt | keynote speaker, freedom fighter, freak-flag flier

Blind Spots The danger of what you don’t know you don’t know. There is a lot of stuff I do not know.  A lot.  All that stuff that I do not know can be broken into two basic categories. the stuff that I know I don’t know the stuff that I don’t know I don’t   [Read More…]

Because we all want the sweetness. My last post considered what we might learn from the world of chemistry about diversity and inclusion.  Sweetness is an emergent property that is created when some specific atoms come together in some specific ways.  If we want the sweetness in our organizations and communities, if we want creativity,   [Read More…]

Want to know what my work is really all about?  Sweetness.  With a little help from one of my favorite authors, I will share an example of what I am talking about. Carbon, hydrogen and oxygen walk into a bar… No seriously. An excerpt from The Hidden Connections, by Fritjof Capra: When carbon, oxygen, and   [Read More…]

…lecture series sponsored by University of Nebraska at Omaha and open to students, staff, faculty and the general public: NEXT GENERATION LEADERSHIP AND DIVERSITY What is Diversity and Why Does it Matter? September 23rd 1:00-2:00pm Despite all of the rhetoric and static about “celebrating” and “embracing” diversity, there is a still a great deal of   [Read More…]

I have a story to tell. I like to think of 1986 as the cultural peak of the glorious, bizarre, and not-quite-right 1980’s.  It was the year that I had a perm, wore pin-striped jeans tucked into untied high-tops and danced poorly to bad music.  It was also the year that I graduated from high   [Read More…]

I don’t know how violent you are, and chances are you don’t have a real good idea either.  We are poor predictors of our own behavior…especially when authority and social pressure show up on the scene.  One of my absolute favorite spots on the web is The Situationist.  I came across another timely reminder from   [Read More…]

 …lecture series sponsored by University of Nebraska at Omaha and open to students, staff, faculty and the general public: NEXT GENERATION LEADERSHIP AND DIVERSITY What is Diversity and Why Does it Matter? September 23rd 1:00-2:00pm Despite all of the rhetoric and static about “celebrating” and “embracing” diversity, there is a still a great deal of   [Read More…]

“…we are at a point in time when the importance and  the real business value of diversity and inclusion is increasing.  Issues of diversity and inclusion are more closely linked to the success and survival of our organizations than ever before.” Thursday, September 17th, at 11 am PT / 2 pm ET The Future of   [Read More…]

A bit of good, good reading that seemed to be worth sharing on a beautiful Friday: Dave Pollard is always good reading, and his last two posts have seemed especially timely and valuable for me.  I am a question person.  I prefer big, good questions over answers any day of the week and I think   [Read More…]