They are what design theorist Horst Rittel called “ wicked problems ”—complicated, continuously shifting issues where neither the problem nor the solution may be clear or stable. No single funder or institution alone has the resources or reach required to move the needle on wicked problems. Source: Monitor Institute. MORE >>

The Problem with "Leadership". We see this at work all the time--the people who want "leaders," but then who blame the leaders they find for not being sufficiently heroic in saving them. . Leaders" are about hierarchy and if we are working in a dense collection of networks now, we cannot look to "leaders" to solve our problems. . MORE >>

But running a museum with 100% female full-time staff and 95% female interns has made me struggle with the obvious disparity. full-time equivalent men between a contract preparator, graphic designer, and visitor services staff member. This is a problem. how BIG a problem is this gender imbalance? That's why I wrote this. MORE >>

What can nonprofit organizations, that aren't obsessed with bottom lines, do to avoid the problems that BART and Sony have faced? Second, should breaches occur (and they do), your primary goal should be timely, open communication with the victims of the data breach. They considered the action against Holtz unwarranted and severe. MORE >>

THE CHALLENGE Carnegie Museum of Art director Lynn Zelevansky challenged us to find a way to overcome a major practical problem with our Forum Gallery space: how to get visitors to enter a gallery that is often obscured by a large wall that blocks the light from the large lobby windows nearby. Would it work without full-time staff support? MORE >>