Hanna Cooper

Coaching for nonprofit and government leaders and teams

Coaching for nonprofit and government leaders and teams

What’s your dangerous idea?

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Each year, the World Question Center, part of edge.org, presents an annual question to ponder.  This year, over 100 invited scholars responded with original essays in reply to the question for 2006: "What’s your dangerous idea?"

The history of science is replete with discoveries that were considered socially, morally, or emotionally dangerous in their time; the Copernican and Darwinian revolutions are the most obvious.  What is your dangerous idea?  An idea you think about (not necessarily one you originated) that is dangerous not because it is assumed to be false, but because it might be true?

The invited responses are fascinating, and mostly on topics that are beyond my daily repertoire: always good to read beyond the confines of your usual world. 

And, it’s a great question to consider for all of us wanting to make a difference:  what is your dangerous idea, the one that is socially, morally or emotionally dangerous in our time? 

How can 2006 be your year of the "dangerous idea"?

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No do-over

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When I was growing up, one of the rules negotiated for our playground games – such as 4-square, a game where you bounced the ball to your opponents, trying to bounce it hard enough to make it difficult to catch without going out of bounds – was whether you could "do" your turn over if […]

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What’s “making a difference” mean to you?

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I use a service called Sitemeter (see the little colorful square down to the left) to help me track statistics on my blog.  It’s a handy little service, and lets me know how many folks have visited, how long they stayed, and what the referring site was that brought them to my site. Hands-down, the […]

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Finding your sweet spot

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Here’s a little something to nibble on: Recent research on happiness and making a difference underscores what many of us already know and seek out intuitively: that workers are more satisfied with their work, and more effective in their work, when they feel they making a difference. Making a difference, being more satisfied, being more […]

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Hanna Cooper

Hanna Cooper Coach Before specializing as a professional coach in 2004, I spent more than a decade in leadership, management and program development for state and local government and non-profit organizations.  Now I get to help leaders and teams have more clarity and ability to stand up for what's important in their work and in their organizations. Working with me, leaders and teams find more meaning and purpose, feel happier and more confident, navigate change and conflict, and work together better.