by Suzanne Whitby | Jun 23, 2022 | Notebook, To export
A short reflective post today. My husband and I have a conversation about transportation periodically. It goes like this: Me: “Why can’t we make all public transportation free in Tirol, and simply tax vehicle drivers so much (with exceptions for special...
by Suzanne Whitby | Jun 9, 2022 | Notebook, To export
Let’s talk about food waste. Our World in Data has a great visual to help us understand how much food we and our food systems waste each year. So what are we seeing here? First off, we can see that food production accounts for a whopping 26% of all global...
by Suzanne Whitby | Jun 1, 2022 | Notebook, To export
I consider myself an optimist. I may even have been called a bit of a “Pollyanna” and after knowing each other for a year or so, a colleague sent me a copy of the film “Pay It Forward” with a note saying “Saw this and was reminded of...
by Suzanne Whitby | Dec 30, 2021 | Notebook, To export
I am privileged to be able to spend my days working with scientists who want to learn how to turn their academic findings into information that the “general public” can understand and hopefully act upon. Many of the people I coach and train are natural scientists who...
by Suzanne Whitby | Jun 7, 2021 | Notebook
What do you take away from the inimitable Joel Pett’s cartoon? (© Joel Pett – for more of his work, see: https://www.kentucky.com/opinion/editorial-cartoons/joel-pett/.)...
by Suzanne Whitby | Feb 23, 2021 | Notebook, To export
Like so many things, fostering a culture of communication has to start at the top. If leaders really want to have a two-way dialogue, they need to have an open-door policy, make time to listen, be open to new ideas, and not only act on good ideas, but acknowledge...
