Author Archives: Peggy Holman

About Peggy Holman

Peggy Holman supports organizations and communities to uncover creative responses to complex challenges using innovative engagement processes. The Change Handbook, co-authored with Tom Devane and Steven Cady, documents many such processes. The book is the considered the definitive resource for leaders and consultants working to increase resilience, agility, and collaboration in organizations and other social systems. Peggy co-founded Journalism that Matters in 2001 with three journalists to support the pioneers who are shaping the emerging news and information ecology. Peggy’s latest book, Engaging Emergence: Turning Upheaval into Opportunity, supports people facing disruptions to invite others to join them in realizing new possibilities.

Pre-conference interview by Tom Honig

Posted on February 26, 2010 by Peggy Holman

Conversationalist 1: Peggy Holman Conversationalist 2: Tom Honig My conversation with Peggy Holman was particularly fascinating for each of us because we come from two different worlds — she from community activism, I from mainstream journalism, working for one smalltown … Continue reading →

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Pre-conference interview with Mark Briggs

Posted on December 26, 2009 by Peggy Holman

Conversationalist 1: Mark Briggs Conversationalist 2: Liz Monteiro Mark Briggs is an entrepreneurial journalist who along with others recently started Serra Media. He is the sole journalist on the team and the others include web and software developers and business … Continue reading →

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Change in Challenging Times

Posted on March 30, 2009 by Peggy Holman

Submitted by PeggyHolman on Mon, 03/30/2009 – 4:05pm Session Convenor: Peggy Holman Session Reporter: Lyn Bazell Discussion Participants: Peter Block Anne Anderson Lori Rosolowsky Lisa Loving Lyn Bazzell Note from Peggy:  Because these ideas became clearer for me after the … Continue reading →

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THE CHALLENGE: Consider new ownership, funding ideas for local news outfits

Posted on March 27, 2009 by Peggy Holman

Submitted by Bill Densmore on Fri, 03/27/2009 – 1:50pm Session Convenor: Michelle Ferrier and Bill Densmore Session Reporter: Bill Densmore Discussion Participants: Participants quoted in these notes include: Lisa Loving, news editor of the Skanner News Group, in Portland, Oregon; … Continue reading →

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Tuesday Video

Posted on March 22, 2009 by Peggy Holman

Submitted by Steve Hanson on Sun, 03/22/2009 – 10:43am Discussion Participants:  All Free TV : Ustream Live streaming video by Ustream

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Monday Video

Posted on March 22, 2009 by Peggy Holman

Submitted by Steve Hanson on Sun, 03/22/2009 – 10:41am Discussion Participants: All Live Broadcast by Ustream.TV Free Videos by Ustream.TV

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Wednesday Video

Posted on March 22, 2009 by Peggy Holman

Submitted by Steve Hanson on Sun, 03/22/2009 – 10:40am Discussion Participants: All Stream videos at Ustream

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Video Sunday

Posted on March 22, 2009 by Peggy Holman

Submitted by Steve Hanson on Sun, 03/22/2009 – 10:35am Discussion Participants: All Live stream from Sunday Streaming Video by Ustream.TV

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Mediagiraffe Wiki Page for Poynter ’09

Posted on March 19, 2009 by Peggy Holman

Submitted by Bill Densmore on Thu, 03/19/2009 – 9:36am From Media Giraffe Jump to: navigation, search Contents 1 What are the new roles for journalism — and journalists? 1.1 A CONVENING AT THE POYNTER INSTITUTE:Journalism That Matters — Adapting Journalism to the New News … Continue reading →

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What is the Value of Journalism to Our Communities

Posted on March 11, 2009 by Peggy Holman

Submitted by PeggyHolman on Wed, 03/11/2009 – 2:46pmin Session Convenor:  Bill Densmore Session Reporter:  Hannah Miller Discussion Participants:  A large group Question: What is the value of journalism? What does it offer to our communities that isn’t already there? It has to do … Continue reading →

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