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.

Poynter Training Needs

Posted on March 10, 2009 by Peggy Holman

Submitted by eangelotti on Tue, 03/10/2009 – 8:01am Session Convenor: Howard Finberg and Ellyn Angelotti Session Reporter: Ellyn Angelotti Discussion Participants: Jim Kennedy, Tom Honig, Bill Densmore What should the print/web product look like? Print- more reflective Web- constant info … Continue reading →

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Peter Block’s Reflections

Posted on March 7, 2009 by Peggy Holman

Reflections on New News Ecology Peter Block The Journalism That Matters conference held in St Petersburg is, in itself, a face to face, in person example of what the new news ecology looks like. Some features of the conference and … Continue reading →

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How do we (market) teach that journalism matters

Posted on March 4, 2009 by Peggy Holman

Submitted by newsecology on Wed, 03/04/2009 – 1:27pm Session Convenor: Bill Densmore Session Reporter: Jenn Hemmingsen Discussion Participants: Jeff VanderClute, Michele McLellan, Jeremy Iggers, John Hamer, Kat Powers, Tom Stites, Susan Moeller, Hannah Miller, Kelly Puente, Tom Honig, Laura Emerick, … Continue reading →

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Journalism 2.0 / Independent startups

Posted on March 4, 2009 by Peggy Holman

Submitted by montgomeryl on Wed, 03/04/2009 – 6:07amin Session Convenor: Mark Briggs, Serra Media LLC Session Reporter: Leigh Montgomery Discussion Participants: Attendees: Barbara Iverson, Columbia College Chicago; Karen Duffy, the Daytona Beach News-Journal; Barbara Kantrowits, Hechinger Institute on Education & … Continue reading →

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Journalism curricula and investigative reporting

Posted on March 3, 2009 by Peggy Holman

Submitted by jhai on Tue, 03/03/2009 – 10:14pm Session Convenor: Bill Moushey Session Reporter: Jackie Hai Discussion Participants: Lou Ureneck, Ken Carpenter, Carey French, et al. Bill Moushey of the Innocence Institute at Point Park University and Lou Ureneck of the New … Continue reading →

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TRUST: How to Rebuild It

Posted on March 3, 2009 by Peggy Holman

Submitted by John Hamer on Tue, 03/03/2009 – 7:16pmin Session Convenor: John Hamer, Washington News Council Session Reporter: John Hamer, WNC Discussion Participants: Anne Anderson, Tom Stites, Jay Young JOHN explained the River Park Square project report, in which The … Continue reading →

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Capturing young people’s attention in the digital age

Posted on March 3, 2009 by Peggy Holman

Submitted by jhai on Tue, 03/03/2009 – 6:03pm Session Convenor: Jackie Hai Discussion Participants: Carol Zuegner, Warner Sabio, Lori Rosolowsky, Jim Bowey, Joe Shea, Jose Baez Guerrero, Peter Block Opening premise: We all have ADD. Technology has changed the way we … Continue reading →

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Humor as a commodity

Posted on March 3, 2009 by Peggy Holman

Submitted by Kelly McBride on Tue, 03/03/2009 – 2:03pmin Session Convenor: Kelly McBride Session Reporter: Kelly McBride Discussion Participants: José Báez Guerrero, John Hamer, Jacob Kaplan-Moss, Jannet Walsh, Lori Rosolowsky, Nick Penniman, Tyson Evans Humor seems to be a huge … Continue reading →

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Home Mental Models of the Audience

Posted on March 3, 2009 by Peggy Holman

Submitted by biverson on Tue, 03/03/2009 – 1:49pmin Session Convenor: Barbara Iverson Session Reporter: same Discussion Participants: Karen Duffy, the Daytona Beach News-Journal; Barbara Kantrowits, Hechinger Institute on Education & the Media, Columbia University; Tom Stites, Banyon project; Anne Anderson … Continue reading →

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What skills and traits are necessary for a journalist in the new news ecology?

Posted on March 3, 2009 by Peggy Holman

Submitted by carolzuegner on Tue, 03/03/2009 – 10:52am Session Convenor: Carol Zuegner Session Reporter: Carol Zuegner Discussion Participants: Carol Zuegner, John Hatcher, Yoonserk Pyun, Kelly Puente, Liz Monteiro, Laura Kessel, Kat Powers We had a wide range of people: two … Continue reading →

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