Letter from the CEO: Happy New Year, and Welcome to 2021

January 14, 2021
The new year is upon us, and many leaders are wondering where we go from here. Toffler Associates CEO, Maria Bothwell, addresses what changes...

As a CEO and Leader, I’m Starting with Myself and My Own Unconscious Biases

June 11, 2020
Leaders have a responsibility to acknowledge how their internal biases may have informed actions and decisions. Change starts from within.

A Call to Leaders: Rebuild Trust Through Truth and Vulnerability

September 12, 2019
The Pew Research report Trust and Distrust in America is a call to leaders to model higher standards of fact-based truth, authenticity, and vulnerability.

RAPPORT // Visionary Leaders Balance ESG Responsibility and Financial Value

July 25, 2019
The global investment community is pushing corporate executives to actively balance environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues with financial value.

How Resilient Organizations Embrace the Power of One

July 18, 2019
The crisis of eroding trust is causing leaders to seek new sources of information in the pursuit of resilience. It can be found in...

RAPPORT // The Truth About the Kilauea Volcano – and the World

May 22, 2019
The reality of Hawaii’s Kilauea volcano is different than what we believed based on what was reported. What does it signal about reporting and...

RAPPORT // Is a State of Flow the Answer to the World’s Biggest Problems?

May 8, 2019
The UN IPBES report and Nestle sustainability announcement show we are starting to solve the most pressing global issues through a state of flow...

RAPPORT //Notre Dame and M87 Sit at the Axis of Knowledge and Time

April 24, 2019
Information spreads in near real-time. The Notre Dame fire and the first real image of the M87 black hole reveal the relationship between time...

Spotlight Session with Beth Comstock from Future Shock Forum

April 18, 2019
Deb Westphal talks with Beth Comstock about the organizational transformation she led at GE through the rediscovery of the company culture.

RAPPORT // In Praise of Heidi Toffler – a Dream Crazier Paragon

February 27, 2019
The Nike Dream Crazier ad campaign offers a platform to convey the admiration and gratitude I feel for Heidi Toffler, who passed in February.

RAPPORT // Greta Thunberg is Proof. World Leaders Need New Mental Models.

February 6, 2019
At Davos 2019,the voice of young Greta Thunberg rose above the others and proved to world leaders that new mental models are needed to...

Translating the KonMari Method to Spark Joy at Work

January 30, 2019
We look at how the KonMari Method helps workers to understand how their career sparks joy and how organizations can help to cultivate it...