Central Park, seeing the future (video blog)
Landscape architect, visionary and explorer Frederick Law Olmsted could see the future because he was the one preserving it and creating it.
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Exploration, stewardship and the Upper Peninsula (video blog)
Leave no stone unturned. But be sure to put it back where you found it.
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Settlers, Explorers and Brokers
I used to think that Explorers were the only important (and ultimately essential) roles which moved civilizations forward. But have you...
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Thin ice, complacency and curiosity
If you've ever intentionally walked onto thin ice, I can guarantee you weren't struggling with complacency in that moment. When you were...
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The alley less traveled (video blog)
In Hong Kong without GPS. Unplanned wandering is the key to successful expeditions.
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Location, Location, Exploration (video blog)
You've heard the phrase, "Location, location, location." It's important where you choose to formulate your dreams, cast a vision or make...
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When dreams happen…now what?
I was confronted with that question a month ago after I met Cindy Chang Mahlberg of Denver at an Entrepreneurs Conference in New York...
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Pilgrimage
The idea of True North has become a popular metaphor. It's an easy concept that helps explorers understand the direction they're going,...
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No map
The Exploration Group was on an expedition for which there was no map. While this scenario is not uncommon, the client's question is...
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Expedition Detroit (video blog)
As an explorer, I've been experimenting. I hope to do more of these. Can you imagine if Lewis and Clark had video blogged?
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Fast Decisions (Part One)
The Exploration Group recently led an international scouting expedition that pushed us physically, mentally and intellectually. It was...
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Four ways Expeditions create space to explore crazy ideas
I have been fortunate enough to experience many great spaces during my life. From the spacious St. Paul's Cathedral in London, alone...
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What our Commissioners are saying
An evergreen selection of client observations from recent expeditions: Truly Transformational "Thank you for a great year of executive...
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Executives must ponder Part One
It is one of the most difficult tasks for an executive to prioritize and accomplish, let alone justify to others. Pondering is hard...
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Am I a Commissioner?
There are three questions The Exploration Group always asks when talking with someone about a potential Expedition. They are: 1. Do you...
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Room for the unexpected
One reality of exploration is that sometimes you find what you expect or have hoped for. Another reality is that sometimes you find what...
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Explorers... the craftsmen of discovery
Before there were CEO's, before there were managers, before there were consultants, there were Explorers. Explorers were the craftsmen of...
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Curiosity... opens the door
Several years ago my mother and I were talking and I stated that I was curious about how cities worked. She said to me, "Dwight is there...
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Everyone needs an Exploration Group
"Every organization needs The Exploration Group." If I had been the one to say that, it would sound arrogant, but I didn't. Organizations...
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Point Hope Village in Ghana
Point Hope Village. For many years it was just a name. An idea that was in the mind of the popular nationwide radio host Delilah who is...
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