Building impact across cultures, functions & sectors
Scott Galloway calls the US economy “America is one big bet on AI", with AI-related stocks since 2022 registering 76% of the S&P 500’s return, 87% of earnings growth, and 90% of capital spending growth. He names three scenarios: The AI bubble bursts. AI delivers as promised, but on a slower timeline. Or, AI disrupts … Continue reading ATTENTION, BELONGING, AND CIVIC AGENCY: Co-Building Sustained Prosperity with AI
An expanded version of my response to the Cosmos Institute's Tocqueville and Technology essay contest prompt: Tocqueville warned of a 'tutelary power' that would keep citizens in perpetual childhood. How have Tocqueville's concerns migrated from institutions to algorithms, and does AI fulfill or transform this fear?" Tocqueville saw it coming. Not the algorithm, but what … Continue reading Tocqueville Saw It Coming
PSYDEH's sustainable growth in a hostile funding climate stems from innovative approaches to resource diversification and transformative partnerships. Our success is built on shared-value focused alliances that can be transformational (multi-year, multi-faceted engagement), transactional (one+ years, singular engagement, often targeted professional services), or contributing (multi-year, software and services donations). This approach has yielded 20+ Fortune … Continue reading RESOURCE RAISING & PARTNER RELATIONSHIP MANAGEMENT
The Problem: Current Development Models Are Failing Traditional development approaches—whether corporate CSR, government programs, or nonprofit initiatives—consistently underdeliver because they prioritize external solutions over community agency. The result: belonging gaps and dependency cycles that limit impact and sustainability. The Solution: A Paradigm Shift to Community-Led Development PSYDEH's journey from single-person operation to globally recognized NGO … Continue reading THOUGHT LEADERSHIP: LOCALIZATION & Nonprofit AS PARADIGM-CHANGER
Sustainable impact requires systematic methodology, not just good intentions. Our process integrating human rights and development methodology and technology into community-led development provides a replicable framework that other organizations can adapt. The Framework Phase 1: Community-Centered Assessment Listen first: What do communities identify as their priority needs and key to a sense of belonging? Asset … Continue reading Impact Programming & Methodological Rigor
Since reorientation in 2014-2015, PSYDEH has taken numerous steps to be a paradigm-changer in community-led development. As I build similar initiatives in the US, these reporting innovations offer a roadmap for organizations seeking to demonstrate impact to funders, corporate partners, and community stakeholders. Our approach Intentionally transparent private-and public-facing reporting is return on investment, including: … Continue reading Impact Reporting & Transparency
When crisis strikes, innovative leaders don't just survive—they create new models for sustainable impact. During COVID-19, while many organizations struggled with traditional funding, PSYDEH demonstrated crisis innovation leadership by launching a social enterprise that addressed community needs while diversifying revenue streams. "Like many other nonprofit organizations in Mexico, we suffer from a complicated public funding … Continue reading SOCIAL ENTERPRISES & Crisis innovation
Effective leaders in diverse communities don't just manage difference—they leverage it as a strategic asset. Building bridges across culture, race, and class boundaries is particularly important for Ohio and other US leaders navigating post-industrial transitions where success depends on forging new alliances between traditional industries, emerging sectors, and diverse communities. Visual storytelling--through film, photography, and … Continue reading STORYTELLING as bridge-building tool
The 2007-2008 financial crisis catalyzed a strategic career redirection that transformed my approach to sustainable community-led development and partnerships. After my big firm experience and stepping down from my executive role at a virtual reality tech company, I pursued a deliberate three-part professional evolution: knowledge expansion through self-directed sustainable development studies with Washington DC think … Continue reading CAREER PIVOT & SUSTAINED IMPACT APPROACH
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