Year: 2005

December, 2005 In this issue: 1. Ponderable of the Month 2. Miscellaneous Newsbits 3. December Editorial: “Professionalizing Socially Responsible Investing (SRI)” 4. Preview: Next Month’s Editorial 5. Quote of the Month: William Sloan Coffin 6. Hot Link of the Month *********************** PONDERABLE OF THE MONTH (pull-quotes from John’s writings): “We all may want pretty much […]

November, 2005 In this issue: 1. NEW! “Ponderable” of the Month 2. Reader Feedback 3. November Editorial: “A Return to Wholeness” 4. Preview: Next Month’s Editorial 5. Quote of the Month: Meg Wheatley 6. NEW! Hot Link of the Month *************************** NEW: “PONDERABLE” OF THE MONTH* (pull quotes from John’s writings): “The person who never […]

October, 2005 In this issue: 1. Reader News 2. October Editorial: “Fundamentalism: Symptom of the Great Disconnect” 3. Next Month’s Editorial Title 4. Quote of the Month: Pierre Teilhard de Chardin *********** READER NEWS New Name?? I’m thinking of renaming this newsletter “Futureshapers,” making it more action-focused. I’m interested in what subscribers think of the […]

September, 2005 In this issue: 1. Reader News 2. September Editorial: “Confessions of a Bullshit Artist” 3. Next Month’s Editorial Title 4. Quote of the Month: William James *********** READER NEWS Attention East Coast (U.S.) and European Subscribers Next Spring, I’ll be going to Amsterdam to speak at “The Summit for the Future 2006” conference. […]

August, 2005 In this issue: 1. Reader News 2. August Editorial: “It’s Time To Get Uppity Again!” 3. Next Month’s Editorial Title 4. Quote of the Month: Tom Brokaw *********** READER NEWS New Feature at Renesch.com One of the least appreciated features of my website is the Links Page. I am constantly asked about other […]

July, 2005 In this issue: 1. Reader News 2. July Editorial: The System Made Me Do It! 3. Next Month’s Editorial Title 4. Quote of the Month: Apollo Spacecraft’s Ed Lindaman *********** READER NEWS New Epilogue for 2005 Edition of Getting to the Better Future Starting this month, purchasers of my book Getting to the […]

June, 2005 In this issue: 1. Reader News 2. June Editorial: Asking Forbidden Questions 3. Next Month’s Editorial 4. Quote of the Month: R. Buckminster Fuller *********** READER NEWS: Would You Like to Offer an Endorsement? Thanks to Dana Wolcott at Kodak who recently sent me a nice note about the value she found in […]

May, 2005 In this issue: 1. Reader Feedback 2. May Editorial: Humanizing Work: Taking a Stand for Our Humanity 3. Next Month’s Editorial 4. Quote of the Month: George Bernard Shaw ************************** READER FEEDBACK: Last Month’s Editorial: I received more emails from last month’s editorial than any in recent memory. Short but encouraging, the readers […]

April, 2005 In this issue: 1. Newsbriefs: Feedback Wanted More on Masters of Arts in Organizational Leadership Degree Program 2. April Editorial: The Dream Revitalized & Expanded 3. Next Month’s Editorial 4. Quote of the Month: Goethe ***************** NEWSBRIEFS: Feedback Wanted Every few days I post “Newsbriefs” to my website, then select two to four […]

March, 2005 In this issue: 1. Newsbrief: Bust Magazine Interview Published 2. March Editorial: Has America Stopped Becoming? 3. Quote of the Month: Alvin Toffler 4. Next Month’s Editorial ***************** NEWSBRIEF: Magazine Interview Published Bust magazine, the magazine “for women who have something to get off their chests,” interviewed me for an article on dialogue […]