by Yabome Gilpin-Jackson | Jan 31, 2020 | Facilitation, Organizational Development
A fundamental mindset shift needs to be from meetings as a waste of time or an unnecessary workplace ritual to meetings as a place were work gets done!…And remember, your meeting culture is a core part of your organizational culture, so it’s worth your... by Yabome Gilpin-Jackson | Dec 30, 2019 | Leadership, Organizational Development
I remember vividly when 2009 gave way to 2010. In retrospect, the dawn of 2010 seems like a moment in the space-time continuum that just happened unnoticed, because it was already accounted for in my life. I was preoccupied with learning to be a parent of two (just... by Yabome Gilpin-Jackson | Nov 22, 2019 | Facilitation, Leadership, Organizational Development
This past year, I have been sharing my work and thinking on the Grey Zone of Change. I define the Grey Zone of change as the space in-between systems—the space between an existing system (System A) and an emerging or envisioned one (System B) within a context of... by Yabome Gilpin-Jackson | Oct 26, 2019 | Leadership, Organizational Development, Social Change
I have been struck by a clear message from the 2019 Organization Development (OD) Network and Afrocentrism Conferences. Both conferences converged on a call for more humanity in our relationships, organizations and communities, even though the starting point for each... by Yabome Gilpin-Jackson | Sep 28, 2019 | Ancestries, Identities, Social Change
On September 22, 2019, I had the joy of launching Ancestries: A short story collection at the Afrocentrism 2019 Conference. At the event which was a hosted conversation, there was an opportunity for questions submitted live from the audience. Here is a retrospective... by Yabome Gilpin-Jackson | Aug 31, 2019 | Ancestries, Identities, International Development, Leadership, Social Change
It’s September! And I am pleased to announce the launch of Ancestries: A short story collection. Paperback and kindle editions available on Amazon NOW! Official book launch at the Afrocentrism Conference on September 22, 2019! Books available for signing at the... by Yabome Gilpin-Jackson | Jul 25, 2019 | Organizational Development
In the summer 2019 issue of the Organization Development Review (ODR), Matt Minanhan challenged the Organization Development field in an article titled: Change Our Name, Change Our Game. It’s time for Strategic Change. Scholars and Practitioners in the field, myself... by Yabome Gilpin-Jackson | Jun 23, 2019 | Uncategorized
I had the opportunity to spend the past week at Concordia University, and did a session with the Centre for Human Relations and Community Studies on Living, Leading and Facilitating in the Grey Zone of Change. We focused our inquiry on the question: How do we live,... by Yabome Gilpin-Jackson | May 24, 2019 | International Development, Leadership, Social Change
This Africa Day, May 25, 2019, I am celebrating the release of our Second We Will Lead Africa volume, featuring leading Africa Women’s stories. The volume is an important step in our journey to creating platforms for sharing and inspiring everyday African... by Yabome Gilpin-Jackson | Apr 15, 2019 | Leadership, Organizational Development, Social Change, Strategic Change
I define the Grey Zone of change as the space in-between systems – systems may be worldviews, philosophies, organization transformations or social systems change. The Grey Zone of Change requires us to engage differently than our default learned behaviours.... 
