Jen B

Nonprofit Leadership

Oct 28, 2025

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5 min read

The Common Collective Field Guide

Vol. 1 — Building the Map Before the Journey

Jen B

Nonprofit Leadership

Communications vs. Marketing: What Your Organization Really Needs

Oct 25, 2025

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7 min read

Communications vs. Marketing: What Your Organization Really Needs

From storytelling to analytics — from engagement to strategy — know the difference before your next hire.

Jen B

Human Centered Librarianship

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From Staffing to Self-Care: Why Whole-Person Management Matters in Service Organizations

Oct 25, 2025

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6 min read

From Staffing to Self-Care: Why Whole-Person Management Matters in Service Organizations

Managing people as full humans isn’t a “soft” add-on—it’s mission-critical.

Jen B

Ripley’s and the Game of Go: Physics, Play, and the Power of Inclusive Pedagogy

Oct 23, 2025

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7 min read

Ripley’s and the Game of Go: Physics, Play, and the Power of Inclusive Pedagogy

How libraries can unite logic and wonder through inclusive pedagogy, gamified design, and the metadata that weaves learning together.

Jen B

BIBFRAME

From Threads to Tapestry: Why Libraries Must Weave Lived Experience into the Digital Future

Oct 22, 2025

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7 min read

From Threads to Tapestry: Why Libraries Must Weave Lived Experience into the Digital Future

Weaving the Digital Future: Why BIBFRAME Matters for Libraries

Jen B

Digital Commons

🔊 Voices from the Past, Metadata for the Future

Oct 22, 2025

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4 min read

🔊 Voices from the Past, Metadata for the Future

Voices from the Past, Metadata for the Future: How Librarians Can Build Digital Equity

Jen B

IQ vs EQ

🌌 Einstein’s Leap: When Imagination Became a Scientific Instrument

Oct 22, 2025

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5 min read

🌌 Einstein’s Leap: When Imagination Became a Scientific Instrument

(Why EQ might matter more than IQ when it comes to discovery)

Jen B

Nonprofit Leadership

The Human Equation: Claude Shannon and the Art of Information

Oct 22, 2025

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4 min read

The Human Equation: Claude Shannon and the Art of Information

How Claude Shannon’s theory of information helped build the digital world — and why human creativity remains the most vital form of intelligence.

Jen B

Nonprofit Leadership

🧠 Left Brain vs. Right Brain🧠What Does It Really Mean for Hiring and Leadership?

Oct 22, 2025

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4 min read

🧠 Left Brain vs. Right Brain🧠What Does It Really Mean for Hiring and Leadership?

By Jen Baxter, Founder & Executive Director — The Common Collective

Jen B

Collective Leadership

The Future of Purpose-Driven Organizations: Why Holacracy Matters for Nonprofits & Public Service

Oct 22, 2025

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7 min read

The Future of Purpose-Driven Organizations: Why Holacracy Matters for Nonprofits & Public Service

By Jen Baxter, Founder & Executive Director — The Common Collective

Jen B

Jen B

The Common Collective Field Guide

Communications vs. Marketing: What Your Organization Really Needs

From Staffing to Self-Care: Why Whole-Person Management Matters in Service Organizations

Ripley’s and the Game of Go: Physics, Play, and the Power of Inclusive Pedagogy

From Threads to Tapestry: Why Libraries Must Weave Lived Experience into the Digital Future

🔊 Voices from the Past, Metadata for the Future

🌌 Einstein’s Leap: When Imagination Became a Scientific Instrument

The Human Equation: Claude Shannon and the Art of Information

🧠 Left Brain vs. Right Brain🧠What Does It Really Mean for Hiring and Leadership?

The Future of Purpose-Driven Organizations: Why Holacracy Matters for Nonprofits & Public Service

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