Paths To Change is undergoing an exciting redesign. Throughout 2008, we’ll be clarifying roles and responsibilities, and formal agreements between Team Members. We’ll also standardize our online profiles describing our backgrounds, areas of expertise, typical projects and results, and testimonials from our customers/clients and communities. Below you will find a small sampling of testimonials for a few of our Team Members. Revisit us regularly over the ensuing weeks as we continue to formalize agreements with our Team Members and add more testimonials."Jamie Walters (Founder of IvySea, of the Paths to Change network) is a prophet of an emerging new economy of intelligent, caring, cutting edge entrepreneurs who seek to make a living — not a killing. Her book, Big Vision, Small Business: Four Keys to Success Without Growing Big, is a must-read for all who believe that business can and should be fun, life serving, and human-scale." ~ David C. Korten, author of When Corporations Rule the World and A Post-Corporate World; board chair, Positive Futures Network. "I am grateful beyond words for the remarkable work of Caitríona and Michele (Founders of Manzanita Village, of the Paths to Change network.) No spiritual teachers I know bring a broader, more relevant range of knowledge, experience, and well-honed skills for awakening us to fullness of being. While thoroughly schooled in ancient traditions, their work is fresh and bold, igniting both courage and joy for meeting the challenges of today's world. For over a decade my own life and teaching has been enriched by their adventurous creativity and passionate respect for life." ~ Joanna Macy, systems theorist, ecophilosopher, Nobel Peace Prize nominee, and author of World as Lover, World as Self and Coming Back to Life. "This book (Visual Thinking, by Paths to Change member Christine Valenza/Art for Change) reawakens the powerful part of us that is the image-maker, a resource that often lies dormant and unused. Visual Thinking is an excellent tool for teachers, tutors, and parents, who are working with students that are primarily visual learners in school systems that are not always designed for them. This is also a practical guide for anyone working with students with learning differences and looking for new ways to bring information." ~ Karen Nani Apana, Ph.D., San Francisco Waldorf High School Faculty and High School Mentor "In addition to his technical excellence, Lawrence brings tremendous heartfulness to the work; his ethics and integrity are almost unparalleled." — Dr. Michael Applebee, Vice President of Organizational Development, Charles Schwab & Co., Inc. "When it came time for us to tackle another major company initiative with huge implications, I said: ‘If anyone can help us pull this off, it's Lawrence Ellis & Associates.’" — Dave DeWenter, Chief Administrative Officer, Keenan & Associates "Lawrence contributed significantly to A Just Harvest (AJH) and to the farm worker’s struggle by using his professional organizational skills to make AJH more effective, and by catalyzing tremendous response from his faith community." — Dolores Huerta, Legendary Human Rights Activist and Cofounder – with César Chávez – of United Farm Workers (UFW) "Over the years, several Fellows have commented that Mr. Ellis’ workshops and consultations have literally ‘changed their lives,’ making them better healthcare professionals and community leaders, and better human beings." — Johanna Infantine, Associate Director, Fellowships, Health Forum "I’ve worked with several excellent teams throughout my work life, on the sports field, and in other arenas — both as a team member and as a team leader. Strategic Marketing Analysis was one of the best teams I’ve ever worked with, and I owe that, in large part, to the work of Lawrence Ellis." — Jim Pedrick, former Vice President, Strategic Marketing Analysis, Charles Schwab & Co., current Senior Vice President of Marketing – U.S. Retail, ING Americas "We needed a consultant who was masterful in facilitation, who could help to manage a significant project aimed at large-scale change, and who could work in a culturally-sensitive way in Navajo communities. Lawrence was a natural choice. He gently yet firmly pushed us to higher levels of collaboration where we were equal partners in arriving at the best approach." — Navajo Communities in Action for Wellness (NCAW) Team: Chris Percy, M.D., NCAW Director; Karen Sandoval Mares, NCAW Training Specialist. "Without a doubt, Lawrence is one of the absolute top consulting professionals I've known over the course of my several-decades career. He's one of an extremely rare handful who is top-tier in both Complexity-Science Organizational consulting and Organizational Development consulting. He brings an amazingly effective and rare combination of people skills and process savvy, with a strong focus on results. In addition to his competencies and accomplishments, of note is his consummate integrity, his strong role as a team player, and the respect and trust he earned from people of all levels throughout the organization." — Jocelyn Scarborough, former Vice President of Human Resources, CSAA, current Vice President of Human Resources, SanDisk "The results of the assessment were outstanding, and far surpassed my expectations. Each employee and Board member involved found the assessment interview exceptionally thorough, professional and surprisingly provocative. The report — which was a synthesis of the interviews and other relevant organizational data — covered every major aspect of our organization, and will help guide the Foundation for years to come!" — Dr. Joanne Turnbull, retired Executive Director, National Patient Safety Foundation "Frankly, Lawrence sets the standard against which I evaluate other consultants and facilitators, and other activists who bring new organizing tools to movement-building - and very, very few even come close to him." — Skye Ward, International Student Services Coordinator, Summer Session International Programs Office, University of California- Berkeley and Co-Founder, UMOJA Strategy Group
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