Emerge Leadership Project

08/13/2026

This project has been discontinued. Please return to Kathleen O’Brien’s personal facebook account

10/17/2017

At the AASHE conference this week: keynoter Katherine hayhoe spoke on depolarizing the climate change debate. Very much aligned with the emerge leadership model and approach

08/08/2017

EMERGE Faculty solicits insights re NZE adoption. What technologies and strategies will help increase ZNE adoption? Ann Edminster asks you to complete this 10 minute survey today!

Web survey powered by Research.net. Your feedback is appreciated!

06/27/2017

Green Biz features excerpt from EMERGE: A Strategic Leadership Model for the Sustainability Building Community. Excerpt focuses on change making for emergent leadership.

The following is an edited excerpt from "Emerge: A Strategic Leadership Model for the Sustainable Building Community" by Kathleen O'Brien (New Hope Press, 2016).An introduction from the author:

11/06/2014

http://emergeleadershipproject.org/emerge/2014/11/06/what-is-your-why/

Every once in a while I have a need to revisit the question of…why. “Why am I doing what I’m doing?” When asked how I got to where I am, I often respond with “I saw a buoy, and I swam to it…I saw another, and I swam to that one…and so forth.” But of course, there’s a reason I “saw” that particular…

09/02/2014

http://emergeleadershipproject.org/emerge/2014/09/02/emerge-leadership-school-bells-ring/

This weekend, the change in the air that says “school” was palpable, even here on beautiful and (still sunny) Bainbridge Island, Washington. Berry’s are going by, the marine air has a “Fall” weight to it, and the book I’ve been writing on EMERGE Leadership this summer is nearly written! (Three mor…

12/31/2013

Latest post includes some favorite books and videos for Emergent leaders! http://emergeleadership.net/emerge/2013/12/31/learning-and-leading-in-the-new-year-new-resources/

Life-long Learning is the mark of an emergent leader, so I thought I’d share some new opportunities that are in line with the EMERGE Leadership Model. To that end, I’ve just updated the EMERGE Resource List to include a couple of books I can’t put down. The books include Otto Scharmer & Katrin Kauf...

12/06/2013

Thinking about what a blast this weekend at Islandwood is going to be. How cool is this!

10/16/2013

Video produced by EMERGERs: Short and sweet. http://emergeleadership.net/emerge/the-emerge-experience/

08/27/2013

What do the ACI Woman of the Year, UN World Habitat Award Winner, Top 40 Under 40 Award Winner, USGBC Leadership Award Winner, Joule Award Winner, and a BPI Hall of Famer have in common? All Green building heroes and Guest Faculty for this coming EMERGE Leadership Schedule. Spend quality time, learn stuff, become a leadership pro!

This Fall and Winter, the EMERGE Leadership Workshop for Green Building Professionals and Advocates will feature returning faculty as well as some new surprises.