Looking for Mary Lou Williams

Looking for Mary Lou Williams

As the child of a father who loved jazz, I thought I knew all of the women jazz artists. That is, until I discovered Morning Glory: The Story of Mary Lou Williams, by Linda Dahl. It was 1999, and I was strolling through the Central Library in downtown Madison. I was...
The Right Lever at the Right Time

The Right Lever at the Right Time

I’ve spent much of my career working for positive change, from advancing environmental policy to championing the value of the arts in our lives. At some point along the way, I was introduced to the now classic (at least in the field of systems theory) 1997 work by...