organizational routines

Coordination Often Replaces Consensus Before Anyone Notices

By smilinghorse87Posted on January 23, 2026Posted in Civil SocietyTagged coalitions, coordination, nonprofit collaboration, organizational routines, public discourseNo Comments

Agreement is slower than work People can wait a long time to agree. Work usually cannot. Coordination begins without permission Someone shares a calendar. Someone else shows up. Shared time does quiet alignment It does not resolve differences. It makes differences workable. Schedules are neutral until they aren’t Time slots feel harmless. They still decide […]

The Long Middle Where Change Actually Lives

By smilinghorse87Posted on January 23, 2026Posted in Public DiscourseTagged civil society processes, nonprofit fatigue, organizational routines, policy work, social changeNo Comments

Most change does not announce a beginning There is rarely a clear start. What exists instead is a gradual thickening of intention. The middle is where attention thins out Beginnings attract curiosity. Endings attract credit. The middle resists narration Nothing resolves. Nothing collapses. Progress becomes harder to describe Movement continues. Language struggles to keep up. […]