Last month I made some changes. After deciding that I needed a different mix of work, learning, and community engagement opportunities, I left some extraordinary colleagues at Corporation for a Skilled Workforce and re-joined the "gig" economy.

My new professional life looks something like this:

• Research and policy work with Social Policy Research Associates in Oakland, California, including a terrific project looking at the role and nature of leadership in the workforce development arena, and a (government) program evaluation that includes a rare (and complex) random assignment component.
• Project work through my own business, thinkers+doers, including a bit of communications and training and development.
• Un-school - I'm embarking upon what I'm calling my DIY-second masters comprising a series of in-person and on-line courses and conferences, including Social Innovation Exchange (SIX) Summer School In Singapore, from which I just returned (both exhausted and inspired - photos are here).

I am also looking forward to renewing connections to my own city, Portland, Oregon as I plan to be there more often.

This change will also shift the focus of Networked Publics (this blog).

While new themes will surely emerge over time, social innovation will likely feature prominently as I believe this new field holds considerable promise for helping us build stronger, more globally-connected and sustainable communities.