Leadership
Help name the baby! Or a book.
6 senses for the food side to engage in meaningful conversation + 6 steps for agriculture better tell their story = the opportunity to reach across the food plate and shake hands. Help Michele name her new “baby” – a two-sided book. Bringing appreciation for a civil conversation around food and farming. Expertise from around the food plate. Personal stories.
Read MoreDid 9/11 push us into cowardly rudeness?
Did 9/11 numb our society to common courtesy and turn us into cowards? Michele points to distrust in Muslims and lack of courtesy in conversations around food as evidence in the loss of civility – particularly when firsthand experience is missing. She believes more respect is needed for the freedom of choice – and greater decorum should be brought to the food debate.
Read MoreDisruption, Fascination and the Future of Farm & Food
What forces that will drive disruptive change in our world over the next decade? How can agriculture adapt and act with tomorrow’s logic? Michele shares what she learned from a futurist, relating the five to farming and food choices. What forces that will drive disruptive change in our world over the next decade? Michele shares what she learned from a futurist and how they might farming and food choices. How can agriculture adapt and act with tomorrow’s logic?
Read MoreWhat does thought leadership look like in agriculture?
Big picture before self, the long view, execution, humilty, guts enough to accept change and ears. Michele asks if agriculture has true thought leadership and offers a few suggestions for farmers, ranchers and agricultural advocates to lead the conversation rather than react to it.
Read MoreDream big for a better agriculture
A challenge to dream bigger for agriculture and food conversations to celebrate the AgChat Foundation’s second anniversary. Michele shares words that have inspired her for years. “Because with an idea, determination, and the right tools, you can do great things. Let your instincts, your intellect and your heart guide you…”
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