Carolyne Stayton

Name: Carolyne Stayton
Item: Sonoma County, CA, USA
Rating: 5
Author: Carolyne Stayton

By Bob Stilger December 21, 2017

Sonoma County, CA, USA

December 21, 2017

The timing of AfterNow could not be better. Bob Stilger's beautifully crafted, resource-packed, well-storied book comes into our hands at the end of 2017 - a year where we have witnessed devastation in so many parts of the US and the world. I take it up now after the horrific Northern California fires, while fires are still raging in Southern California. There will be change and there will be more change. How we negotiate that change, learn from it, and move on more heart-fully, to me, is the essence of this book. What can we learn from those who have suffered and reclaimed their resilience? By looking at the triple disasters that befell Japan in 2011 we can find lessons, insights, and pathways to create the future we want to live into.

Bob Stilger

Bob Stilger is the Founder and now one of the Illuminators at New Stories, a nonprofit that uses the power of story to help people regenerate community. After leading a local community development corporation in Spokane, Washington for 25 years, Bob’s work has stretched to many parts of the world including Japan, Zimbabwe, South Africa, Brazil, Australia. Co-President of The Berkana Institute from 2005-2009, Bob has a PhD in Learning and Change in Human Systems from the California Institute of Integral Studies. Since 2010 he has done extensive work in Japan, introducing collaborative spaces called “Future Sessions” as well as many participatory leadership processes. Eiji Press of Tokyo published "AfterNow: When We Cannot See the Future, Where Do We Begin" in June, 2015. New Stories published the English Edition in 2017. The current focus of Bob's work is helping communities regenerate after disaster strikes.