Wendy Visconty

Name: Wendy Visconty
Item: Washington State, USA
Rating: 5
Author: Wendy Visconty

By Bob Stilger March 31, 2018

Washington State, USA

March 31, 2018

Having read this lovely, inspiring book, I now know who I hope will be nearby when my community needs to act even when the future is not visible. This book is filled with stories that inspire, tools that can help, and most of all wise reflections on what truly matters when the future cannot be seen and yet we must act. AfterNow offers a vision of how communities working together can heal, transform, and thrive after the unimaginable. Thank you, Bob, for the gift of this book.Wendy Visconty

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.