Sam,

I imagine I got on your list as a result of conversations with the wonderful folks at Sisters of the Road to do a narrative analysis on the stories they collected from their clients.

I appreciate this blog thread about your trip to Australia and what you're seeing about what our area needs. I just returned from a week in Sydney myself, speaking on my coaching research at a national conference. I have been invited to return to present on my work on narrative coaching and stories/public policy. I loved Australia and agree we have much we can learn.

You may want to connect with Jeff Tryens, former head of Oregon's Progress Board, who has taken on a similar role in Adeleide for awhile.

Keep up the good work. I may see you as part of the work we're doing with the City on management/supervision training this winter.

David