Awhile back I decided to rank the expeditions that The Exploration Group had been commissioned to guide since our beginning in 2008. I...

Trust isn’t something I spend time thinking about. It seems to happen over time, it can be lost quickly, or sometimes, maybe never gained...

On expedition with a new generation of re-pioneers at Palouse Colony in Washington state.

I first came to Asia in 1992. My visit included a stop in Tokyo and then on to the Philippines in Metro Manila. On the way home I...

With the United Kingdom’s unexpected vote to pull out of the European Union there is a sense that everyone seems surprised. Even the...

Every time I go to California I am inspired. I’m not sure what it is. I’ve talked to others who travel there and everyone says they come...

Today I wish I were a Settler, not an Explorer. Exploring is wonderfully exciting. Especially on the mountain tops. But today as I...

While in Hong Kong I met with How Man Wong, the famed explorer, photojournalist and founder of the China Exploration and Research...

I was recently in Hong Kong, on January 24, to be specific. It was the coldest day in Hong Kong since 1957. Although I felt unfortunate...

The books on my reading list have changed lately. I now have titles like “The New Practical Navigator being an Epitome of Navigation...

I’m in a hurricane. Or a tornado. Or a typhoon. I’m so far off the map I don’t even know what kind of storm it is. Dangerous stuff has...

From the Holy Trinity Church pew of CS Lewis, on assignment in Oxford, England. When you're going on an Expedition, don't go alone. The...

This is the fifth leg of a six-part journey through ExPLORE℠, our powerful, proprietary Expedition framework. ExPLORE℠ blends...

You need a place to do your pondering. CS Lewis had one, and you can go there.

I was attempting to bring some order to the chaos when my adult daughter took commanding charge, “Dad, the poop is the last thing you...

I hit the “Pause” button. That’s what I figuratively did to this blog a few months ago. I was still pondering and writing, but I paused...

I was recently asked what it should look like to serve as a board member from the perspective of an Explorer. It’s an interesting...

This is the fourth leg of a six-part journey through ExPLORE℠, our powerful, proprietary Expedition framework. ExPLORE℠ blends...

Explorations take many forms. Recently I was on one that caused me to pause, ponder, and seek additional counsel. The organization I was...

Explorers get insight from focus groups, but in ways that are different from the ways management gets insight from focus groups. Focus...