This was originally published on November 8th, 2008.

President-elect Barack Obama has captured the world's imagination. He has helped us believe that -- as he put it in his victory speech -- "all things are possible" and that we can put our hands "on the arc of history and bend...

[This is a refreshed repeat of one of Julia's most popular posts.]

When I was writing my book about New Radicals (that is, people like you and me who've found ways to leverage skills acquired in our careers and put them to work on the world's greatest challenges [http://www.huffingtonpost.com/julia-moulden/]), I...

People around the world tell stories at this time of year - around the table, by reading aloud to one another, and through song. These tales are a way to inspire us, to remind us what's important, and to connect us with the generations that have come before.

As we...

It's that time of year again. But this holiday season feels different, doesn't it? Lots of people are shifting their gift giving practices so that they're giving less or in new ways. And thinking more about those who have little or nothing.

As someone who's delivered a lot of...

Inspiration doesn't only come when we step away from our normal routine, yet often this is the case. Suzanne Seggerman had been a documentary filmmaker for more than 15 years when she took time off to raise her daughter. As a new mother, she realized that her priorities were changing....

I'm giving a speech on Monday about authentic leadership - with references to President-elect Obama sprinkled liberally throughout - to an association of municipal government professionals. One of their goals in 2009 is to pursue integration: they realize that the compartmentalized, fragmented delivery of social services weakens the strength of...

On Monday, I spoke at the Social Entrepreneurship Summit held at the MaRS Centre in Toronto. Although, as the name suggests, people came to learn about social entrepreneurship, they were also really curious to discover how people can stay inside their field or organization and drive change from within....

The response to last week's post made me realize it's time to write about New Radical Innovators (New Radicals are people like you and me who've found ways to put the skills acquired in our careers to work on the world's greatest challenges; for more, see archived articles.)

President-elect Barack Obama has captured the world's imagination. He has helped us believe that -- as he put it in his victory speech -- "all things are possible" and that we can put our hands "on the arc of history and bend it once more toward the hope of a...

"Nana, what else can you teach me?"

This is what my niece whispered into my mother's ear as she drifted off to sleep after a busy day learning what used to be called the domestic arts. My mother taught her granddaughter how to knit, how to make pastry, and how...

Don Stannard-Friel didn't have to go far to create a New Radical role for himself. Don is a professor of sociology and anthropology at Notre Dame de Namur University in Belmont, a leafy suburb of San Francisco. Today, many of his classes are conducted in the inner city -- the...

What to make of the screaming financial headlines of recent weeks? Where does your mind go when you read the coverage? What do you worry and wonder about in the middle of the night?

One thought that keeps coming back to me is the way most New Radical journeys begin:...

Drew McManus, co-founder of Bring Light, an innovative site where donors and charities build communities to fund specific charitable projects, told me that when they were designing their site, they looked at lots of others, trying to get a bead on the new generation of donors. "One day, I...

How was your week?

Mine started off with a client meeting, talking with a CEO about what he wanted to see in a speech I'm writing for him. We had a long and thoughtful conversation about what it means to be a leader in these uncertain - and often cynical...

"Money makes the world go 'round..." The song from Cabaret drifted through my mind several times this week as I followed the distressing stories about the world's financial markets. It would be an understatement to say that we live in unsettling times. Yet, just under the radar, there are signs...

With all the turmoil in the markets, it seems time to write again about people who are doing good works in the financial sector. I've scheduled an interview with the host of a conference for compassionate venture capitalists and their potential clients, which takes place in October. Next Saturday, a...

Yesterday, at the end of a long day, I popped back into my office to check messages and email. Just as I was sitting down to do so, my accountant came to mind. In the next instant, someone knocked on my door. Yes, you guessed it, there he stood.

Hands up if you've ever bought a handicraft while traveling, only to have it end up collecting dust in some closet at home.

Thought so.

We've all been there. Our hearts are in the right place: crafts are an important source of income for...

Paul Gillespie is my hero.

When he worked for the Toronto Police Sex Crimes Unit, as head of the Child Exploitation section, he made an impassioned plea to Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates. He wrote that law enforcement was facing huge challenges in investigating online child exploitation and child porn.

Microsoft's...

Remember Apple's "Think Different" advertising campaign?

"Here's to the crazy ones. The misfits. The rebels. The troublemakers. The round pegs in the square holes. The ones who see things differently. They're not fond of rules. And they have no respect for the status quo. You can quote them, disagree with...