BODYWORKSelected reading & ideas
A small, evolving selection of books and ideas that continue to influence the practice, the research, and the work of connecting people and communities.
Polymathic practice
On the shelf
Literature
James Baldwin · 1979
A meditation on identity, intimacy, history, and the complicated freedom of being fully seen.
It deepens the mission’s human side: touch always arrives within a person’s history, relationships, and need for recognition.
Network science
Albert-László Barabási · 2002
A framework for understanding how networks form, how influence moves, and why well-placed connections can change a system.
It informs Recovery Lounge, Foot Traffic First, partnerships, and the idea that capacity can travel through a connected community.
Leadership + reflection
Dag Hammarskjöld · 1963
Fragments on responsibility, faith, solitude, and the inner work behind public service.
It supports a model of stewardship centered on creating conditions in which other people can act.
From page to practice
See how ideas become questions, pilots, and community projects.