Presidio prof challenges how people make decisions and implications for economic policy

When you make a decision, are you trying to maximize your happiness or minimize feelings of regret?

Presidio Graduate School professor Dan Sevall is working on an innovative economic theory that challenges how we make decisions.

CINCINNATI - My time at Connecting for Community was powerful in the sense that it allowed me to shed my layers and connect with  people instantly at a deep level. We were all there for the same reason, to create community. It also helped that I didn't have to explain what I did or why I did it - everyone got it right away. It was a powerful three days, and while it was a rollercoaster of emotions, it was a safe place for my gentle soul to weep.

Last week, I drove with friends and colleagues from Indianapolis to  Cincinnati to attend the three-day Connecting for Community (C4C) conference, "a powerful gathering of master and apprentice change agents and social entrepreneurs across sectors and communities, from around the world."

I came for many reasons and with many different feelings.  I was excited to see "elders" and friends who have shaped my thinking and my growth throughout the years, including John McKnight, Peter Block and my friends Caitlin, Terri and Cheri, who do incredible work around inclusion and community organizing in Georgia.  I was eager to meet new folks in the field and hear their stories.