Jack Ricchiuto
Jack is a 38-time author and originator of the Pathway Conversations™ framework for organizational and community planning and gatherings.
He coined “network weaver” in his collaboration with June Holley in her groundbreaking and celebrated work on network weaving. His global and local work with organizations and communities engaged in change has spanned over four decades. This has included work with dozens of business sectors as well as urban and rural communities.
His work is inspired by neuroscience, social network science, Liberating Structures. neurolinguistics, ontological transformation, Open Space Technology, and the work of Peter Block. With Jane Rogan, he is co-founder of Third Floor Design.
His Substack is dedicated to applications and implications of the Pathway Conversations™ framework. His latest book is “Engaged Curiosity: A guide to realistic planning in organizations and communties” and his next is “The Hidden Life of Words: The unconscious power of language in everyday life.”
Jack has taught leadership, question-based planning, design thinking, storytelling, and entrepreneurship in undergraduate, graduate, and post-doc programs, including Harvard, Vanderbilt, UC Berkeley, Kent State, and John Carroll Universities.
Jack lives in Cleveland's historic neighborhood, Tremont. His given African name is Sekou, Wise man. His personal interests include writing, cooking, gardening, hiking, and passion projects.