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The one common thread is a belief in the inherent worth and wisdom of the partners in the process and finding ways to tease that information out. His present pursuit as Left Brain began in 2005 after discovering that most of the non-profits his previous company, WebSanity, was working to develop web solutions for needed as much help simply identifying and measuring what they were doing as an organization as they did in learning how to use technology more effectively to realize those goals. Ben himself left the non-profit world in the mid-90’s to pursue several information technology related projects, maintaining a role as speaker, trainer, board member and volunteer for numerous local and national groups in the interim. He understands intimately the reality of the limited resources most groups have to work with. Left Brain represents a return to Ben's roots, applying the lessons learned consulting for companies such as Anheuser-Busch and Kraft to the more important bottom line of justice and peace among all people and respect for the dignity of every being. While much of his and his colleagues by referral only work still revolves around creating and integrating web-based solutions within traditional organizational frameworks, he enjoys the rich learning opportunities present in doing general strategic planning work. Part of his practice includes speaking and writing on his experiences in the field, and he is particularly interested in finding environmental coalitions, disability rights organizations, and social justice focused congregations and diocesan organizations interested in exploring ways they can be more effective in their work. He eventually hopes to develop a “franchised” business model for how non-profits and churches operate. He and his wife have been married for a nearly two years. Both lifelong Midwesterners, they love being in New England after their first year in Rhode Island. |
With an organizational development career spanning two decades, starting with the creation of a low-income housing advocacy organization as an undergraduate at Washington University in St. Louis, he feels more a sense of delight and privilege than vocation alone can describe. 
