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One Year Of Yoga
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About a year ago, I decided to try doing yoga every day for a year. I think this was prompted by…
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Detroit
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I grew up in a small industrial town in the heart of the Rust Belt. Home of cereal giants Kellogg and…
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Strengths-Based Culture: Setting Each Other Up For Success
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Several years ago, I attended a global leadership summit that was pivotal for my career. One significant moment for me was listening to…
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If Your Computer Dripped, Would You Turn it Off?
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Every year, the ILLUME team looks forward to the Behavior, Energy & Climate Change Conference (BECC). This conference brings together so…
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A Smile Is A Beautiful Thing
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Seven out of 1,000 children in India are born with cleft lip and palate. Without surgery, this condition can lead to…
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Mapping The Customer Journey
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In her 2016 BECC presentation, Amanda Dwelley discusses our work journey mapping 11 of Consumers Energy’s residential programs. By identifying and…
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Everything You Need To Know About Excellent Writing As Taught By Matryoshka Dolls
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As part of our third-year ILLUME retreat, I led a session on storytelling and writing. We know that our clients want…
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It Wasn’t A “Retreat” So Much As An Advance
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ILLUME recently held our three-year retreat in Wisconsin. As an owner, it was incredibly humbling to be surrounded by such amazing…
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Maybe #WomenInEnergy Isn’t Enough
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A few weeks ago, during the ACEEE Summer Study on Efficiency in Residential Buildings, the ILLUME team hosted a picnic on…
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Know Before You Go
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Sara Conzemius, Anne Dougherty, and Danielle Marquis of SmartWatt describe how an up-front investment in market research and segmentation can improve…
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Energy Kits: Maximizing Savings Potential
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In this overview by Mallika Jayaraman, she summarizes the potential energy savings of energy kits.
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Unintentional Anti-Efficiency
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I have a close friend who works for a small custom home builder. The company stakes its reputation on the quality…
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#ILookLike…
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In this day and age, we know we should be able to look beyond the stereotypes. Despite this, more often than…
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What I Learned About Starting A Business From Roller Derby
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Before I started ILLUME, I started roller derby. I am convinced that if I did not go out on a limb…
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Gizella’s Cookies
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Every Christmas, my family makes our own version of Hungarian Christmas cookies that have been passed down from my great-grandmother, Gizella…
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What I Have Learned As AESP Board Chair
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This week, I wrote my last official letter as Chair of the AESP Board of Directors. I felt deeply compelled to…
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WAP is all the fuss about?
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In 2001, I found a passion: low-income program evaluations. It was the year PA Consulting (now Tetra Tech) kicked off a…
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Messages and Messengers at BECC 2015
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I have had the pleasure of supporting the Behavior, Energy, and Climate Change Conference (BECC) for the past seven years. The…
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Energy-Saving Tips From Spain
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A few weeks ago, I had the privilege of taking a two-week vacation to Spain. The trip was wonderful and included…
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An Illuminating Few Days In Portland
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Last week, I attended the ENERGY STAR Partner meeting in Portland. In my last blog, I reflected on many years of…
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Giving It The Boot: Insulation Or Guilty Pleasure?
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I’m returning the boots. I’ve been looking at them in their box for a few days, feeling vaguely uneasy about purchasing…
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Waxing Nostalgic with ENERGY STAR
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I will be attending the ENERGY STAR Partner meeting in Portland, OR, this week. This is the second year in a…
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The Brave: Kat Gordon, Founder, The 3% Conference
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This post kicks off ILLUME’s first ongoing blog series, which interviews risk-taking women and men working to support women in business,…
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The Path of Least Resistance
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A water heater. Seems like a simple purchase, no? A boring purchase, even. Who knew it was possible that so much…