Berrick Abramson
@berrickabramson.bsky.social
Facilitator, Negotiator, Strategist & Executive Coach.
President Confluence Policy & Strategy Group.
Skydiver, Adventure Racer & Open H20 Paddler.
Not letting #Crohns slow me.
https://bsky.app/profile/confluencepsg.bsky.social
President Confluence Policy & Strategy Group.
Skydiver, Adventure Racer & Open H20 Paddler.
Not letting #Crohns slow me.
https://bsky.app/profile/confluencepsg.bsky.social
Things or memories?
Titles & accolades or smiles & lives changed?
We're surrounded by messages that we need to be more, do more, earn more, have more.
What if we put as much attention on seeing more, feeling more, giving more & living more?
Titles & accolades or smiles & lives changed?
We're surrounded by messages that we need to be more, do more, earn more, have more.
What if we put as much attention on seeing more, feeling more, giving more & living more?
October 22, 2025 at 2:54 PM
Things or memories?
Titles & accolades or smiles & lives changed?
We're surrounded by messages that we need to be more, do more, earn more, have more.
What if we put as much attention on seeing more, feeling more, giving more & living more?
Titles & accolades or smiles & lives changed?
We're surrounded by messages that we need to be more, do more, earn more, have more.
What if we put as much attention on seeing more, feeling more, giving more & living more?
The #1 task force mistake? Trying to solve too much.
If your scope is too wide, your process won’t go anywhere.
Clear scope = clear outcomes.
#TaskForceTips #Leadership #CDMP #EffectiveGovernance #ConsensusBuilding #PublicPolicy #CollaborativeDecisionMaking
If your scope is too wide, your process won’t go anywhere.
Clear scope = clear outcomes.
#TaskForceTips #Leadership #CDMP #EffectiveGovernance #ConsensusBuilding #PublicPolicy #CollaborativeDecisionMaking
October 21, 2025 at 4:58 PM
The #1 task force mistake? Trying to solve too much.
If your scope is too wide, your process won’t go anywhere.
Clear scope = clear outcomes.
#TaskForceTips #Leadership #CDMP #EffectiveGovernance #ConsensusBuilding #PublicPolicy #CollaborativeDecisionMaking
If your scope is too wide, your process won’t go anywhere.
Clear scope = clear outcomes.
#TaskForceTips #Leadership #CDMP #EffectiveGovernance #ConsensusBuilding #PublicPolicy #CollaborativeDecisionMaking
**Gridlock isn’t a dead end—it’s a sign to change course.**
Here’s how CDMPs help state leaders break through and build real consensus.
Need a process that works across divides? We’d love to talk!
#ConsensusBuilding #CDMP
#TaskForce #WorkGroup #Gridlock #CollaborativeDecisionMaking
Here’s how CDMPs help state leaders break through and build real consensus.
Need a process that works across divides? We’d love to talk!
#ConsensusBuilding #CDMP
#TaskForce #WorkGroup #Gridlock #CollaborativeDecisionMaking
October 14, 2025 at 3:04 PM
**Gridlock isn’t a dead end—it’s a sign to change course.**
Here’s how CDMPs help state leaders break through and build real consensus.
Need a process that works across divides? We’d love to talk!
#ConsensusBuilding #CDMP
#TaskForce #WorkGroup #Gridlock #CollaborativeDecisionMaking
Here’s how CDMPs help state leaders break through and build real consensus.
Need a process that works across divides? We’d love to talk!
#ConsensusBuilding #CDMP
#TaskForce #WorkGroup #Gridlock #CollaborativeDecisionMaking
Appreciated opportunity to update RTD Board on collaborative work of CDOT, FRPRD, RTD & @govofco.bsky.social exploring Joint Service for passenger rail on CO's front range. Honored to support & work w/an amazing team. Great discussion & feedback #passengerrail #coloradorail
January 29, 2025 at 3:18 PM
Appreciated opportunity to update RTD Board on collaborative work of CDOT, FRPRD, RTD & @govofco.bsky.social exploring Joint Service for passenger rail on CO's front range. Honored to support & work w/an amazing team. Great discussion & feedback #passengerrail #coloradorail
Mele Kalikimaka me ka Hau’oli Makahiki Hou! May this season of beauty and light fill your heart and home with happiness. Warm wishes to all for joy in your life, love in your heart and peace in our world.
December 23, 2024 at 3:46 PM
Mele Kalikimaka me ka Hau’oli Makahiki Hou! May this season of beauty and light fill your heart and home with happiness. Warm wishes to all for joy in your life, love in your heart and peace in our world.
#USMC Major Megan Malia Leilani McClung, KIA 6 Dec 06, Ramadi, Iraq.
18 years. Still feels like just yesterday. Every day, I miss you, I love you & think of how many lives you touched, how many you continue to inspire.
#SemperFi, Marine.You are loved, you are missed & you will never be forgotten!
18 years. Still feels like just yesterday. Every day, I miss you, I love you & think of how many lives you touched, how many you continue to inspire.
#SemperFi, Marine.You are loved, you are missed & you will never be forgotten!
December 6, 2024 at 9:24 PM
It looks like another perfect day to have a good day, to try to make the world around you a better place & to find a way to make someone else have a good day too!
#MementoVivere #EmbraceTheMoment
#MementoVivere #EmbraceTheMoment
November 19, 2024 at 2:54 PM
It looks like another perfect day to have a good day, to try to make the world around you a better place & to find a way to make someone else have a good day too!
#MementoVivere #EmbraceTheMoment
#MementoVivere #EmbraceTheMoment
CO’s Task Force Related to the Rights of Coloradans with Disabilities is soliciting input to inform their recommendations. Ideas are being considered on issues from housing & outdoor recreation to government services & changes to state anti-discrimination laws. Public input open...
November 16, 2024 at 8:51 AM
CO’s Task Force Related to the Rights of Coloradans with Disabilities is soliciting input to inform their recommendations. Ideas are being considered on issues from housing & outdoor recreation to government services & changes to state anti-discrimination laws. Public input open...
I remember. Even when I wish I didn’t, it lives in me & I feel it in every piece of me. Some days – today – it still overwhelms me & brings me to tears I cannot stop. As I celebrate, laugh & live so many moments in life, it is impossible to not think of those lost on this day 23...
November 16, 2024 at 8:59 AM
I remember. Even when I wish I didn’t, it lives in me & I feel it in every piece of me. Some days – today – it still overwhelms me & brings me to tears I cannot stop. As I celebrate, laugh & live so many moments in life, it is impossible to not think of those lost on this day 23...
Truly blessed by the work & remarkable people we have privilege of supporting as they develop solutions to some of the most complex & critical issues. Doing so in so many beautiful places makes that exponentially true & I had to pause to appreciate it all en route home!
November 16, 2024 at 9:07 AM
Truly blessed by the work & remarkable people we have privilege of supporting as they develop solutions to some of the most complex & critical issues. Doing so in so many beautiful places makes that exponentially true & I had to pause to appreciate it all en route home!
Time to spend a few days talking about the future of higher ed, blurring lines between K12 & Higher Ed, skills to thrive in an evolving workforce & ensuring credit transfer is smooth & transparent. But first, a little early morning trail time to clear & focus the mind.
November 16, 2024 at 9:14 AM
Time to spend a few days talking about the future of higher ed, blurring lines between K12 & Higher Ed, skills to thrive in an evolving workforce & ensuring credit transfer is smooth & transparent. But first, a little early morning trail time to clear & focus the mind.
Work that makes a difference. Smart people engaging thoughtfully to find common ground that serves the public good. Waking up in some beautiful places to do that work with those people. #IAmBlessed
November 16, 2024 at 9:22 AM
Work that makes a difference. Smart people engaging thoughtfully to find common ground that serves the public good. Waking up in some beautiful places to do that work with those people. #IAmBlessed
Yes, it would be our honor. That’s the answer we’re excited to offer when invited to help those serving the public good. Facilitate a work group or task force to get this right? We’re in. Develop our next strategic plan? Let’s do it together. Help navigate a conflict between
November 16, 2024 at 9:22 AM
Yes, it would be our honor. That’s the answer we’re excited to offer when invited to help those serving the public good. Facilitate a work group or task force to get this right? We’re in. Develop our next strategic plan? Let’s do it together. Help navigate a conflict between
Hundreds of peaches, grapes by the pound, raspberries, apples, lilies, two dozen different roses & hundreds of happy bees in this #pollinatorfriendlygarden. And that doesn’t include the raised beds loaded with herbs, veggies, squash & melons! #nourishedbynature #alohaaina
November 16, 2024 at 9:30 AM
Hundreds of peaches, grapes by the pound, raspberries, apples, lilies, two dozen different roses & hundreds of happy bees in this #pollinatorfriendlygarden. And that doesn’t include the raised beds loaded with herbs, veggies, squash & melons! #nourishedbynature #alohaaina
6hr mtg today so up early to get in 6miles & 1,600' of elevation gain to be at the summit at 6am as sun broke through the darkness.
I hope I never stop being awed by every sunrise & the power of nature... to humble, to heal, to shape, to inspire, to ground the mind, to bring new per
I hope I never stop being awed by every sunrise & the power of nature... to humble, to heal, to shape, to inspire, to ground the mind, to bring new per
November 16, 2024 at 9:30 AM
6hr mtg today so up early to get in 6miles & 1,600' of elevation gain to be at the summit at 6am as sun broke through the darkness.
I hope I never stop being awed by every sunrise & the power of nature... to humble, to heal, to shape, to inspire, to ground the mind, to bring new per
I hope I never stop being awed by every sunrise & the power of nature... to humble, to heal, to shape, to inspire, to ground the mind, to bring new per
“Stop the killing, stop the dying, start the healing.” AJ DeAndrea in a powerful keynote at Keeping Students Safe seminar + Leveraging AI & is there a profile of school shooter? @COEmergency Director Kevin Klein says no, but there are warning signs.
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#Schref="/hashtag/SchoolSafety" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link">#SchoolSafety #Sc
November 16, 2024 at 9:38 AM
“Stop the killing, stop the dying, start the healing.” AJ DeAndrea in a powerful keynote at Keeping Students Safe seminar + Leveraging AI & is there a profile of school shooter? @COEmergency Director Kevin Klein says no, but there are warning signs.
#Schref="/hashtag/SchoolSafety" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link">#SchoolSafety #Sc
#Schref="/hashtag/SchoolSafety" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link">#SchoolSafety #Sc
Another tough day at the office…. Honored to work supporting some amazing clients. Blessed to be able to do so in some beautiful places. Lunch by the river before diving back into some strategic planning.
November 16, 2024 at 9:38 AM
Another tough day at the office…. Honored to work supporting some amazing clients. Blessed to be able to do so in some beautiful places. Lunch by the river before diving back into some strategic planning.
Today, a tradition maintained.
Every day, memories burn bright as if only yesterday.
Life lived committed to the promises made.
#NeverForgotten #SomeGaveAll
#ForThoseWhoDidntComeHome
#MemorialDay #HonorTheFallen
#FreedomIsntFree #SemperFi
Every day, memories burn bright as if only yesterday.
Life lived committed to the promises made.
#NeverForgotten #SomeGaveAll
#ForThoseWhoDidntComeHome
#MemorialDay #HonorTheFallen
#FreedomIsntFree #SemperFi
November 16, 2024 at 9:46 AM
Today, a tradition maintained.
Every day, memories burn bright as if only yesterday.
Life lived committed to the promises made.
#NeverForgotten #SomeGaveAll
#ForThoseWhoDidntComeHome
#MemorialDay #HonorTheFallen
#FreedomIsntFree #SemperFi
Every day, memories burn bright as if only yesterday.
Life lived committed to the promises made.
#NeverForgotten #SomeGaveAll
#ForThoseWhoDidntComeHome
#MemorialDay #HonorTheFallen
#FreedomIsntFree #SemperFi
Passenger rail & transit oriented development are moving forward in Colorado thanks to the vision & leadership of some truly transformational leaders & their commitment to authentically engaging an incredibly diverse group of stakeholders. Today's signing of SB24-184 is a giant step...
November 16, 2024 at 9:54 AM
Passenger rail & transit oriented development are moving forward in Colorado thanks to the vision & leadership of some truly transformational leaders & their commitment to authentically engaging an incredibly diverse group of stakeholders. Today's signing of SB24-184 is a giant step...
The Housing Subcommittee of the Task Force on the Rights of Coloradans with Disabilities was joined by a remarkable panel with diverse personal & professional experience. I’m optimistic this group will ensure the state takes bold action to make meaningful progress. Learn more: htt
November 16, 2024 at 9:54 AM
The Housing Subcommittee of the Task Force on the Rights of Coloradans with Disabilities was joined by a remarkable panel with diverse personal & professional experience. I’m optimistic this group will ensure the state takes bold action to make meaningful progress. Learn more: htt
Full day tomorrow facilitating a board meeting in a beautiful part of Colorado so taking full advantage! Is your facilitator committed enough & cool enough to go the extra distance?
#COLife #WorkMeetsPlay #IAmBlessed
#DownByTheRiver #AdventureVan
#COLife #WorkMeetsPlay #IAmBlessed
#DownByTheRiver #AdventureVan
November 16, 2024 at 10:01 AM
Full day tomorrow facilitating a board meeting in a beautiful part of Colorado so taking full advantage! Is your facilitator committed enough & cool enough to go the extra distance?
#COLife #WorkMeetsPlay #IAmBlessed
#DownByTheRiver #AdventureVan
#COLife #WorkMeetsPlay #IAmBlessed
#DownByTheRiver #AdventureVan
Important conversation on navigating #polarization at @PEBCorg Ed Workforce forum artfully moderated by the amazing @KatyAnthes. Inspired by the packed room & incredible leadership of my friend @SueSava #edpolicy
November 16, 2024 at 10:10 AM
Important conversation on navigating #polarization at @PEBCorg Ed Workforce forum artfully moderated by the amazing @KatyAnthes. Inspired by the packed room & incredible leadership of my friend @SueSava #edpolicy
Proud to be here w/this soldier as she hands off command & prepares for her next duty assignment. Capt. Collins exemplifies the best this nation has & the caliber of people who wear the uniform. Forward my friend!
November 16, 2024 at 10:10 AM
Proud to be here w/this soldier as she hands off command & prepares for her next duty assignment. Capt. Collins exemplifies the best this nation has & the caliber of people who wear the uniform. Forward my friend!
At today's mtg of Disability Rights Task Force subcommittee tasked w/ making recs for rewrite of CO Anti-Discrimination Act, members engaged w/Aubrey Elenis, Dir of CO Civil Rights Division to better understand division's role & processes. Task Force info https://bit.ly/3Q21TMj
November 16, 2024 at 10:18 AM
At today's mtg of Disability Rights Task Force subcommittee tasked w/ making recs for rewrite of CO Anti-Discrimination Act, members engaged w/Aubrey Elenis, Dir of CO Civil Rights Division to better understand division's role & processes. Task Force info https://bit.ly/3Q21TMj
CO's Wildfire Resiliency Code Board is tasked with addressing risks of wildfires. Group includes fire & engineering experts, utility, insurance & gov’t officials. We’re honored to support as they define wildland urban interface, where & how code applies & draft the new code.
November 16, 2024 at 10:18 AM
CO's Wildfire Resiliency Code Board is tasked with addressing risks of wildfires. Group includes fire & engineering experts, utility, insurance & gov’t officials. We’re honored to support as they define wildland urban interface, where & how code applies & draft the new code.