creating change without shouting
We’re used to navigating using existing maps. Whether these are textbooks on how to do business, leadership, medicine or teaching. Or an expectation of how to do life and society. The problem is that the new maps, for the new now, haven’t been drawn yet. We’re moving in uncharted waters, even though many people are … Read more
This was the great question that our artist friend, Alastair Duncan, posed for our lunchtime conversation for #FirstFridays this week. ‘When is it right to go into action?’ It was fascinating to see that as we chewed on it – metaphorically speaking – everyone had a slightly different take. Why am I not surprised? It’s … Read more
The storms in our mind are often much more ferocious than the weather outside. They can feel overwhelming and stop us in our tracks. But if we stick it out, the jumble of stuff in our heads can sometimes become the bright new insight or idea. After all if it were simple, it probably would … Read more
The thing about perspective – what we see when we look – is that we can’t hold all potential perspectives at once. It’s not possible. The closest we can get is knowing there are different ways to see and toggling between them. Like stretching an elastic band in different directions. The challenge is that most … Read more
We see what we’re looking for. If we fall asleep to noticing, to being surprised, then nothing changes. If we’re not looking for the light switch, we’ll never turn the light on.