I’ve been thinking about emergence a lot recently. It’s the theme of the event that I’m curating, TEDxStroudWomen (which is … Read More
Complexity, Emergence and Creativity
life skills
Sunscreen
You might have heard of a quirky song-ish-type recording called Everybody’s Free to Wear Sunscreen, by Baz Lurhmann, better known … Read More
Indigenous Wisdom
Last Sunday was the International Day of the World’s Indigenous People, which begs several questions, like…. How would indigenous people … Read More
Question Thinking: From Judging to Learning
In the introduction to Change Your Questions, Change Your Life, author Marilee Adams writes: “Questions open our minds, our eyes, … Read More
Finding Our Way
I recently read a book by Margaret Wheatley, called Finding Our Way: Leadership for an Uncertain Time. If this isn’t … Read More
Kahneman, the Commons, and the Power of Accumulation
After my more environmentally-focused talks, I often get a question along the lines of “I’m just one person out of … Read More
It’s Not The Critic Who Counts: Lessons from Failure While Daring Greatly
“It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles, or where … Read More
Unfreedom
These are interesting times for democracy. It was 1947 when Winston Churchill said: “‘Many forms of Government have been tried, … Read More
Wicked and Wise
You might have come across the idea of wicked problems. These are not “wicked” in the sense of the Wicked … Read More