Having intent is merely coming home to yourself. Living in the moment. A conversation with a friend, while strolling through my neighbourhood, led to a discussion about the difference between intentions and goals. Both Chris and I share the belief…
Over the past decade, social innovation has emerged as a viable means of creating permanent systems change. Although no singular definition has coalesced from those active in this field, the Centre for Social Innovation settled on “new ideas that resolve…
There is no logical way to the discovery of these elemental laws. There is only the way of intuition, which is helped by a feeling for the order lying behind the appearance. … The only real valuable thing is intuition.…
We have met the enemy and he is us. As uncertainty, complexity and change continue to be our daily bread, our ability to cope with elevated levels of stress is increasingly challenged. A peek into the near future indicates…
Integration is a much sought-after capacity in today’s business world. Interestingly, it is also highly desirable from both an ecological and human development perspective. The integration of symbiotic species, organizational systems as well as fractured personalities empowers ecological, economical and…
I recently delivered a seminar to a workplace in the throes of restructuring. Three months earlier, this same company hosted almost 500 employees, today 100 remain with 50 more scheduled to leave within the next month. Although the employer offered…
Last night I watched a delightful movie titled, The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel. My attention was captured by the mantra (see quote below) of its young proprietor, Sonny, as he struggled to create his dream accommodations for the “elderly and…
What do you see as the greatest source of uncertainty in today’s world? Certainly, driving forces such as digitization, globalization and individuation top most thought leaders’ lists as contributing to the planet’s increased volatility and complexity. However, at the root…
As most of us are aware, emotional repression — the conscious or unconscious suppression of painful impulses, desires, or fears — leads to, at its least, defensiveness and, at its worst, disease. The list of ailments is a long one…
I am freshly home from the Organization Design Forum held in Atlanta, Georgia, where my colleagues and I presented some of our ‘discoveries’ on the changing nature of organizational design in today’s New Normal business environment. As Socio-technical systems (STS)…
In today’s rapidly changing iVUCA (interconnected, volatile, uncertain, complex and ambiguous) world, the art of building relationships in order to co-exist in community is fundamental for both surviving and thriving. Global agreement, in principle, supports “the quantity and quality of…
This is what I know about love. That it is tested every day, and what is not renewed is lost. One either chooses to care more or to care less. Helen Humphreys, The Lost Garden So what does love have…
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