In the Arms of Time
This week a dear friend of mine told me it was time for her ‘to dream big’. Her words reminded me this is the life journey we all share, as reflected in a poem I wrote some years back.…
From Paradigms to Paradoxes – The ECOLOGY Continuum
As someone who is not trained in the physical sciences, I struggled with what name to give this very important trend. Should I call it an environment or ecology continuum? When I looked at the two sets of definitions below…
A Miracle in the Middle East?
http://mtviewclass.wikispaces.com/Gilgamesh On the eve of 2012 — the infamous year dating the end of the Mayan calendar — we are witness to the beginnings of social transformation in The Middle East. I wonder how the Mayan prophecy and these Middle…
From Paradigms to Paradoxes – The CONFLICT Continuum
Karl Marx espoused that socio-economic systems such as capitalism and democracy produce internal conflicts due to power differences (class struggles) which eventually lead to their implosion. The history of all hitherto existing society is the history of class struggles. [.…
From Paradigms to Paradoxes—The LEARNING Continuum
Today we can no longer just tweak old skill sets and behaviours to optimize our performance because the challenges presented to us are of a new character. Furthermore, reframing our assumptions and beliefs systems, although additive, is not going to…
Musings of a Dual Nature
Yesterday, rifling through some past musings, I came upon a piece I wrote in 2003. Its “dual” theme of form and formlessness is what many attribute to be the ultimate paradox in life. Given my blog focus over the past…
From Paradigms to Paradoxes – The ECONOMY Continuum
In 2000, Paul Ray and Sherry Anderson introduced us to three distinct cultures co-existing in the U.S. and Western Europe whose distinctions were based on values. The “Moderns” who value money and success tipped in at 50% of the population. …
What Lies Beneath?
It’s the million dollar question, isn’t it? What gifts lie at the core of our essence buried beneath the layers of life fused into reflections staring back from a mirror? If I can answer this one do you suppose it…
From Paradigms to Paradoxes – The CONSCIOUSNESS Continuum
So much of our human experience in the new millennium is attributed to the rapid pace of change brought about by both the industrial and technological revolutions of the past century. There is no doubt of their significant impact on…
From Paradigms to Paradoxes – The CHANGE Continuum
For most of my professional career, I willingly set aside three to five days a year to meet with my STS-RT (Socio-technical Systems Roundtable) colleagues. The STS-RT is a “global network of business leaders, action researchers, trade unionists, academics, managers…
From Paradigms to Paradoxes – The CULTURE Continuum
Continuing my investigation of paradoxes and paradigms, today I write about culture as the third of ten paradigms from the past. My theory is these paradigms are currently presenting as paradoxes or contradictions which are significantly influencing our behaviour and…
Converging Business, Technology a-n-d Social Systems for Sustainable Success
The Business Technology Management group on LinkedIn recently posted an Amazon review of The Power of Convergence: Linking Business Strategies and Technology Decisions to Create Sustainable Success (Hoque, F., L. Walsh, D. L. Mirakaj, & J. Bruckner (2011). As an…