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…
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…
Last week I committed to writing about the global trends futurists consider when studying humanities’ ways of seeing and being in the world. For each global trend, we look for its pattern of behaviour as well as its anticipated direction…
As you may have guessed by some of my previous blogs, my transformational practices are an eclectic mix of writing, meditation and yoga with writing being my first self-discovery tool. For a simple illustration of writing’s ever-seductive, truth-telling quality, I…
In the spirit of collaboration, currently I am developing a global trends model titled From Paradigms to Paradoxes. A paradigm is a typical pattern, model or worldview of a particular subject. For example, when considering the subject of motivation, we…
Meditation is a practice aimed at strengthening concentration and stilling the mind. Interestingly, no one counters me with, “Why would I want to stop my mind?” We seem intuitively to understand this ancient wellness practice provides many benefits. In fact,…
In 1609, Francis Bacon declared, “Knowledge is power; the more one knows the more one can control events.” Four hundred years later, I would venture to say that this is no longer viewed as a universal truth. What has changed? …
Several years ago, I began a consulting journey integrating IT systems with social and business systems. I could see the “writing on the wall.” As participants in today’s economy, the majority of us are knowledge workers. In essence, we…
Today, my head is swirling with seemingly disparate thoughts. I lay out these thoughts in a mind map and now await the rush of energy that accompanies their coming together. I start writing knowing the sight of words on a…
On one of my many fishing adventures on the internet, I came upon this quote from George Bernard Shaw, “The reasonable man adapts himself to the world, the unreasonable one persists in trying to adapt the world to himself. Therefore…
As the holiday season approaches, the joy of seeing and being with family is for many pleasantly anticipated and planned. Our family celebrations may be the events where many of our joy moments or peak experiences emerge. However, like all…
The Explorer is my longest-standing persona or archetype. From my early days of reading Alice in Wonderland through to the worm-hole journey of mid-life, I waved the Explorer’s banner, “I’ll try anything, once.” This seeking of varied experience repeatedly cycles…
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