White Lies and the Branches on the Tree of Systemic Racism
“It’s like a tree with branches, that if you cut off one branch, don’t mean the damn tree going to … Read More
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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
The F-word: Why “Feasible” Will Never Get Us Where We Need To Go
I was reading this article about climate in The Guardian, and one word leaped out. Feasible. “Chris Stark, chief executive … Read More
In Memory of Angela Madsen, Ocean Rowing Legend
I was tremendously saddened to hear that Angela Madsen has died during her first solo row, an attempt to become … Read More
Team of Teams
A book on military strategy may not seem like an obvious place to find a model for the future of … Read More
Decommodify Power
commodification noun, often disapproving the fact that something is treated or considered as a commodity (= a product that can be bought and sold) This article about defunding the police in the US got … Read More
Fairness, Floyd, Cooper, Cummings, and Chaos
I’m extremely nervous about mentioning what’s currently happening in the US, being neither American nor black, and thus almost certain … 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