Last Sunday was the International Day of the World’s Indigenous People, which begs several questions, like…. How would indigenous people … Read More
Indigenous Wisdom
life skills
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
What Kind Of Intelligent Are You?
It was while I was teaching at Yale last year that I first came across Harvard professor Howard Gardner’s work … Read More
Quotations to Change the (your) World
This week, a smorgasbord of quotations that I hope will provoke, intrigue, captivate and transform. More of my favourite books … Read More