We’re often attached to a solution for some reason other than what it does. We seek knowledge rather than understanding, we value expertise rather than wisdom, we envy the colour or style of a car, we follow fashions (even if that means playing the rebel). This is fine, and fun, but being able to question, to create space for reflection, to see beyond the shimmer is a life and leadership skill that will take you way further.
Read MoreWhat’s the difference between a simple question that we google or that we ask a friend and move on, and those thorny questions that we chew around in our head for a long time, ask people for advice on, and yet never move forward? Let’s look at a practical solution…
Read MoreWe’re so used to being bombarded with the ‘right’ way to do things (eat, sleep, exercise, work, parent, teach…) that we think the solution is always to look for more information. What if there was an easier way? And a more effective way…?
Read MoreIt looks like much of development and innovation is to find a great solution and then scale it, roll it out to other areas, other countries, other contexts. But what if we’re missing something in this model? What if we’re missing the very thing that makes that first solution so brilliant?
Read MoreSometimes things don’t go the way we want, and it doesn’t bother us. And sometimes it does. A lot! Here’s why that happens and what we can do about it…
Read MoreSo often it looks as if life is a series of either / or choices. I can do X or I can do Y. I know for me, binary choices make me feel dissatisfied with life—when I have fixed choices, and neither seem that appealing, I feel limited. Constricted. But what else is there? Read on and find out!
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