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COMPLEXITY
Why we write—and read—books
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BELIEFS
Doing democracy rather than having it
One of the maxims taught to young journalists is that all news is local. It is also most powerful when it is personal. Liu Xiaobo died yesterday in captivity. The...
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CHANGE
In a deluge of data look for surprises, not confirmation
By Jennifer and Wendy (This was also published on the Re:work Google blog) Have you ever tried to find a clear pathway but ended up drowning in data that seem to make everything...
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COMPLEXITY
Dans mons regne, le deluge
“Après moi le deluge” is a commonly cited French expression attributed to French King Louis XV or his mistress Madame de Pompadour. It can mean, “after I am dead, I don’t care...
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CHANGE
Preserving a pole
I went to an unusual 30th birthday party earlier this month and it has made me think a lot about the distinctions we teach about between problems and polarities and how to think...
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ADULT DEVELOPMENT
Women's Ways of Knowing
On February 26th, the Academy awarded the prestigious Best Actor prize to Casey Affleck, a man who has recently been publicly accused of sexual harassment. Mel Gibson, whose reputation in...
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WHOLE SELF
Living fully, if too briefly
Our friend and colleague Tim Pidsley died this weekend in his home in Christchurch. Last week Tim went on the grueling and beautiful BDO Wellington to Auckland cycle challenge. He seems...
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BELIEFS
Three hopeful ideas about change for weary travelers
I have a client I’ve been working with for several years now. As we began our work together, I was just finishing the last chapters of Changing on the Job as they were embracing the...
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CHANGE
Only Connect
In the tumult of the last few months, I have turned more and more often to old and orderly fiction to soothe myself (a pursuit in which I apparently have company). After meandering...
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CHANGE
Clinically fake
Is it time to get clinical about fake news? I started a blog in early December about fake news. Since then the meaning of the phrase has been so transformed that a different story...
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CHANGE
Fighting Fire with Fire
It’s hard to believe that it’s only been eight days since the phrase, “President Trump” has become a reality. How could so much have changed so quickly? Those in danger and in...
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CHANGE
Small mover or shaker?
Donald Trump’s first seven days as US President has something to teach us about small moves. Trump spent lots of time making lots of noise about the numbers of people who loved...
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CHANGE
A twitter of passing clouds
When meditating or seeking to be present we are often encouraged to notice our thoughts and, rather than being caught in them, to see them as clouds passing across the sky. Arising and...
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ADULT DEVELOPMENT
Changing on the Job: Why does adult development matter to you?
Author’s note: This post is actually a draft of the preface to the Mainland Chinese version of Changing on the Job. My colleague and collaborator, Joey Chan, has asked me to say why I...
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ADULT DEVELOPMENT
Language and the Sensation of Meaning Making
Last week, I went SCUBA diving with my two 16-year old children off the southern coast the Dominican Republic. Not a bad way to spend a mid-winter’s day. Last time I spent that much...
