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What I always enjoy most this time of year is the mirror of reflection that turns to a window on the future. Its a time to measure and celebrate successes and plan for new ones. Its a time to indulge in the memories of good times, good works and good people. Its then time to … Read more
We have long known about the hierarchy of needs from psychology. Once basic biological and safety needs are met, people naturally begin to seek social relationships, trust, respect and recognition and a sense of belonging. Once those social needs are met we spend time in search of higher meanings, such as wisdom, mastering your skills … Read more
Most people are aware that they need to be good learners in order to be successful in any walk of life. Many people associate learning with going to school. Others, especially good entrepreneurs, have street smarts and learn more by doing. To remain competitive in a chaotic world it is smart to adopt a change … Read more
Life is full! How do we make time to make progress against those things that are not urgent but potentially extremely important for all of us? As the pace of life accelerates we find ourselves ever-more deeply entrenched in routines punctuated with more frequent distractions. Attention spans are shrinking. The scope of strategic perspectives is … Read more
Among many other thoughts on AI and its civil impacts, I believe we have to master our natural collective (civil or organizational) intelligence if we are going to manage AI and other complex issues in the mid to long term. We can see a couple of steps are involved. The first step on this road … Read more
Wayfinding in the Smart-Gig-Open-Ecosystem You want to find a meaningful happiness. Though we have come to think of ourselves as consumers, we actually make a living and get our sense of self primarily from the value we generate for others. How we apply our strengths to generate value has changed dramatically over the years. Now … Read more
When my father was a young farm boy back in the 1920s the family wanted to establish a flock of domestic ducks. Next spring they got a dozen eggs from a nearby farm and switched them with eggs under a nesting chicken hen. She accepted the eggs with no hesitation. They look very similar. The … Read more
Birth of A Complex Global Civilization | My grandfather, Ben Garside, died in 1970 when I was 15 years old. Born in 1880, he had lived nearly his entire life in one house or another with no insulation, no furnace, no phone, no electricity or running water. He was a farmer-turned-market-gardener. He didn’t see an automobile … Read more
When we individuals have difficulty managing the complex challenges around us, we have always turned to collective and organizational intelligence for assistance. It’s as ancient as we are. We call it community. And when life seems so busy that we want to retreat from community, we need to reinvent community so it continues to work … Read more