Submitted by Brent Sheridan on Fri, 17 Feb 2012, 12:32pm
Embracing Uncertainty
The following is an excerpt from an article written by John D. Schmidt for Kosmos in 2007. Rather than adapt his words we are quoting him directly; he writes eloquently and succinctly and Accelerated Evolution's approach to leadership and strategic development of organisations and people is essentially the same.
We thought the brief talk by Eckhart Tolle was a nice adjunct.
Enjoy.
The purpose of life is...to know oneself. We cannot do so unless we
learn to identify ourselves with all that lives.
Mohandas K. Gandhi Read more...
Submitted by Brent Sheridan on Tue, 20 Dec 2011, 11:49am
We really like Christmas too...
"2011 was a year of global tumult, marked by widespread social and
political uprisings, economic crises, and a great deal more. We saw the
fall of multiple dictators, welcomed a new country (South Sudan),
witnessed our planet's population grow to 7 billion, and watched in
horror as Japan was struck by a devastating earthquake, a tsunami, and a
nuclear disaster. Read more...
Submitted by Brent Sheridan on Tue, 1 Nov 2011, 9:09pm
Over your head? How are you feeling these days?
Managing your sense of self is required for adaptive challenges
Most
change efforts fail not because they are ill conceived but because at the
centre of those efforts is an implicit and unrecognised requirement that people
behave in ways associated with higher levels of thinking”[1]
Bob Anderson.
Read more...
Submitted by Brent Sheridan on Thu, 27 Oct 2011, 4:23pm
Surfing the waves of change
An example of systems thinking
Have a look at this video. While we are not specifically endorsing the politics or views of the authors, they usefully describe several elements people require to productively and creatively respond to changes in their (social, economic and ecological) environment. A business or an organisation is in most ways analogous to a community. While they generally have different political and power structures, both are 'strategic' systems; they exist for a purpose. Most of the elements that are requirements for creating resiliant communities are also required for robust businesses. Read more...
Submitted by Brent Sheridan on Tue, 25 Oct 2011, 6:10pm
The Divided Brain
In Accelerated Evolution's work, we are constantly having conversations with people about how they make sense of their work, themselves in their workplace, and their lives. One of the things that we are continually discovering is wonderfully described in this video. It sets out a way of understanding how the hardwiring of our brains contributes to these organisational worlds that we have created. Read more...
Submitted by Brent Sheridan on Fri, 24 Jun 2011, 12:42pm
Choice and social change
In this great animation, Professor Renata Salecl starts to unravel the interplay between macro-economic systems (capitalism), internal psychological states (fear, shame) and culture change. Read more...
Submitted by Brent Sheridan on Thu, 17 Mar 2011, 2:25pm
NYTimes columnist David Brooks: The Social Animal
I have always enjoyed the laconic humour and understated intelligence of David Brooks when i have caught him (usually on a lazy Saturday or Sunday afternoon on PBS News Hour). in this TED talk, he presents a flurry of research insights and ideas that he believes informs a hopeful path for not only politicians and public policy, but also the other major organising influence of our western world, the corporate business organisation. Read more...
Submitted by Brent Sheridan on Sat, 12 Mar 2011, 4:21pm
Michael Reddy FRSA is an
investor who’s got it in for his peers. Why? Because they are bewitched by
promises of quick returns in a self-serving industry.
The following article was posted on the RSA Comment website and is reproduced here. Read more...
Submitted by Brent Sheridan on Sat, 5 Mar 2011, 8:04pm
Holistic democracy is the way of the future for organisations in the 21st century argues Professor Philip Woods FRSA. This article is reproduced from the RSA Comment website Read more...
Submitted by Michelle Bloom on Sun, 30 Jan 2011, 2:38pm
What are young adults thinking about money and value?
I've been writing a bit about Tim Jackson lately, but I am really
finding his ideas compelling. I suspect I am not alone in this, but am
very willing to hear another side of the story... please let me know
what you think. Read more...
