Occupy Wall Street? September 17th? Social Unrest Solutions 1 + 2
Social Unrest Solution 1 Plans for occupying financial districts in New York, Madrid, Milan, London, Paris and San Francisco on Sept 17, 2011 were announced in Adbustersthis morning. People are being asked to bring tents and simple kitchens and to occupy these and other financial centers around the world for a few months in peaceful [...]
read moreDoes it matter what the rules are? They'll change.
“The Canadian Government does not wish to be held accountable”, said CBC Radio One’s The Current’s Anna Maria Tremonti, moderator of Access Denied panel at Toronto’s Now Lounge on Church, May 10, 2011. She was joined by expert panelists Ottawa Deputy Bureau Chief Dean Beeby of the Canadian Press, former Information Commissioner John Reid and [...]
read moreRefund denied. Helpful Hints for Dealing with Holacracy One.
Just back from a disappointing one week Holacracy One (HO) certification program that promises participants will • Explore the leading-edge of human organization • Learn new “sense and respond” habits and practices • Learn how to “facilitate beyond ego” • Practice, practice, practice their method! It doesn’t promise to ruthlessly crush others as needed, yet [...]
read moreElectronics and creativity – opportunities for new decisions
Annie Leonard has done it again. Following her films The Story of Stuff, of Cosmetics, of Bottled Water, of Cap and Trade is her new contribution to understanding how things work, The Story of Electronics. Worth the view. Might inspire you during this holiday season to exercise your creativity by using new ideas and making [...]
read moreFood rant, it's a quality-brand-innovation thing.
I received a Kraft Thinsations® sample this morning on the subway. 100 calories!! The ingredients: enriched white flour, sugar, soybean oil and hydrogenated cottonseed oil, fudge coating (sugar, palm kernel and palm oils, modified milk ingredients, cocoa, soya lecithin, flavour), semi-sweet chocolate chips (sugar, unsweetened chocolate, cocoa butter, soya lecithin, flavour), dextrose, ammonium bicarbonate, ammonium [...]
read moreMoving forward by saying goodbye. REM's anthem.
While beginnings are often inspiring, fresh, full of possibility and potential, endings can be sad. Emotional investments for comfort are cashed in, replaced with anxiety of the new. Creativity Professionals owe it to their clients to help build confidence in the transition. Successfully moving forward involves also saying goodbye. Wouldn’t it be nice if as [...]
read moreBrains, dopamine and gadgets: are faciliation and leadership practices changing?
Great insight into what’s happening to our wired techno-addicted brains from NPR’s program, Fresh Air, describing findings from New York Times technology and telecommunications reporter Matt Richtel. The findings triggered my thinking: is the dopamine squirt that accompanies the immediate feedback from our current gadgetry being accounted for by facilitators and leaders? How much of [...]
read moreElitism in Creative Class literature. Help or hinder creativity?
The Martin Prosperity Institute is redefining society into three classes: Creative, Service and Working. This graphic shows their percentage representation in Toronto. Their classification does not support the notion that all people have creative ability or are creative. This troubles me. Implications: Service and Working Classes are asked to use their creativity at work, they [...]
read moreGoing to London UK? Augmented reality app to time travel while you are there
Augmented reality is coming to a tube station near you. Imagine the ideation sessions you can have while on a tour of the city! New ideas, new decisions – here’s proof of a doorway opening for exciting new futures. What I really like about this is the stimulation for new thinking. You’ve got the present [...]
read morePassion to Create, Permission not Required – Yet
Would you make a 30-day road trip to write the world’s biggest message? If you did, what would your message be? Or another question – to what extent are you open to persevere with a new idea to see it through? The cards are stacked against you, you know. There’s likely a regulation or two [...]
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