Are you a problem-solver? Do you find yourself struggling to come up with creative ideas? Then I recommend you check out Michael Michalko‘s books. I did. Here’s my video report on his latest book, Creative Thinkering: Putting Your Imagination to Work. (video not displaying? click here). And, here’s a short summary of some of the […]
Archives for November 2011
Ken Kelly: Connecting Communities in Downtown Victoria
November 24, 2011 by · 1 Comment
Like any city centre, downtown Victoria is a place where people from different communities intersect; residential, visitor, business, service, cultural. Each community is diverse. Residents may be living in high-end condos or in short-term residence at Our Place. Visitors include tourists, local shoppers, and the transient homeless. Businesses range from big bank office to small, […]
Silence: Pattern Interruptus
November 22, 2011 by · 6 Comments
When conflict is all around, resolution seems distant, and the voices ring loud, sometimes the best way forward is to say nothing silence. As a mediator, I’ve found silence can be an effective pattern interrupt technique, a way to break impasse, especially if the parties in a dispute aren’t listening well, are locked onto negativity, […]
10 Diverse ways to build your capacity to appreciate the Other
November 16, 2011 by · Leave a Comment
My first blogging inclination this week was to write a glorious followup to a post I wrote a year ago, on strategies to reduce the income inequality gap. Getting into it, I quickly discovered I may have overstretched myself. Rather than snap, I humbly offer this alternative… It is through our shared disconnection, that […]
