Thinking of the future offers us a choice. Will it be a dystopian one, a la 1984, George Orwell and Big Brother, or will it be one of abundance, and positive potential? It can be a self-fulfilling prophecy. In his World Wide Web (WWW) trilogy (Wake , Watch , Wonder), science fiction author, par excellence, […]
Tangles: Video book review
May 8, 2011 by · Leave a Comment
Things happen. For writer Sarah Leavitt‘s mother, Alzheimer’s disease happened. The disease transformed her mother, and her family, forever. Tangles: A story about Alzheimer’s, my mother and me, is Sarah’s account of that journey. I loved Tangles. The author writes both prose and comics, and she uses both to advantage in putting forward a compelling […]
I appreciate when you…
April 27, 2011 by · 2 Comments
Yesterday was April 26, 2011. Last night I sat with family around the TV, and watched the seventh game of the NHL playoff series between Vancouver and Chicago. It was the big game. A year from now though, I won’t remember what day it was. I probably will remember the moment though a game was […]
Resolution Road
April 12, 2011 by · 2 Comments
Last week I did a presentation for my local Chamber of Commerce. The topic was dispute resolution for small business. You can see it here, on SlideShare. In preparation for the presentation, I was looking to create a simple diagram that conveyed my approach to thinking about, and dealing with conflict, and that I […]
