In our western traditions we often overlook the value of elder’s wisdom. You Could Live a Long Time: Are you Ready? by Lyndsay Green, is a wonderful, easily navigated book that shares elder’s wisdom in a very accessible way. The author is a pioneering sociologist and researcher who has spent her career helping people use […]
Constructive Conflict: Revisiting the genius of Mary Parker Follett
July 11, 2010 by · 3 Comments
Last month, my collaborative-minded web friend, John Folk-Williams, introduced us to Mary Parker Follett, in this article on his excellent blog Cross Collaborate. Among the living humans from 1868-1933, her insights reflected a brilliant mind, systems thinking, and in retrospect, are visionary. I was totally intrigued, and so I followed up… First, I procured […]
Two books on workplace creativity and collaboration to help jumpstart your organization
February 16, 2010 by · 8 Comments
I recently finished a couple of excellent books about workplace collaboration, authored by people immersed in creativity and the arts. Amen! I found these two books complement each other nicely. The Collaborative Habit The first book is The Collaborative Habit: Life Lessons for Working Together. It’s written by Twyla Tharp, a leading and innovative American […]
Rakunks, Hybrid Jobs, Learning Agents, and other speculations on the future
January 11, 2010 by · 1 Comment
Just finished reading Margaret Atwood‘s new book The Year of the Flood, what Atwood describes as speculative fiction. She is one of my favourite writers, a Booker Prize winner, and still writing incredible stories at the age of 70! Most of the Flood story takes place in the dystopic near future, in which there aren’t […]
