This post describes a technique which I developed a few years ago as part of my PhD thesis: The work of the Archetypal Psychologists was grounded heavily in the culture and ethos of the renaissance, particularly the Italian Renaissance. For example, James Hillman and Thomas Moore both make frequent references to the work of Marcilio … Read more
OK, the question is motivated by asking myself whether it is helpful to have a website that covers absolutely everything that I am interested in. When I browse the internet I am often interested in websites that are really focused on a particular issue. However, I do also like to see the variety of issues … Read more
Two important channels of creativity – archiving and creating. The act of creating new materials is important to ensure that we continue to generate new material. Then there is the Archivist who is the editor, remastering material, remixing it, producer, director and multi-media artist. Some of this activity will be about looking after the archive … Read more
Welcome to The World Cafe A couple of years ago, I took part in a knowledge cafe, run by David Gurteen. I wrote about it on my now deceased blog called ‘Things I found’. The technique, which is openly available in a truly open source way, is a brilliant way to get true participation. I … Read more
I spent a lazy evening recently browsing through my local branch of ‘Borders’ bookshop. I came across a copy of a new biography about M Scott Peck. Written by Arthur Jones, it is a detailed description of Scott Peck’s life. Regular readers will recall that I wrote about Peck’s death a while back, and was … Read more
This is brilliant! I attended a Workshop a couple of years ago, run by David Gurteen. I also subscribe to his monthly e-newsletter. Follow the link and you will find a page with a button on it. Click the button, and a small window opens where ideas will be posted at an interval which you … Read more
“The greatest danger for most of usis not that our aim is too high and we miss it,but that it is too low and we reach it” – Michelangelo
Robin’s Blog: Blog Archive: “Robin, the most important thing in life is to run your own race.” Never forgotten that one. Run your own race. Don’t worry about what others are doing. Stick to your values and cling to your dreams. This is a quote from the latest post on Robin Sharma’s weblog. It is … Read more
I just found out today that M Scott Peck died at the end of September. He was 69. There is a full obituary in the Telegraph, a UK paper, which ends rather grudglingly and rudely in my view. Scott Peck wrote some fantastic books – to comment on his inability to write great songs seems … Read more
I am a few pages from the end of “Small is beautiful” by EF Schumacher. This is the first time I have read a book about Economics since I was at school. Although it is actually about a lot more than just Economics. It was written over 30 years ago, and yet its preoccupations with … Read more