I’m reading Michael Gelb‘s ‘How to think like Leonardo da Vinci’ which is an excellent book. I’m working through many of the exercises and finding them deeply inspiring. Over the weekend I did the 100 Questions exercise. It’s simple – in one sitting write down 100 questions in your journal that are signficant to you. … Read more
People new into post often have big knowledge gaps as they work to understand the context in which they are working. This is not necessarily a problem in itself. We all climb up steep learning curves when we are new. The issue then is not the lack of knowledge alone. There is also the issue … Read more
My head is full of ideas at the moment – a million ideas. Like a million stars in the sky. And that set me to thinking about the power of the metaphor. which ones shine the brightest which ones are dying which ones are new born which ones are nurturing life with their brightness which … Read more
I found my way to Jung through the contemporary writings of the Archetypal Psychologists. This interest began with the work of Thomas Moore who wrote ‘Care of the Soul’, a very strange book which mixed the concerns of today’s society with an intricate knowledge of the work of renaissance writers and a deep understanding of … Read more
It was 1997. I had heard of the concept of a Learning Set. It was something that appealed on a number of levels. For example, the idea of a community in action is one where it is possible to build links, to establish a ‘fraternity’ which can provide mutual support to managers who can often … Read more
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
MICRO REVIEW This book, written by James Redfield and Carol Adrienne builds on the original book “The Celestine Prophecy” written by Redfield. Sometimes these add-on books are just an excuse to sustain an idea, keeping sales going by selling second book to those who bought the original book. In this case though, this books adds … Read more
In a recent post, Rik Roots talks about self-publishing using a print-on-demand service called Lulu. This is a really interesting approach to producing perfect-bound books without having a heap of them sitting about on a shelf. Rik points out that he has a specific need to publish so that he can share his work with … 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
TEDTalks (audio, video) I was led to ‘TED’ by David Gurteen who wrote about it in one of his recent newsletters (well worth subscribing to – it is free!) TED stands for ‘Technology, Entertainment, Design’. It is an annual event which hosts talks, music etc. But it is much more than that description implies. If … Read more