A jigsaw puzzle has a solution. There’s even a process for arriving at the solution – corners, edges, middle. Knowing what the puzzle looks like can help you solve it faster, but even without the picture, we can [eventually] solve a jigsaw. Once all the pieces are in place – it’s done. Complete. Finished. But lots of other things don’t
It doesn’t matter if some people don’t get it – whatever ‘it’ is for you. Focus instead on finding the ones who do get ‘it’. As you search, be patient and open – both with yourself and the people around you. Celebrate the similarities rather than dwelling on the differences. It will likely take some time, and it’s unlikely that
Short answer: Because they do, and that’s enough. Long answer: The power in a group lies with the majority. Consider a group of 100 people – 60 is a majority. Within that 60, 35 can dominate the 25. Of 35, 20 could cooperate … and so on. The maths is dull, so I’ll skip some steps – but as the
PART 1 :: Changing my mind I first stumbled across Elon Musk in early 2015, when both Tesla and SpaceX were exciting companies, seemingly committed to solving big challenges. Musk’s ‘real life Tony Stark’ persona was a key part of the story. He truly did seem to be ‘The World’s Raddest Man‘. Turns out, he isn’t. Being in the public
Simon Sinek’s ‘Golden Circle’ is a useful way to think about the order in which we do things. First, we need to understand Why we want to do this [purpose], then we figure out How [strategy], and finally comes the What [action]. But perhaps there’s a fourth circle – the When? Timing matters. Imagine doing the work to understand the
I’ve attended a couple of webinars recently that have talked about the importance of storytelling in relation to the climate challenge. How might we shift the narrative away from ‘doom-mongering’? Joseph Campbell’s ‘Hero’s Journey‘ is the classic analysis of myths and legends – how ancient stories from many cultures have common themes, and follow roughly the same arc. If you’ve
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