Babies can teach us a lot about a more natural way to learn, adapt and experiment. There isn’t one right answer, and perfectionism can’t be achieved in an ever-moving, living system. Nature is always experimenting, learning, and adapting. This always...
In his book, Physics of the Future: How Science will Shape Human Destiny and our Daily Lives by the Year 2100 Michio Kaku writes “…the future is already here; it is just unequally distributed.” In Physics of the Future Kaku shares his vision for AI, computers,...
The signs of spring have come to my part of the world in Minnesota. We’ve had a string of 40+ degree days and the snow has melted, at least for now. The ice has melted on the Mississippi River in front of my house. I live about a mile above a river dam, so it...
I’ve been thinking about how we can frame our time after COVID. I keep hearing that we are moving toward a new normal, but this framing implies that we are letting go of an “old normal” and entering into a new one. But what does normal mean? Normal implies that...
Dr. Allen asked me to write an eighth blog yet again from just ten minutes north of the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco. The news is that California has yet again flattened the curve (for a fifth time) as I write this in late February 2021. So far, our state...
Our February 2021 Regenerative Leadership Community conversation focused on a framework for change commonly known as the Three Horizons Framework, a concept very similar to the adaptive cycle. On one end you have Horizon One, which contains things that are dying or...
Last week leadership guru and author Martin Murphy made a strong case for shifting to a more interdependent style of decision-making. We learned about the different archetypes of decision-makers, and why we need to move beyond an antiquated, industrial mindset. This...
This week we welcome guest blogger Martin Murphy. Martin is an international adviser, speaker, and catalyst of peak performance in leadership, teams and people. He is the author of one of my favorite books, From Mercenaries to Missionaries: Designing, Developing and...
No matter where we live – we can change the world. In 2008 well-known physicist David Peat wrote a beautiful book titled Gentle Action: Bringing Creative Change to a Turbulent World. I like this book a lot because he shares a perspective on how to influence...
I gave myself some time over the holidays to clear out some things that no longer serve me, whether they were old habits, items in my closet, or just thoughts in my head. In 2021 I’ve already begun to notice many more thoughts and assumptions that no longer...
