Firstly there’s Knowledge Work: honest, friendly and highly beneficial mentoring for young professionals. Then there’s the launch of something that is truly beyond words. Unequivocally remarkable. Those of you who know me know what I’m talking about…for those…
Category: Connections
Options
Our brains are a muscle that can create an infinite number of connections between two points. These connections give us options. The more connections we create the more options we will have. The computing power…
Creatively connected
We live in a connected community. Linguistic and geographical boundaries exist no longer. Lets us creatively.collaborate; creatively.communicate; creatively.connect with creatively.committed and creatively.compassionate individuals. A better world will evolve as we move beyond solving problems and begin to…
The whole is great
The whole is greater than the sum of its parts. Aristotle It’s true also that each part is painstakingly engineered and crafted to serve its own purpose. We are each individually capable of anything but…
The old becomes new again
Everything is cyclical…everything. We often loose sight of the bigger picture so its worth recognising and acknowledging the circular nature of our existence. Although cliched to the hill, ‘what comes around goes around’ and ‘what goes up…
Community
What does community mean? How do we define who is in our community and who isn’t? Geographical parameters work…well sort of…but what about online communities? Do online communities exist by virtue of a username and…
Artistic expression
Some of us write. We all probably photograph. Drawing was something we did as kids [at least for most of us]. By writing, photographing and drawing we communicate to those who care to notice. Some…
Meandering Mondays XI
We’re going to the centre of our earth today on the equator in Ecuador to a place called Mitad del Mundo. There is a monument up the road from the photo you see above that commemorates…
Communications
The written word is powerful. It can also be boring and disengaging. We communicate in many different ways but by far the most ubiquitous is by written word. That isn’t to say it’s always effective…
Transitions
From white to black and grey and back. From here to there and everywhere. From start to finish no time to diminish. From doubt to clout.
Contentment
Contentment is a word often used out of context. It has the connotation of being mediocre and settling for whatever when in fact it is the acknowledgement and satisfaction of reaching your capacity. In other…
The marvels…
We can be here and there right now, at a point in time. Simultaneously engaging with our own thoughts, interacting with our fellow human beings in our physical vicinity and with those across the other…
Frequency
We’re all on a different wavelength but even so there’s significant overlap within our range…unless of course you’re a tuba and you have to deal with a piccolo. But that’s rare. Most of the time…
I know all about you
I know who you are. I know where you live. I know your friends. I know your family. I know when you sleep. I know what type of music you listen to. I know what…
Keeping track
There’s Jawbone’s Up, 23andMe, Xero, Fitbit, Do It! Geotags, CloudOn, CheckMark, MakeMe and a million other gadgets and apps designed to help us keep track of our own lives. Everything under the sun is covered…genetic…
Meaningful relationships
Our interaction with others is what defines us. It is our relationships that make our lives meaningful. Our contribution to others is why we exist. If there is someone you care about; if there is…
Random acts of kindness
We all have something to learn from each other. No matter who you are, what you do or what you’re about. Even Emmanuel, the homeless man you see pictured, was a source of invaluable information…
Watching closely
Do you feel like you’re being watched sometimes? Its because you are. There are very few places you can go, very few places you can visit where you can remain anonymous if you so choose,…
The Cloud
The other day I was burning a data DVD and my other half asked a valid question: Why are we still using these things? The answer went something along the lines of ‘most of the…
Connecting
So day one has been as interesting as it has been scary. I’ve signed up to the omnipresent social media system which was surprisingly easy considering they all let me sign in (or on) with…