Generative Dialogue - Dene Rossouw - Possibil.com In his book, Dialogue and the art of thinking together, William Isaacs introduces the concept of a container that is essential for dialogue to take place. “Dialogue….is a conversation with a centre, not sides. It is a way of taking the energy of our differences and channelling it toward something that has never been created before. “William Isaacs The container is a place of psychological safety. We say a lot when we truly listen One of the most powerful tools for generative and deep dialogue is committed listening, which involves a set of interrelated skills: open-ended questioning, paraphrasing, acknowledging feelings, non-verbal encouragers and summarizing. It’s the commitment to listen to the unique experiences of another person by hearing not only the words but sensing and responding to the underlying feelings, and unexpressed meanings behind the words. Generative dialogue Generative dialogue creates something new. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Dene Rossouw Did you enjoy this blog post? Google+
New Paradigm Economics | The Visionary Commons We’ve been enculturated to think of economics as a cold, boring, academic subject devoid of connection to humanity’s heart and soul. In fact it is intimately connected and potentially one of the most juicy, alive, rich ways of understanding and evolving our humanity, our purpose and our future. Economics is one of the most essential fields of agreements on how we hold our collective self-image, how we develop our collective self esteem. It is how we agree to take care of each other – how we hold every other human being on the planet in relationship. To start to understand a new paradigm for economics, money and value and how we interact with the world, I invite you to “spend” some time with these videos. Many more to come soon! First Charles Eisenstein captures the essence of new paradigm economics in this 12 minute video: And watch the latest from Bernard Lietaer – this says it well! and to understand this new currency world: When in doubt look to the younger generation!
Global Dynamics Processes: the Pattern which Connects from KaliYuga to Tao: Metalogue: what is the instinct of Tao? Definition of insinct: in animal psychology and ethology, “nervous mechanism hierarchically organized, with innate action patterns, sensitive to certain environmental stimuli that arouse it, put it in action and direct it, to which it responds with well-coordinated movements which have as their purpose the preservation of the individual or species". The animal instinct (which leads for example the birds to build nests) is more complex than reflection; does not change either during the life of the individual or through several generations of individuals of the same species, and become less rigid or preformed and so much more connected to learning as going up in the zoological scale.. Definition of Metalogue: A metalogue is a conversation about some problematic subject. This conversation should be such that not only do the participants discuss the problem but the structure of the conversation as a whole is also relevant to the same subject. D: But what does it explain? D: Don't be silly.
MAGAZINE - Future-Ready Now! We created the FUTURE-READY NOW! magazine in order to get to the bottom of some things: We want to learn more about leadership in a time where old ways of leading are rapidly becoming obsolete. We want to arrive at an understanding of strategy and design that is not anti-human and anti-planet. We hope to deepen our understanding of just how people at work are creating, navigating relationships, communicating and surviving the massive complexity in the 21st Century organization. And most importantly, we have designed Future Ready Now to be a voice for the unseen and unrecognized; for the opportunities hidden everywhere overlooked by common sense. At the center of our publication is one provocative question: That’s a great question, with a lot of open explorations. In that spirit, the design of Future Ready Now is tied to the idea that people, platforms, purpose and planet can converge in unique ways so that everyone can thrive in their places of living and working.
#Scenius Imagine, Possible, Test, Prove I was trying to understand a paper by a friend who does evolutionary algorithms. I approached it several times and finally it was clear enough in me to spark a new awareness about the world. It was one of those moments where I saw so much more clearly how the very things in front of me relate to each other. Prove it. So a map of information in my head shifted. Test it. Science is not. These explanations are called theories. Sums So Math is the realm of what is proven. Great, but I want to know how this is useful. For example, if we are discussing climate change, and you want to have the conversation from the criteria of math, then I need to make some computations that can be derived from self-evident axioms. I was contemplating all this when I picked up “Tarrying with the Negative: Kant, Hegel, and the Critique of Ideology“ by Žižek to read on the plane to Paris. So then I started to imagine that Logic might exist on a plane or dimension between Math and Philosophy. Imagine 1. 2. 3.
Adventure Capital - LUMAN Markets are becoming more and more conscious because people are. Here’s what it means for you and me, as *we* seek better, more equitable forms of capital, wealth and market creation. A few weeks ago, I flew to Oakland, California to meet with a group of friends and colleagues regarding a new economic construct for investing in ecosystems. You can see Bucky Fuller smiling from the heavens with that question. A few years ago, prominent venture capitalist, Fred Wilson, cited ‘mediocre returns’ as the primary issue with the VC model; ironically, I think his statement rings true, but for a different set of causes, not fiscal correlations. Money itself or return on investment isn’t really the core problem. In my experience building young companies, there are five main dynamics that lead to failure or ‘lackluster’ returns: It’s easy to blame startup woes on things like run rate or EBITDA or MRR or ARPU or CAGR, or that holier-than-thou product roadmap. But how real is this, you might ask? Why?
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