Seth’s Blog: “The easiest way to deal with change and with all the anxieties that go with it is not to deal with it at all. The easiest thing to do is to allow the urgency of the situation to force us to make the decisions (or take the actions) that we’d rather not take. Why? Because then we don’t have to take responsibility for what happens. The situation is at fault, not us. ... Smart organizations ignore the urgent. Smart organizations understand that important issues are the ones to deal with. If you focus on the important stuff, the urgent will take care of itself.”
Currently Reading
- June 23rd 2009
Deep Calm
Pure Zen! - April 1st 2009
THE BIG BILL STRATEGY ON CLIMATE CHANGE.
putting everything into one bill seems like a recipe for disaster, unless, of course, it works. and if it does work, that may change legislative strategy for a long, long time. - January 19th 2009
Inside the Transition: Technology, Innovation and Government Reform
- January 12th 2009
Notebook 1: Paul Hughes & Design Thinking - a set on Flickr
Paul Hughes: "The process of Design Thinking is an ocean where one can choose to dive as deeply as one wishes." - January 12th 2009
How Cook's Illustrated thrives while others are dying
- January 8th 2009
John Montgomery: "Sitting in meeting, keeping chair from flying up to ceiling."
still my favorite tweet of all time! - January 8th 2009
John Montgomery: "Sitting in meeting, keeping chair from flying up to ceiling."
still my favorite tweet of all time! - January 8th 2009
Corkd Gets Hackd, Handles it Brilliantly!
Stuff happens so recovery is very important. Check out the story and Gary's video for a great example for government and corporate leaders. - December 29th 2008
10,000 hours, more or less...
Interesting and nuanced take on Malcolm Gladwell's new book, Outliers. - December 17th 2008
How I Turned Down $300,000 from Microsoft...
this would be the money quote: "When I'm old and dying, I plan to look back on my life and say 'wow, that was an adventure,' not 'wow, I sure felt safe.'" of course, when you're much closer to being old and dying...