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Moment of Zen

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Important announcement

I’m getting increasingly annoyed when people tell me something is important. In the end and if I’m not mistaken – importance is determined subjectively, not objectively, isn’t it? I’m glad to agree with you about the importance of your concern, but then please share your reasoning. Tell me why something is important, and why I… Continue Reading

Reflection: the fountain of purposeful learning

Michele Martin over at the Bamboo Project has some excellent posts about how to incorporate reflective practice into your own work, and into the work of your organisation. She also points to an introductory paper by Joy Amulya which identifies a number of situations that benefit particularly from reflective practice: Certain kinds of experiences create… Continue Reading

My three words for 2008

Life is what you make of it. And while it will never turn out the way you plan, it’s up to you to take advantage of what comes your way. On recommendation of the Communicatrix, I used some of my long long train ride to Sweden thinking about ways to turn 2008 into my Best… Continue Reading

Random acts of kindness

I have never met Leng Sopharat. Until three weeks ago, I hadn’t even heard about her. Nevertheless, I’m helping to send her to college. Here’s what happened: One afternoon, Beth Kanter blogs that she has just added Shirley Williams to her top friends in Facebook. The reason: She was the first to donate to Beth’s… Continue Reading