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It is the ecosystem as a whole that evolves, not the species

Posted on May 22, 2012 by Finn Jackson

I have expressed frustration a couple of times now, with myself and my apparently slow rate of progress in writing this blog . I mean, it’s been a whole week and Continue Reading →

Posted in Meta-level, Psychology, Strategy

On creativity, being creative

Posted on May 22, 2012 by Finn Jackson

Something I learned very quickly (about myself) on starting this blog is that I felt I needed to produce ‘an end result’, ‘an answer’, ‘a product’ quickly. Given the scope Continue Reading →

Posted in Meta-level

Feedback

Posted on May 21, 2012 by Finn Jackson

There is a taoist story, about an old man who lived between two villages. One day he was out, tending his vegetables, when a traveller came past. The traveller was Continue Reading →

Posted in Psychology

All conversation between mammals is about relationship

Posted on May 19, 2012 by Finn Jackson

Gregory Bateson was studying porpoise communication when he realised that all conversation between mammals is about relationship. (‘Communication’ here is meant in the widest sense, including gestures, movements and other types Continue Reading →

Posted in Psychology, Strategy

Process and relationship

Posted on May 18, 2012 by Finn Jackson

So, the world is not made up of things or objects, the world is made up of processes. As a friend said to me overnight, “Even my job is a Continue Reading →

Posted in Psychology

Processes not things

Posted on May 17, 2012 by Finn Jackson

Yesterday I said that trying to find a ‘solution’ to the problems that confront our world was like looking for a shade of light that our eyes cannot see. Or Continue Reading →

Posted in Psychology, Strategy, Sustainability

Step two — the ‘yellow duck’

Posted on May 16, 2012 by Finn Jackson

So, the idea (the hypothesis) is that the reason we are facing so many simultaneous crises is because we misunderstand the way the world works. How on earth am I supposed Continue Reading →

Posted in Psychology

Strategy, psychology, sustainability

Posted on May 14, 2012 by Finn Jackson

The world faces crises in our economic system, in our financial system, and in the natural world. If we want to address these problems then as Einstein said, “We cannot solve Continue Reading →

Posted in Psychology, Strategy, Sustainability

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