Nothing is as poor for learning as busyness. You can be so busy that you have no time to reflect and ask yourself key questions like: · Where is this taking me? · What is the trajectory? · What is this process doing to me? · How is this process humanizing? · How can this be helpful? · Does … [Read more...] about Down Time for Some Good Unlearning
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Paying the Price for the Pooling of Ignorance
One of the rewards of ‘dumb down’in post social media age is the rewarding of ignorance, conspiracy theories, armchair experts and lunacy. Amazing what one can learn on the back of a postage stamp. Kakutani calls this the ‘Death of Truth, Hedges The ‘Empire of Illusion’, Carr ‘The shallows’ Nichols … [Read more...] about Paying the Price for the Pooling of Ignorance
New On-Line Learning Options with CLLR
In light of recent precautions about Covid-19 and the need for self isolation, the Centre for Leadership and Learning in Risk (CLLR - https://cllr.com.au/ ) has decided to make all online learning modules available for people anywhere in Australia. In the past such options were only available for … [Read more...] about New On-Line Learning Options with CLLR
Hey Idiots, You’re Worried About the Wrong Things
By Phil La Duke – First published on his blog HERE AuthorI Know My Shoes Are Untied Mind Your Own Business andLone Gunman Rewriting the Handbook On Workplace Violence Yesterday I returned to Detroit, the Paris of the Midwest, from Hollywood, the Paris of Los Angeles. I had trouble getting a … [Read more...] about Hey Idiots, You’re Worried About the Wrong Things
Coronavirus and the Dunny Paper Effect
The recent run on toilet paper by Australians in fear and panic of the coronavirus serves as a wonderful semiotic for understanding human decision making. We could call this the ‘Dunny paper Effect’. You can see here shoppers rushing for toilet paper stocks in Woolworths: … [Read more...] about Coronavirus and the Dunny Paper Effect
Starting Points, Worldviews and Risk
The Phenomenology of Perception (Merleau-Ponty) (https://www.partiallyexaminedlife.com/?get_group_doc=26/1357000136-PhenomenologyofPerception.pdf) is not easy reading. If one is interested in the phenomena of consciousness, worldviews and ‘being’ then give it a go. Here is an introductory quote for … [Read more...] about Starting Points, Worldviews and Risk