I put a lot of effort into making lunch yesterday – it turned out to be a complete flop. Effort doesn’t always give us the results we want.
Cooking, Change, and the Long View
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From the Blog on long arc
The Time Horizon Challenge
The time horizon for systems change is often long. However, in our culture long time horizons are often seen as unacceptable.
Looking Only at Ourselves Leads to Tragedies
Like any driver instructor will tell you, we need to pay attention to our surroundings – looking at ourselves will only lead to tragedies.
Speed and the Long Arc of Change
It is easy to get caught in the moment or moments, excited, working fast, and later to realise you don’t like where you arrived.
Seven Generations
“What’s your plan for what you want it to look like in 7 generations from now? How is what you do today, going to impact 7 generations from now?”
Long Arc People
When we ourselves or one of our team members is 'on edge', nervous, in a state of continual anxiety or stress, jumpy; it is likely our opinions are going to be tainted by this and more negative than desired. We all have bad days of course, but this goes beyond a day...
The Long Arc of Mindfulness
In the recent holiday season, countless conversations included phrases like "I can't believe its Christmas again already" or "This past year has been a blur". I found myself nodding along and saying similar things as well. All of us know individuals, communities,...