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One matters little, two brings novelty, but three…
One matters little, two brings novelty, but three, three creates change. Phones are relatively useless unless two (or more) people want to talk to each other.
Watermelons
We often rate projects using the red, yellow, and green, shaming managers who’s projects are red or yellow. So they turn red projects into watermelons.
Cheat Sheets for Data Sharing and Consent
Good cheat sheets rarely contain ‘the’ answer, but rather are full of formulas or questions to help you remember. Here are two for consent and data sharing.
The Insanity Risk
There is a fine line between insanity and perseverance or persistence. We often only know if we’ve crossed the line into insanity with hindsight.
Not all noises are created equal
There is always ‘noise’ when change is taking place. Some will be noises of glee, of attention seeking, of annoyance, and of pain or hurt.
Supermarkets don’t stock Change
You can go to the supermarket and buy flowers and vegetables throughout the year that others grew, but they don’t sell change.
Be Specific
We often spend a lot of time on our pitch. On the arguments and the numbers. But get blank stares. What if we target a specific person?
What type of crack is it?
Often we’d hear the ice crack, Paul would freeze as we all tried to figure out what type of crack it was. Sometimes the answers are clear, but often they are not.
Disconnected people, Coffee, and Rabbit Holes
Often systemic change is about connecting disconnected parts, unknowns, and surprises. None of this fits neatly into a logframe.
Rule Breakers
Knowing when and how to ‘break’ the rules is the realm of the change makers. And almost always it lonely, scary work.
A Rock and Hard Place
Hard places are familiar to change makers. Courageous patience and listening are the key skills helping the change maker find a way through.
We all want to be heroes for at least one day
We all want to be heroes. However, in all good stories, the hero is shaped by and require the antagonist. Change makers can play both roles.