Learning Archives - This Is Amos

Journey Requests

I’m finding more and more than I need to make different requests. I don’t have a specific ask other than ‘Please journey with me’.

by AmosD | Jun 12, 2022 | Ideas, Learning

Writing daily is different than presentations and speaking engagements. In many ways, we write for ourselves, we present for others.

Handshakes and anxiety helps us understand why coordination and consortiums are very difficult to make function well.

by AmosD | May 26, 2022 | Learning

Our ‘why did you do that’ comes from an angry place rather than a place of learning. ‘What did you learn?’ might even be a better question.

by AmosD | May 25, 2022 | Learning

We think we are keeping our options open by being general, but often it is in the specifics that change happens.

by AmosD | May 18, 2022 | Learning

You don’t know how many ‘can’ts’ there are before ‘you can’. This is true for you, me, and everyone. And for everything we learn to do.

by AmosD | May 16, 2022 | Change, Ideas, Learning

We see the arrival and rarely the journey. If you are walking to Toronto, it makes a big difference if you start in Niagara or Vancouver.

by AmosD | May 13, 2022 | Change, Learning

Facilitation is a skill. requiring humility. One needs to hold meetings and groups together, without being the centre of attention

by AmosD | May 9, 2022 | Change, Learning

‘Pessimism sounds smart: optimism often requires believing in unknown’ – it’s good to start your week off with a good quote.