the place of third places

I think in the West third places are absolutely vital apect of mission in Western (and every other) contexts.  For those who don’t know the jargon, the first place is our homes, the second place is our work environments, and the third place is our preferred social environment.  It is where you hang out when [...]

making ideas schtick

I lifted this holus-bolus from one of my favourite blogs called onmovements. So serious hat tip to the dudes there. But I thought it was well worth noting…

 
How do leaders avoid the Curse of Knowledge–that inability of experts to communicate their great ideas clearly? They can’t unlearn what they know. According to Chip [...]

risk and adaptation

Edward de Bono, no theologian, but definitely the leading specialist in creative learning processes, remarks that if there is a known and successful cure for an illness, patients generally prefer the doctor to use the known cure rather than seek to design a better one. Yet there may be much better cures to be found. [...]

Copyright © 2008 The Forgotten Ways • Linear WordPress Theme • Powered by WordPress • Maintained by Noble Design