Monthly Archives: February 2007

Sunday Open Thread – February 18, 2007

Posted on February 18, 2007 by Dave Pollard

Serenity, by Finnish photographer Solkku on DeviantArt What I’m planning on writing about soon: Finding & Working With Others to Save the World: Ways to enable billions to sync with us, on their own terms, in their own context, developing … Continue reading →

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Saturday Links for the Week – February 17, 2007

Posted on February 18, 2007 by Dave Pollard

What It All Means This Week: Globalization’s Deadly Toll: Vandana Shiva, in a stunning speech to the Soil Association, explains how the disappointments and gross market distortions of globalization are causing a mass suicide of Indian farmers. Thanks to Avi Solomon … Continue reading →

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Un-Interviews, and the Conversational Nature of Blogs

Posted on February 16, 2007 by Dave Pollard

I listened to a fascinating interview on the radio the other day. What made it fascinating was that the interviewer’s voice, and questions, had been entirely edited out. What you heard was a very eloquent explanation of a difficult topic, … Continue reading →

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What’s Holding Us Back?

Posted on February 14, 2007 by Dave Pollard

“Most people have a rope that ties them to someone, and that rope can be short or it can be long. You don’t know how long, though. It’s not your choice. [Older divorcÈe] Maureen’s rope ties her to [her retarded … Continue reading →

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From Simplistic Thinking to Embracing Complexity

Posted on February 13, 2007 by Dave Pollard

You’ve seen it all too often. Some expensive executive or high-paid consultant stands at the front of the room talking to you about the New Vision for the organization. About the need for engagement, the competitive challenge, the need for … Continue reading →

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If Women (or Men) Didn’t Have the Vote

Posted on February 12, 2007 by Dave Pollard

Something strange happened around 1980 in the US and Canada, and perhaps in other countries as well. Women of all ages, who had previously been more conservative than their male cohorts, crossed over and became more liberal, both socially and … Continue reading →

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Sunday Open Thread – February 11, 2007

Posted on February 11, 2007 by Dave Pollard

Picnic with my granddaughter, June 2002, photo taken by my daughter What I’m planning on writing about soon: Finding & Working With Others to Save the World: Ways to enable billions to sync with us, on their own terms, in … Continue reading →

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Saturday Links for the Week – February 10, 2007

Posted on February 10, 2007 by Dave Pollard

Now What’s Going On Out There?: A man sees what he wants to see and disregards the rest: That line is from a Paul Simon song, but it summarizes what Lakoff describes in his books about our inability to appreciate … Continue reading →

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Victimless Crimes?

Posted on February 9, 2007 by Dave Pollard

What do you do when you witness a near-accident, something that might well have caused an accident but didn’t, yet? You probably conclude that there’s nothing you can do. We face this every day when we get behind the wheel … Continue reading →

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No Time to Think

Posted on February 8, 2007 by Dave Pollard

My current contract entails a lot of hours at ‘the office’, something I have become unused to. As I build new relationships with my client I am finding myself being given more and more responsibility mainly because, being new on … Continue reading →

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