Hans Rosling gives a wonderful TED talk. “Does your mindset correspond to my dataset? If not, then one or the other needs upgrading.” We can recast assumptions and preconceptions into facts and statistics, and take those as the defining context. It changes the flow of a discussion from a confrontation between opponents to two groups […]
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Relational navigation 3.0
October 26th, 2009 · Comments Off on Relational navigation 3.0 · Older Essays
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Economic Discussions
October 26th, 2009 · Comments Off on Economic Discussions · Older Essays
There is the moment of the inhale. Slowly and carefully, containing anger, maintaining poise. There is the brief, but studied exhale. Composure, before disclosure. Then a pause. Dramatic timing, build that tension. A purse of lips, a slight of shake of head. Delivered in the most understated manner. Tone must be precise and deadpanned. “And?” […]
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Front liner…
October 26th, 2009 · Comments Off on Front liner… · He said, She said
Sometimes the understanding we have about a person becomes still and unchangeable, like a photographic image. The character cannot move, the settings cannot change. It is locked in one old moment. “Hold it right there!” The problem, of course, is that the person you have carefully conjured in your image, does not actually exist. And […]
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