Learning to tackle wicked problems, July 2012

  • 26th July 2012
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Many years as a facilitator with teams in business and a wake-up call (the death of a parent) convinced me getting richer fails to solve our problems as a society (hunger, poverty, education etc), problems that today seem to be getting bigger and harder to grip. So I began a quest that included being a […]

What is your tree trunk? July 2012

  • 24th July 2012
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It is raining, a tree is blocking the road, people are getting frustrated as traffic is backing up but doing nothing. A small boy starts to push the huge tree trunk and we think “what a pity …how naïve!”. But the boy sets off a ripple effect: other young boys join in, adults notice and […]

Looking for leaders on the street in Dubai, March 2012

  • 18th March 2012
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When we delivered the “Leadership Breakthroughs” programme earlier this month in Dubai, we asked 46 experienced leaders form India, Pakistan, Bangladesh and Malaysia to form trios across their national lines, and venture outside for 30 minutes to approach three total strangers. After initial apprehension, they get to work and return with excitement and rich insights […]