The good news about the Sigmoid Curve – and its explanation of life the universe and everything – is that we are not restricted to a single curve. We can start a new curve, and if we have the courage we can make a jump to the new world. Handy refers to this as the […]
… the meaning of life
Over recent weeks I have found myself talking to various people in the real world in terms of “our thinking is broken”. The context of these conversations was the need to change and improve a series of linked internal processes. Reviewing yet another “management systems standard” approach to resilience for this blog got me thinking […]
… empty raincoats
The sculpture is called Without Words, by Judith Shea. It was the inspiration for the title of Charles Handy‘s book “The Empty Raincoat”. I am a big fan of Handy’s thinking. In The Empty Raincoat he tells the story of ‘The Road to Davy’s Bar’. It is a story about an Irishman explaining the directions […]