Ways of knowing
27 September 2009Way back, when I did my Masters, I took a subject called Ways of Knowing. I think. Maybe I made that up. I DO remember lots of talk about knowing. I DO know it’s been of interest to me ever since. Scientific, evidence-based knowing is one way of knowing. There are others. I’m most interested…
Stop thinking
25 September 2009Over the past fortnight I’ve had a particularly tricky problem on my mind – nothing too serious, just messy and complicated and a bit demoralising. The more I thought about it the less able I felt. I started to question my own capacity to think and make sense, yet alone identify options. So I let…
Taking Stock
28 August 2009It doesn’t feel like it’s been all that remarkable, this week that’s just gone, until I look at all that’s happened. A collaboration involving five people from four countries was approved – enabling me to work with some great mates on a challenging and exciting project A good friend gave birth to her first child…
Time
1 August 2009The question was something like: “What happened before the big bang?” And the answer was something like: “There was no before the big bang – the big bang was the beginning of time and space.” Linear time is so much a part of our lives it’s hard to imagine time not existing. These thoughts swirl…
Excited and enthusiastic
31 July 2009About six months into my first real job, I discovered that I wasn’t their first choice. The person they wanted declined so I was offered it because of my enthusiasm. That sorta left an impression. Can you tell? I’m at my best when I’m excited and enthusiastic. So just lucky there’s a couple of projects…
Lessons from the field (part 2)
13 June 2009So I learnt some stuff about facilitating. That’s not all I learnt in Indonesia: Aid workers tell some of the best, and funniest stories – and best of all is when they try to gazump each other! Roti = white bread, not the yummy roti we know and love There’s no such thing as a…
A belated anniversary
7 June 2009June 2 – two years since I started blogging. Two years! Crikey. Who would have thought I’d still be here? And I missed this auspicious occasion because I was busy, busy, busy in Indonesia. Anniversaries are always a good opportunity for a bit of reflection. So I’m planning a few changes. Maybe an update on…
Rock Balancing
31 May 2009I learnt about rock balancing from my friend Chris Corrigan. Today as I was hiking the rim of the Tangkubanparahu Volcano in Indonesia, I couldn’t help stopping to try my hand again. Here’s the results.
In search of Kurt Vonnegut
5 May 2009It’s become clear that there’s a huge gap in my reading history. I’ve never read Slaughterhouse Five or Cat’s Cradle or Breakfast of Champions. So if you see me trawling second-hand book shops, you’ll know why.
Create your own fonts
4 January 2009Is there no end to cool stuff on the web!!!! I’ve just discovered via Nancy Duarte’s slide:ology blog (written by Mark Heaps) this great free font generator at yourfonts.com What have you discovered on the web lately?