December 8, 2024 | Beauty of Beginnings, Current Affairs, Personal Development
One sweet moment of time I can hear the cicada orchestra as I write. Ever present in the summer months. Associated with heat. The breeze is blowing strong northerly. This means no waves to catch. The kookaburras have been fed. They are taking food for two or three...
December 6, 2024 | Beauty of Beginnings, Current Affairs, Personal Development, Stewardship, Leadership, Entrepreneurs
My theory of systems change 1. Understand the system. Few people actually take the time to do this. 2. Get comfortable and familiar with complexity as a priority. Complexity is complex. Therefore challenging. Our default is to revert to simplicity or reductionism....
November 30, 2024 | Beauty of Beginnings, Current Affairs, Stewardship, Leadership, Entrepreneurs
Not friendly for humans It is a wild day, stormy, rainy, windy. And humid. The ocean is chaos. Not friendly for humans. The amplification of chaos in the world is just getting started. We must learn to know it and find the strange attractor in the swirl and confusion....
May 20, 2024 | Beauty of Beginnings, Syntropic Enterprise
When we make one side the holy grail Maintain order – invite chaos and creativity Provide security – allow rebellion Develop – break down Progress – decay Grow – shrink Measure – be in awe of the immeasurable Profit – give...
April 9, 2024 | Beauty of Beginnings, Stewardship, Leadership, Entrepreneurs
The Tyranny of Structurelessness The absolute rule of cruelty, where rules are for the ruled, never for the tyrant. Or where there is a perception that structure and regulations inhibit freedom. Power wants to do whatever the hell they like when they like it. If we...