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“The Edge” Is The New “Core”

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Squeezing a single reference article really tight, thrice over, another important point made by Hagel (who is Co-Chair of the Deloitte Center for the Edge) is how organizations must support and reorient around those workers who are at, and who push, the edge. This means embracing a kind of cognitive dissonance: look for those who are moving in new directions, maybe even away from the organization, and seeing if that is your new tomorrow too.   The edge worker is the future of your organization. No more sucking up to the Big Boss and being a Yes (Wo)Man. No more repeating … Continue reading “The Edge” Is The New “Core”

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Curious Kids: Going That Extra Step

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I watched my kids get face painted the other day. Nice butterfly! Oh, a heart! And then, when I turned my head, first a clown face, then socks and mittens, then strange arm and leg hieroglyphics. Final result? A new body of paint. Watching the process of more, of extra, of what if…and why not…marvellous. It all came off in the shower, eventually. My children remind me again, over and over, what it is to be in the moment, learning, moving forward. Thanks, m’dahlings. ←This Much We Know.→ Continue reading Curious Kids: Going That Extra Step

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‘O Vain Curiosity! O Curious Vanity!’

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The usual, incomparable combinatorial brilliance from @brainpickings about a focus du jour, which you may have guessed from the blog title is the subject of curiosity. Absolutely, just read the original article – it will make you wonder… My interest in curiosity is its role as the base element of the TMWK Manifesto. From the article, Aristotle thought, apparently, curiosity to be “…a kind of aimless, witless tendency to pry into things that didn’t concern us.” Yes. What does concern us? This is a central conundrum in a world of “more, always more.” There are two ways to approach the … Continue reading ‘O Vain Curiosity! O Curious Vanity!’

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The Future of…Work Is Learning; And Learning Is the Work

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Last week, under my Curious Kids tag, I relayed this concise learning message: We use two metrics: Is your child engaged? Are they happy? If not, they’re not learning. – Matt Goldman @BlueSchoolNYC Of course, after thinking about my kids I also applied this maxim to myself, and to colleagues. It seems equally apropos. I am a huge fan of Harald Jarche’s work. His maxim, in the networked age, is: Work is learning and learning is the work. If that is true, then, just as with children, we should ensure that the work – and the learning –  allows us to … Continue reading The Future of…Work Is Learning; And Learning Is the Work

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Curious Kids: Dance Like A Butterfly, Sting My Heart Like A Bee

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Head down, working hard, trying to. Get. Stuff. Done. Then Lola, sweet Lola, brings me back. Be. Here. Now. Lola ” dancing like a butterfly” – and stinging my heart like a bee. vine.co/v/bUrrUib0Feb — Jonathan Anthony (@ThisMuchWeKnow) April 19, 2013 If only I could remember to Vine with the camera the right way round! ←This Much We Know.→ Continue reading Curious Kids: Dance Like A Butterfly, Sting My Heart Like A Bee

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This Much We Know Manifesto

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I have been writing about Manifestos…to live by, so I thought I had better stitch one together myself to see if it fits. It does, loosely for now. 1. Cultivate – Curiosity It all begins with curiosity. “Our number one value isn’t in any of the skills we have. It’s that we’re essentially curious.”  – Jim Coudal via @brainpickings Curiosity is the kick-start, the pre-requisite. It allows us to move forward, in the footsteps of children. John Pilger had it right: “…the first step is to engender an approach, enable the measurement of distances and walking toward. It is show … Continue reading This Much We Know Manifesto

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Curious Kids: The Child’s Clear Eye

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As a parent, I want so much for my children, to move beyond me, to avoid my mistakes, to change the world through them being… It is Lola’s fifth birthday party today. Her attitudes are changing. She is growing up. I am not sure I am very good at encouraging it, but if there is one thing I hope she holds on to, it is the child’s clear eye: “Soon the child’s clear eye is clouded over by ideas and opinions, preconceptions, and abstractions. … Not until years later does an instinct come that a vital sense of mystery has … Continue reading Curious Kids: The Child’s Clear Eye

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Curious Kids: The Sacred YES.

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I am one parent like millions of others who has been inspired, glavanized, motivated by my children and my responsibility as a parent. Children have as much to teach as to learn, parents know that. I try my best to take it all in and reacquaint myself with my inner child. I know there is valuable learning for me, right here, right now. Here are two quotes gleaned from the genius creative combinatorialist @brainpickings. From Nietzsche‘s Thus Spake Zarathustra (free ebook): The child is innocence and forgetting, a new beginning, a game, a self-propelled wheel, a first movement, a sacred … Continue reading Curious Kids: The Sacred YES.

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4 Manifestos To Live By… In Summary: Be Curious

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Manifesto: a new idea with prescriptive notions for carrying out change. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Manifesto 1 – Cluetrain. Manifesto 2 – Cult of Done. Manifesto 3 – Passionate Creative Worker. Manifesto 4 – Incomplete Manifesto for Growth. Manifesto oh! – Dogme 95 A Manifesto for Curiosity Where do manifestos lead us? The ones that are directive and certain never take us to their supposed destination. The ones that are open-minded and generous and forgiving – they take us where we need to go. Destination uncertain, but worthwhile. The easiest way to summarize my manifesto is to volunteer this: Be curious. In my 40s I am rediscovering my … Continue reading 4 Manifestos To Live By… In Summary: Be Curious