The Elucidated Brethren of the Ebon Night
The Heroic Vision Over shadowy spires and gleaming towers lay the ghostly darkness and silence that runs before dawn. Into a dim alley, one of… Read More »The Elucidated Brethren of the Ebon Night
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A deeper yielding*
“You’re really good at choosing ripe avocados. What’s the secret?” “I’ve been selling fruit for twenty years. It’s not something I can just tell you…”… Read More »A deeper yielding*
James Yorke: fifty years of chaos (theory)
Almost fifty years ago, when my student T. Y. Li and I wrote a math paper titled “Period 3 Implies Chaos”, I could not predict… Read More »James Yorke: fifty years of chaos (theory)
Peter Senge on apathy, compliance, enrollment and commitment
Apathy: Neither for nor against vision. No interest. No energy. “Is it five o’clock yet?” Noncompliance: Does not see benefits of vision and will not… Read More »Peter Senge on apathy, compliance, enrollment and commitment
Building the Future in Twelve Easy Pieces
The five– make that the twelve things you need to build an effective organisation for change:
T.H. White on chivalry, confronting evil, and destiny
The Wart is the young King Arthur. “Kay won’t tell me,” said the Wart, “what happens when you are made a knight. He says it… Read More »T.H. White on chivalry, confronting evil, and destiny
Terry Laughlin: five principles of intelligent swimming (Total Immersion Swimming)
I’ll share five first principles of intelligent, improvement-oriented swimming. First, is to recognize that, as a human swimmer, you are an energy-wasting machine. DARPA, the… Read More »Terry Laughlin: five principles of intelligent swimming (Total Immersion Swimming)
Dan North on deep productivity: Delivering the team
We were working for a well-known software consultancy at a Big Bank that decided to introduce individual performance metrics, “for appraisal and personal development purposes”…… Read More »Dan North on deep productivity: Delivering the team