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How Are You Thinking Today?
While scientists frantically work to find a safe, effective vaccine for Covid-19, I’m focused on boosting our immunity to an epidemic of closed-mindedness. I’m not talking about a closed-mindedness born of conviction. I’m talking about a closed-mindedness born of exhaustion. Our brains were not designed to cope with sustained chaos. Current events have infected us… Read more
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The Surprising Power of Not Knowing What to Do
The beginner’s mind sees abundant possibilities because it is not captivated by assumptions the world has left behind. Read more
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Scenario Un-Planning; How to get Unstuck by Starting from Where you Aren’t
If dismantling the status quo feels both necessary and hopeless, a kind of reverse scenario planning might help. Now, it’s easier than ever for us to separate in our minds what’s necessary from what is merely traditional. Read more
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The Unstuck Mindset
To practice the four disciplines of an unstuck mind, start with a mindset that is comfortable in the space between certainty and uncertainty. Read more
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I won’t be Attending our Virtual Happy Hour
Dear Colleagues, I love you. I miss you. I completely understand the impulse to find creative ways for us to sustain close ties. Nevertheless, I regret to inform you that I will not be attending this week’s virtual happy hour. I could invent an excuse (I’m looking at you Marty) about having to take a… Read more
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How to Question our Future
People with stuck minds are asking, “When can we return to normal?” People with unstuck minds recognize an opportunity to ask questions that create new futures. Read more