10 November 2021 Naming something gives us power over it. When we name something, we are unavoidably adding information to what we’re naming, one that is often self-referential. A name enables us to understand something better. It creates a focal point and a placeholder, defining its importance and making us more sensitive to encountering the […]
Next Webinar: The Cult of Labels
6 October 2021 Words have power. The words that we choose have a great deal of impact on what we say, and more importantly how our message is received. The average active vocabulary of a typical adult is about 20,000 words. That seems like a lot, and probably more than enough to be getting on […]
Next Webinar: There is No Spoon
30 June 2021 Problem solving is a core skill in all walks of life. With it, we can help teams function more cohesively, fly drones on Mars, and develop lifesaving vaccines faster than ever before. Without it, we have difficulty even getting dressed in the morning. Yet, despite its importance, it’s an underserved and underexplored […]
Next Webinar: Rethinking Resilience
In our current environment, resilience is deemed an essential capability. Especially now, in the midst of a global pandemic, resilience is seen as an essential quality. Organizationally as well as personally, viability is deemed to be measured by how resilient we are. The challenge is that resilience is one of those malleable words that we […]
Next Webinar: We Have Blind Spots Everywhere We Look
31 March 2021 Three examples of what Peter is going to explore in this session. You’ve tested positive for a rare disease, via a test that is 99% accurate.How likely is it that you have the disease? I have two, and only two, children, the eldest is a girl.What are the chances that both my […]
Next Webinar: On Storytelling
25 February 2021 Story matters. On some level, we know the importance of story. At the same time, we often minimize or deride storytelling as frivolous, a waste of time, a distraction from the serious business of doing work. The reality is that story is everything. It is how we think. It is how we […]