Simon Reads: Overcoming Political Polarisation & ‘The Future’
Things I’ve been reading during work hours I found this research by the American Not For Profit, ‘Beyond Conflict‘, to be in equal parts illuminating and reassuring.
Look for signals in out-of-the-way places
https://vimeo.com/866604909/000be26f05 If you’ve noticed my absence from email and social media for the last few weeks, it’s because I’ve just spent a month in the US on a family holiday (and if you haven’t noticed my absence, I promise I’m not taking it personally).
The challenges that are close were once far away
https://vimeo.com/845773737/967282e236 I’ve recently completed a series of workshops on the Art of Future Thinking for a couple of clients, and there was one idea I shared that got significant pushback.In the workshop, I shared the story of competing in the 2004 Sydney Hobart yacht race.
Future-proofing is bullshit
So far this year, I’ve had at least three different clients tell me that they want help to future-proof their organisation.
