We seek solutions at the ground level as you will get no results if you impose things on people. If you run, you might find that you are running alone. It's much better to walk but ensure that you are walking together. ~ Daniel Mbogo, District Children's Officer, Ganze, Kenya~This quote was … [Read more...] about If you run, you might find that you are running alone ~ Daniel Mbogo
Learning & Development Roundtable – Drum Cafe Style
For about a year & a half now I've been organizing a monthly learning & development roundtable in Nairobi. (Check out the link for a list of our workshop topics & resources.) We are an eclectic group from NGO's, corporate companies & the UN. Each month we have a different … [Read more...] about Learning & Development Roundtable – Drum Cafe Style
Surprise … German style
I went to an adeaters festival here in Nairobi & laughed out loud at some of the award winning ads, including the one below.It must have been written by a Carrot Life Lens®. Ahhhh those details!~~TGIF- each Friday I rejig & re-post a blog entry from my www.life-lenses.com blog, which … [Read more...] about Surprise … German style
An app to help you manage your energy, not your time
I recently read an article on mapping your personal energy levels. The gist is to manage your energy not your time.Hmmm. That's an intriguing notion.The idea of filling in boxes via pen & paper to try & map my energy filled me with dread though.Inspired by the ah ha I had on a recent … [Read more...] about An app to help you manage your energy, not your time
Social Innovation Safari
What do you get when you combine an Iraqi, 3 Kenyans, a Canadian & a person from Botswana? A Social Innovation Safari of course.That's my small group above. From left to right: Elizabeth (Kenyan lawyer), Bestoon (healthy environment consultant from Iraq), moi, Tim (Kenyan IT guy), Peter … [Read more...] about Social Innovation Safari
Can friendship be reduced to an algorithm? Yes! Says Sheldon of the Big Bang Theory
One of my kids got me into watching the tv show 'The Big Bang Theory.' If you've not seen it it's a bunch of uber, over the top, academically smart students trying to make it in a world of confusingly, erratic, unscientific, unpredictable, human behaviour.The Heart Life Lens® world of subtle … [Read more...] about Can friendship be reduced to an algorithm? Yes! Says Sheldon of the Big Bang Theory
What's your key to life? And would your 5 year old self agree?
“When I was 5 years old, my mom told me that happiness was the key to life. When I went to school, they asked me what I wanted to be when I grew up. I wrote down ‘happy’. They told me I didn’t understand the assignment. I told them they didn’t understand life.”Wise words, likely from a … [Read more...] about What's your key to life? And would your 5 year old self agree?
Success is not always what you see (from one carrot to another)
This cartoon from Emotionz via my colleague Jules Andre-Brown, had me laughing out loud. It's such a great illustration of the difference between a Carrot Life Lens® & a Mountain Life Lens®.Mountains may miss the depth of Carrot systems, while Carrots may miss the view from above that … [Read more...] about Success is not always what you see (from one carrot to another)
People in a hurry cannot think, cannot grow ~ Eric Hoffer
*Micky via Compfight The superficiality of the American is the result of his hustling. It needs leisure to think things out; it needs leisure to mature. People in a hurry cannot think, cannot grow. ~ Eric Hoffer (American social writer, 1902 - 1983).Words for a Go Life Lens® to aspire to when … [Read more...] about People in a hurry cannot think, cannot grow ~ Eric Hoffer
How Y’all, Youse and You Guys Talk
I live in Kenya. My kids go to school with kids from some 52 other countries. A friend of mine, whose kid hangs out with mine, is from the state of Georgia. When she sent me my first text with y'all in it, I laughed & was oddly excited & proud. Thinking about those many times when I'm … [Read more...] about How Y’all, Youse and You Guys Talk
Robotic hand beats you at your own game, every time
"A robotic hand designed by scientists at the University of Tokyo, Japan, will beat a person at rock-paper-scissors every single time, says The Daily Telegraph. “Rather than any magic or mathematical algorithm, the robotic hand in fact cheats its way to victory by ‘seeing’ which of the three … [Read more...] about Robotic hand beats you at your own game, every time
How can you get your hands dirty from the ground, without touching said ground?
Here's a brain teaser for you. Why, other than from an environmental perspective, would you need to be concerned about spitting or dropping garbage on the ground?How would it be possible for you to get your hands dirty from things on the ground, without ever having your hands touch the … [Read more...] about How can you get your hands dirty from the ground, without touching said ground?
