Seth Godin: Homeschooled (2)
There are choices that parents make all the time. They range from enlisting your kid in a team sport that’s based on compliance, instead of… Read More »Seth Godin: Homeschooled (2)
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Seth Godin: Homeschooled (1)
I think public school is essential. It’s important that we have a common denominator and that we don’t leave people behind simply because we can… Read More »Seth Godin: Homeschooled (1)
Top posts from Seth Godin
This is a list I’ll update from time to time The digital divide is being flipped About inequality at the foundations of education in the… Read More »Top posts from Seth Godin
Fact check: Comparing Leaf Blower Carbon Emissions with Pollution from Cars
It would be no surprise to me if it came as no surprise to you that running a leaf blower for thirty minutes produces far… Read More »Fact check: Comparing Leaf Blower Carbon Emissions with Pollution from Cars
The chain reactions of literature: more from Katherine Rundell on children’s books
This is a fun essay from Katherine Rundell. I’ll forgive her for using Plato to argue for censoring social media at the end when she… Read More »The chain reactions of literature: more from Katherine Rundell on children’s books
“The best way to treat a problem is seldom where the problem appears” – a case study of solving problems in a complex system from Russell Ackoff
48:55 to 1:04:15 is insightful, nuanced, and heavily emphasises the human parts of a business system. In short, it is worth your time. See also:… Read More »“The best way to treat a problem is seldom where the problem appears” – a case study of solving problems in a complex system from Russell Ackoff
Russell Ackoff on Systems Thinking and improving system performance
[The first requirement of a system is that] a system is a whole that consists of parts, each of which can affect its behaviour or… Read More »Russell Ackoff on Systems Thinking and improving system performance
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*
Three things to be at work and beyond
Curious. Excellent. Kind. Hattip: Seth Godin and Bryan Koppelman See also: Neil Gaiman: Two out of Three
Working Supple; or, On not taking up the slack
What if an hour (two?) of most of your working days remained doggedly unscheduled? Call it slack, or flex, or room to breathe: space for… Read More »Working Supple; or, On not taking up the slack