Independent thinking in a Thinking Environment is where we think for ourselves without judgement, without editing ourselves

I found this quote particularly poignant. In my work with leaders, and people committed to full self-expression, in the last 31 years, I...

And I would add to that gift request by asking the good fairy to provide each child with people all around them, from birth to death, who...

This month my newsletter is devoted to being a song of praise for two interconnected blessings: the joy of crafting questions, and the...

I think I can be fairly confident when I say that I will not, in this lifetime, plant a flag at the top of Mt Everest, or any other high...

And yet, in the midst of our craving and addiction to certainty, it is nuance, paradox and confusion that are guardians to the citadel of...

Regular readers will know about the momentous amount of change going on in my life at the moment: from dropping off youngest son,...

Because you and I have been taught to think linearly, and that A is at the start, and Z is at the end, and 1 comes before 10, you could...

The ninth component of a Thinking Environment is Incisive Questions. Incisive Questions is a component at the heart of which lies pure...

The eighth component of the Thinking Environment is Difference, where we champion both group identity AND different ways of thinking.

Beingunreasonable gets bad press - as if it is not good manners to beso. But sometimes we must find our unreasonable self inside and...

I’ve been thinking lately of the dreams I had when I was younger, and realising how important it is to have dreams now that I am older.

One of my favourite writers, the Nigerian poet Ben Okri, has said the following, from which I take my inspiration for the inaugural...

What a turn around way to be in life! I love it.

More than one voice, though…….. Discerning which to listen to…….which is the little voice - therein lies part of the challenge and the...

When I look at it like this, then cultivating courage is a priority! What is a courageous next step you are wanting to take?

This newsletter is dedicated in loving memory to Damien Dion Grivas 11th July 1967 – 5th May 2022 It’s not surprising we do it: perform....

I resisted how fragile we and life are, for the longest time, because we are also so robust and strong and resilient. Both and, both...

Three ideas have been capturing my attention of late, and I have a feeling they might be related. I’m hoping to unfold in what way they...

This week I’ve had the profound privilege of watching thinking partners and thinkers build mindbridges through the unique gift of...