Alternative futures – Margaret Mead (and Gregory Bateson)
..when we study other peoples and their worlds, whether those are geographically close or far from our homes, anthropologists can uncover alternative futures in the making.
Planning a short-term pain doesn’t always mean there’s a long term gain
With planning somewhat on my mind, this piece from Paul Johnson intrigued me. He explores the notion of ‘time consistency: a commitment to act in the future is time consistent if the incentive to keep the commitment is the same as the incentive to make the commitment; if not we have a time consistency problem.’ Johnson illustrates the resulting challenges by looking at the Government’s approach to mandatory vaccination for NHS staff. The application of this concept to business planning and funding applications I leave to my readers’ imagination.
Four Thousand weeks
Linked to the concept of time above here’s a great book to check out. I love that it encourages us to recognise our humanness – accept now that you’re never going to tame that inbox!
The average human lifespan is absurdly, insultingly brief…Assuming you live to be 80, you have just over four thousand weeks.
What’s on the horizon for charity trustees
A useful and timely one hour free online seminar for charity trustees from the Charities Aid Foundation and ICAEW on 4 March at 12.00.
The 3-Day Weekend
This is a topic we’ve touched on in the past. This free event from the Directory of Social Change might be of interest.
On-demand learning: What it is and why your organization needs it
Interesting take on the future of learning and development. The ‘Ebbinghaus Forgetting Curve’ really caught my eye.
