Posts in PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT
Is any job better than no job? No. A "bad" job can make you feel worse than being unemployed, says Manchester Uni
Connecting diversity, understanding the other, leveraging collective genius: what "extraordinary leadership" could be
We are in an addictive relationship with our social media tech. Design ethics can break that
To go "flexitarian" - one portion of meat a week, on a basically plant-based diet - will really address climate change
Kate Raworth - of Doughnut Economics fame - presents her "Seaside Reads to Change the World"
Forging new ways of living, loving (& making art): the Barbican's Modern Couples, and Jon Hopkins' "Singularity"
The planet is burning - and you know it. How should you behave with family, friends, fellow citizens?
Otto Scharmer, from MIT's U-Lab movement, says "the future of leadership will be more feminine"
The four-day working week should be our new norm - and heading for even less
"We are so much better and so much more than this", says new initiative Compassion In Politics
The Belfast Friendship Club: an open space that strikes conversations between migrants and locals
It costs you £11K to become an MP - & then there's the stress, divorce, alcoholism... No wonder politics is broken
"I want to be a member of a thriving, diverse social movement - not a cult or religion"
Welcome to Citizen University - and other places you can go to learn how to change your society
Tomas Bjorkman: How to use personal, inner development to build strong democracies
Hold up a sign saying "Free Intelligent Conversation". Or "hug me, I'm Muslim". And see what happens.
The Designers' Oath: James Williams wants an ethics that respects human attention, in the digital age
Sister is a consultancy that is pushing us towards the "Feminine Economy"
“Half the time you think your thinking you’re actually listening": podcasts help you seize your own mind
Fighting burn-out? Then gaze upon The Tree of Contemplative Practices, and wonder what's "Beyond Activism"