Beware of the Progressives (Part 1)
October 5, 2018
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The harsh reality is that some of the folk who appear socially progressive, are more interested in career progress than in authentic social change....
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Questioning our certainties
Socrates genius lay in his ability to question ‘certainties’, to probe into closely guarded beliefs that people assert as certainties, without good grounds...
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Universal Unconditional Basic Income (Part 2 of 2)
Honest questions alongside open dialogue about the way in which we think about salaried and non-salaried contributions will open up space for more fruitful...
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Universal Unconditional Basic Income (Part 1 of 2)
When we start the conversation around contribution, and intentionally shift away from market language - including the word ‘value’ which is also an economic...
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Beyond Good Intentions; Towards A Good Life
Mostly with good intentions, institutions develop processes that degrade the human capacity, inventiveness and autonomy of the person/persons they serve....
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Scarcity & remembering the obvious.
The concept of ‘abundant communities’ is vital as it recognizes that the huge reservoir of individual, associational, cultural, economic and ecological capacities we have...
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Thisness: Coming to our Senses (Part 3 of 3)
"It benefits without pretension, it is content with it’s nature, and therefore can’t be faulted."...
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Thisness: Coming to our Senses (Part 2 of 3)
That life is a terminal condition should focus us, all the more strongly, on building community as a wise course of action in shaping...
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Thisness: Coming to our Senses (Part 1 of 3)
Start with a focus on that which is external, beyond our own senses and our influence is to inadvertently render that which is proximate...
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Sport as an asset for Community Building
This is part one of a two part post on sport as an asset for community building. The origin stories of nearly all team...
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The Paradox of the Alongsider: Serving While Walking Backwards (Part 2)
The alongsider 'serves while walking backwards' they stand with the person they serve, by seeking the help of community insiders who know their community,...
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The Paradox of the Alongsider: Serving While Walking Backwards (Part 1)
Being an alongsider, the shift from being an outside agent to an alongside colleague means supporting those inside a community to support eachother....
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