It is Grandma Rose’s 85th birthday! And so I thought I’d take a moment to thank my mom for some of the big lessons I have learned from her. Those of us who are parents know that our kids don’t learn near as much from what we say as what we do, how we act…. Continue Reading
Monthly Archives: April 2009
Why Problem-Solving Doesn’t Solve Problems (Part 2)
This is Part 2 of this post. If you have not read Part 1, you will find that here. Reverse Engineering the Future We DO Want There is something that DOES work to solve the large, systemic problems our organizations and our communities face today. And that is to aim our efforts out beyond “zero”… Continue Reading
Why Problem-Solving Doesn’t Solve Problems
The War on Drugs. The War on Poverty. The War on Illegal Immigration. Fixing a dysfunctional board. Team-building to boost employee morale. What do all these things have in common? If you answered, “None of them have solved the problem,” you would be right. Decades of fighting drugs, poverty, illegal immigration; decades of trying to… Continue Reading