Yesterday I lamented that we all feel we don’t have time to think. And that the reason we don’t have time to think is that we don’t make time to think. Which is to say that we don’t value thinking near as much as we value doing. Nowhere is this more evident than in the… Continue Reading
Monthly Archives: June 2010
No Time to Think
The conversation I shared yesterday, with a young social change agent trying to find his path, brought up for me an issue that is glaringly absent in almost all discussions of “best practice” in the social change arena. Put simply, we devalue thinking, exploring, experimenting. What we value is “doing.” When individuals take time for… Continue Reading
Encouraging a Young Social Change Agent
Through Twitter I have come to know Abbas Jaffer, a young social change agent who asks deep questions and digs to find answers. I find I look forward to our conversations, as Abbas always gets me thinking. Here is some of the conversation Abbas and I shared last week. Abbas: I think shifting realities of… Continue Reading