Gurteen Knowledge Blog March 21, 2023, 20:02. The question “How do we get those people to change?” constantly arises when pursuing improvement or change. The focus is on how to get management, employees, family, or some “other” group to change their behavior. But this question is fundamentally flawed. When the question is how to change “those people,” … Continue reading The Fallacy of Changing Others The power of personal agency for change
We have to be more than we are because if we aren’t, we’re not going to survive. | Jordan B Peterson Continue reading We Have to Be More Than We Are Jordan B Peterson
Let go of certainty. The opposite isn’t uncertainty. It’s openness, curiosity and a willingness to embrace paradox, rather than choose up sides. The ultimate challenge is to accept ourselves exactly as we are, but never stop trying to learn and grow. | Tony Schwartz Continue reading Let Go of Certainty Tony Schwartz
Gurteen Knowledge Blog January 18, 2021, 10:07. In my blook, I have dedicated a chapter to Conversational Stories that takes a look at several stories of how the Knowledge Café and other Conversational Methods have been used or adapted by various organizations. A recent addition is the Personal Growth Community (PGC) story – a group (and a … Continue reading How to Run a Personal Growth Community Design and run your own Personal Growth Community
An unexamined life is not worth living. | Socrates Continue reading An Unexamined Life Socrates
In this book, Awareness, Anthony de Mello, uses humor, compassion, and insight to help us understand the importance of “awareness” in understanding ourselves and the world around us. Awareness tackles life’s big questions — love, anger and fear, change, suffering, happiness, and loss. Comment: This is one of my all-time favorite books. I turn to … Continue reading Awareness: the Perils and Opportunities of Reality by Anthony De Mello (1992)
Gurteen Knowledge Blog May 30, 2022, 10:07. I am sure you are familiar with the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals but have you heard of the Inner Development Goals? This is how they are described. In 2015, the Sustainable Development Goals gave us a comprehensive plan for a sustainable world by 2030. The 17 goals cover a wide … Continue reading Inner Development Goals Transformational skills for sustainable development
Whether you’re running a business, building a career, raising a family, or attending school, uncertainty has been the name of the game for years―and the feeling reached an all-time high when COVID-19 hit. Even the savviest, smartest, toughest people are understandably feeling enormous pressure and often feeling paralyzed by fear. The Journey Beyond Fear by … Continue reading The Journey Beyond Fear: Leverage the Three Pillars of Positivity to Build Your Success John Hagel (2021)
The adjacent possible shows that small steps can lead to significant changes. But human habits and fears often shrink the space we move within. When we listen and respond with openness, conversation becomes a gateway to new futures. Continue reading Conversations and the Adjacent Possible How dialogue creates quiet shifts in what is possible
The kind of conversation I like is one in which you are prepared to emerge a slightly different person. | Theodore Zeldin Continue reading The Kind of Conversation I Like Theodore Zeldin
Use of Self Using who we are to be more effective in life Use of Self Using who we are to be more effective in life Close Pop-up all posts in this chapter What’s the Vibe? Please be patient as this may take up to a minute to load… Close In a world where meaningful … Continue reading Use of Self Using who we are to be more effective in life
Write to Think ** Pay It Forward ** Close Pop-up all posts in this chapter What’s the Vibe? Please be patient as this may take up to a minute to load… Close The digital age has given us more free time and tools for collaboration than ever before. Yet much of this potential remains untapped, … Continue reading Cognitive Surplus Untapping our human potential
Conversational Self-awareness Conversational Awareness Close Pop-up all posts in this chapter What’s the Vibe? Please be patient as this may take up to a minute to load… Close Effective communication is essential for building strong relationships and developing self-awareness. When communication breaks down or misunderstandings occur, it can strain personal connections. The Johari Window model … Continue reading Conversation Through the Lens of the Johari Window Understanding ourselves and others through conversation
The Art of Navigating Conversations Difficult Conversations Close Pop-up all posts in this chapter What’s the Vibe? Please be patient as this may take up to a minute to load… Close What is conversational continuous self-improvement? We can improve our conversational abilities through the process of conversational continuous self-improvement. Our goal is to become more … Continue reading Conversational Continuous Self-improvement ** Making ongoing incremental improvements to our conversations
Our beliefs are deeply rooted and are based on little evidence, yet we argue and fight over them. It is essential that we better understand the nature of our beliefs and how they are formed and learn to question and revise them. Continue reading Rethinking Our Beliefs It is not easy to change our beliefs
A Conversation Dinner in Turin Knowledge Cafés at the European Patent Office Close Pop-up all posts in this chapter What’s the Vibe? Please be patient as this may take up to a minute to load… Close The Huawei Break the Book Community is a Reading Group Café – a simple but powerful example of peer learning that … Continue reading The Huawei Break the Book Community A powerful example of peer learning
The Huawei Break the Book Community Knowledge Café in Zurich, Switzerland Close Pop-up all posts in this chapter What’s the Vibe? Please be patient as this may take up to a minute to load… Close This story about a Personal Growth Community (PGC) was written by Jan Hellberg – a Patent Examiner at the European … Continue reading Knowledge Cafés at the European Patent Office The Personal Growth Community
