Inventing the future requires giving up control. No one with a compelling purpose and a great vision knows how it will be achieved. One has to be willing to follow an unknown path, allowing the road to take you where it will. Surprise, serendipity, uncertainty and the unexpected are guaranteed on the way to the future. | George Land Continue reading Inventing the Future Requires Giving Up Control George Land
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
Once upon a time, there was a Chinese farmer whose horse ran away. That evening, all of his neighbors came around to commiserate. They said, “We are so sorry to hear your horse has run away. This is most unfortunate.” The farmer said, “Maybe.” The next day the horse came back bringing seven wild horses with it, and in the evening everybody came … | Alan Watts Continue reading The Story of the Chinese Farmer Alan Watts
Pollution of the Global Information Ecosystem Filter Bubbles, Epistemic Bubbles and Echo Chambers 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 Uncertainty refers to situations involving imperfect or unknown information. Uncertainty refers to situations involving imperfect or unknown information. … Continue reading Uncertainty ** Uncertainty refers to situations involving imperfect or unknown information
Our World Is Hyperconnected We Humans Are Complex 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 our hyperconnected world, complexity has surged, leading to heightened volatility, uncertainty, and ambiguity. This increased complexity poses significant challenges in predicting outcomes, … Continue reading Our World Is Complex It is a VUCA world
Don’t Discourage Dissent: Many view conflict as bad and try suppressing it, but disagreement is healthy. It is an opportunity to have a meaningful conversation, and we should encourage it. Continue reading Don’t Discourage Dissent Fear, uncertainty and doubt are good things