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Tag Archives: Understanding
The Apple
I was looking through a book with my three year old at the weekend, and he saw a medieval illustration depicting someone standing next to an apple tree. He asked me “why is that man putting apples in a tree?”. … Continue reading
Posted in Learning
Tagged Apples, Certainty, complexity, Failure, Innovation, Learning, Meaning, Simplicity, Understanding
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From One To Three Dimensions
From the outside of any culture, we project: we rely on stereotype, assumption, preconditioned knowledge and guesswork. It’s a one dimensional view. Immersed within it, we build out the other dimensions: we add depth and colour, nuance and detail. That’s … Continue reading
A Matter of Perspective
We all know it, but sometimes the realisation eludes us: perspective is a limiting thing. We are surrounded by walls of our own making. Constrained by our experience of the everyday, fooled into believing that the things we know to … Continue reading
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Tagged Accessibility, Amsterdam, Bikes, Communication, Cycling, Exploration, Journey, Learning, Mobility, Perspective, travel, Understanding, Walk a mile in my shoes
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Potential for confusion: expression and intent
Message received is often not message sent: the potential for confusion is significant. In fact, getting your message across is a significant challenge through any channel. I’ve spent the week sharing ideas with a great group of people: we build … Continue reading
Posted in Communication
Tagged Communication, Confusion, Culture, Images, Intent, Pictures, Social Age, Songs, Sound, Understanding, Words
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Communicating
I’m writing in the apartment in Amsterdam today, up on the fourth floor, looking out over the city. It’s a bright day, clear views. This morning i’ve been communicating with colleagues in the UK, the US, Germany, Ireland and Asia. … Continue reading
Posted in Authority, Communication, Community, Conformity, Connections, Contact, Control, Conversation, Culture, Dialogue, Diversity, Edgelands, Formal Spaces, Global, Graffiti, Informal Spaces, LGBT, Narrative, Personal Learning Network, Rapport, Social Learning, Tone of Voice, Voice, Words
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Closing chapters: Singapore Diary day 5 (Learning, knowledge and meaning)
This week, i’m in Singapore and have taken the opportunity to explore learning, knowledge and meaning from a variety of angles. Yesterday was all about feedback and reflection: today, i want to close the chapter and think about narrating my … Continue reading
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Disability and communication: adapting our model of communication to changing circumstances.
Recently i met someone brave. A teenager who had been profoundly affected by cancer, losing first her sight, then her hearing, all over the space of around three years. Within that time, instead of despair, she seemed to have found … Continue reading
The subtle art of communication. How we understand and misunderstand each other every day.
Today, i’ll speak to people, email people, talk on the phone, Skype and wave at someone across the street. There’s a birthday card that i should send as well. And i need to write two proposals and a report. All … Continue reading
Posted in Communication, Language, Uncategorized, Understanding, Worldview
Tagged Communication, Communication Theory, Conversation, Language, Understanding, Worldview
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