Last week I wrote a short post titled Now Hiring: Systems Diplomats and had a most surprising reaction. My niche little blog with its humble readership suddenly swelled, at least momentarily. There was something in this post that seemed to resonate for people very strongly. It might have been not much more than the first…
Now hiring: Systems Diplomats
The world is seeking a team of curious, creative and humble diplomats to navigate complexity, choreograph systems and facilitate collaboration. Context and Purpose Communities, nations, sectors, industries and more are dealing with greater levels of complexity and diversity of participation. This complexity and diversity, and current collective lack of ability to deal with it, is…
Working across timescales: the future may never get here
Last week I read a cool tweet by @SimonLongstaff at the St. James Ethics Centre which read: "A proposal: that every regulation automatically lapse after a limited, fixed period - only being renewed if deemed essential" I thought this was a cool idea to change the default from what is most often permanent legislation, to…
Ethics for robots
I'm going out on a limb here to talk about something I have very little idea about. I came across this story earlier in The Economist called "Morals and the machine", which explores the development of robotics in certain fields and the emergence of "machine ethics". The article outlines a bunch of areas where robotics…
The rush for change
This world seems to operate on some kind of speed, with the pace quickening and quickening at such a rate that it gains a momentum all of its own. This 'speed' is more than metaphorical, our world is actually operating on stimulant overdrive. Over the past ten years we have seen the rise of coffee…
How To Do Good 