Five kinds of problems
Identifying the kind of problem we have helps us make sense of where we are and where to go. This is where the Cynefin Framework is an invaluable compass.
What’s the problem?
Feeling stuck? Thomas Wedell-Wedellsborg thinks that's because we don’t really know what the problem is — and I think he could be right. Here's how to reframe it.
October 10, 2020: Countdown
On August 16, I said good-bye and began my very slow journey back to the west coast. What a change it’s been to now have a pause in Calgary. Yet even entering the bosom of familiar territory and [...]
A mirror from Malawi
Their clothes are well-worn and tattered t-shirts, pants, and dresses, some badly ripped. Their feet are bare, of course, and they have the range of expressions any group of children would have [...]
From the outside, from the inside
After a short time of arriving in Lilongwe, I noticed that I was not really seeing black people in the same way I saw white people. It was as if we co-existed in parallel, but different, worlds.
Underground
In 2010, I bought a dark blue 1994 Jeep Cherokee, packed my belongings into a small U-Haul trailer, and drove from Vancouver to Ottawa. Ten years later, recent events have me reflecting on one [...]
Painfully learning to share
The greatest and most persistent challenge I experienced in Malawi is encapsulated in the word, "karibu". Since returning to Canada, I've been thinking about that challenge as it relates to COVID-19.