Krista O’Reilly-Davi-Digui:
What if I all I want is a small, slow, simple life? What if I am most happy in the space of in between. Where calm lives. What if I am mediocre and choose to be at peace with that?
So many feels. It’s easy to see why this blog post has gone viral. Krista poses some interesting questions. I’d be perfectly happy spending my days in a house by the beach, sitting on the couch drinking a beer and patting my dog.
Marianne Roux:
Many Australian institutions remain closed, elite, slow, exclusive and linear.
Some astute observations. Herein lies a challenge.
Brian Eno:
… society should be built on the more egalitarian model of a folk or rock band, who just get together and do their thing, rather than a classical orchestra. “Can’t you see,” he says with the passion of a visionary, “if you transpose that argument into social terms, it’s the argument between the top down and bottom up? It is possible to have a society that doesn’t have pre-existing rules and structures. And you can use the social structures of bands, theatre groups, dance groups, all the things we now call culture. You can say: ‘Well, it works here. Why shouldn’t it work elsewhere?’”
I love this metaphor.
Mike Monteiro:
As designers, developers, engineers, or whatever you call yourself these days, you need to realize that there is an ethical component to what we do. And it’s more important than ever to exercise that judgement. It’s not optional. It’s not something you adapt to the ethics, or lack thereof, of your employer, and it’s not something you can save for a side hustle.
Decision making is not black and white. On a daily basis we are confronted with a wide range of ethical dilemmas. Mike raises some important points about being aware of this, making informed choices and exercising good judgement.
Jacob Morgan writing for HBR:
When organizations make real gains, it’s because they’re thinking longer-term. They’re going beyond what engagement scores are telling them to do in the moment and redesigning employee experience, creating a place where people want, not just need, to work each day.
Some compelling evidence that shows our focus should be on how people experience their organisation day by day.