Tom Seeley and the Wisdom of Bees
What can honeybees teach us about wisdom? One person who knows is Cornell University’s Professor Thomas D. Seeley, the world’s […]
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Sully: Can-Do Wisdom in Action
The award-winning movie Sully, staring Tom Hanks as US Airways Capt. Chesley “Sully” Sullenberger, reminds us of a good-news story […]
Ian Kiernan – Change Master
If there is one person who epitomises the maxim “change yourself, change others, change the world”, it is Ian Kiernan, […]
Ella Ingram – Change Instigator
Do you read every page of the fine print in the terms and conditions when taking out travel insurance? In […]
John Birrell – Change Instigator
In 1959, when Victoria Police Surgeon Dr John Birrell started to give public talks on the effects of alcohol on […]
Exploring the Relational Domain: The seatbelt story
Different roles played by individuals and their place in society is central to the Can-Do Wisdom Framework.
Transforming the Rational Decision Making Process – Part 3
Part 3 – The Relational Domain The Relational Domain has the accumulation of millions of years of relationship experience from […]
Transforming the Rational Decision Making Process – Part 2
Part 2 – Rational Domain Bottlenecks But things don’t always go smoothly in achieving results. Bottlenecks are blockages or distortions […]
Transforming the Rational Decision Making Process – Part 1
Do nothing, and nothing happens. Life is about decisions. You either make them or they’re made for you, but you […]
Joanne McCarthy – Change Instigator Extras
In researching material for my previous blog post on journalist Joanne McCarthy’s role in bringing on the Royal Commission into […]
Joanne McCarthy – Change Instigator for the Common Good
For journalist Joanne McCarthy the events of 2006 was a foretaste of a drama she would never forget.
Cardinal George Pell – Does his leadership pass the wisdom test?
The testimony of Cardinal George Pell to Australia’s Royal Commission into child sexual abuse confirms the crisis in leadership in […]
Barry Marshall – Change Master
When trainee specialist Dr Barry Marshall first met with Dr J. Robin Warren, a staff pathologist at the Royal Perth […]
Robin Warren – Change Initiator Extraordinaire
The 11th of June 1979 was a day clinical pathologist Robin Warren would never forget. It wasn’t just the fact […]
Ava the Honey Bee – Change Instigator
This fable shows a change instigator at work. It was written in 2015 for my granddaughter, Ava, as a 20-page […]
George Mottershead – Change Master of Chester Zoo
Chester Zoo in the north of England is recognised as one of the leading zoos in the world. Home to […]