Success is not always what you see (from one carrot to another)
Posted by Lee-Anne Ragan | Filed under Communication, Diversity & culture
This cartoon from Emotionz via my colleague Jules Andre-Brown, had me laughing out loud. It’s such a great illustration of the difference between a Carrot Life Lens™ & a Mountain Life Lens™. Mountains may miss the depth of Carrot systems, while Carrots may miss the view from above that Mountains have. Which view are you […]
Tags: humour, perspective
X marks the spot, or does it? Turns out Spanish tongues play a role
Posted by Lee-Anne Ragan | Filed under Communication, Diversity & culture
If high school algebra sent you into convulsions, hang on, this story has a happy ending. Terry Moore explains why the letter x means the unknown in math equations, in his TED talk (see below for the video). If you’ve ever wondered why the letter x stands for what we don’t know, he has a […]
Tags: algebra, greek, latin, spanish, TED, terry moore
Advice from a tree
Posted by Lee-Anne Ragan | Filed under Communication, Conflict resolution
If you’re a regular reader, you know this blog is all about perspective. How what we see depends on what we look for. How what we think & feel depends on our priorities, on what makes it through our lens of perspective & priority. A tool for becoming better communicators, conflict resolvers, creative collaborators & […]
Tags: communication, Conflict resolution, perspective, stress, Wellness
How to get fired using Twitter
Posted by Lee-Anne Ragan | Filed under Communication, Humor & comedy
The following post is from Mashable & goes to show how uh, dumbass some folks can be on social media, but also how the appropriate response can use humour & panache to get the point across. Point taken? This should go without saying, but we’ll say it anyway: Don’t ask for a drug dealer to […]
Tags: humour, mashable, social media, twitter
Learning to see – design lessons from Anthony Rotolo
Posted by Lee-Anne Ragan | Filed under Communication
Creative Commons licensed on Flickr by: qthomasbower Someone forwarded me this blog post by Anthony Rotolo. I love the emphasis on seeing. Anthony says ‘If we can observe a thing and understand why we react to it in the way that we do, then we can bring insight into our work, and so cause others […]
Tags: anthony rotolo, design
Take a seat (in a ball pit) & make a friend
Posted by Lee-Anne Ragan | Filed under Communication
What would you do if a sign invited you to jump into a ball pit & make a new friend? People were invited to do just that via Soul Pancake & respond to statements written on the balls. Statements such as ‘share 3 things on your bucket list’ & ‘find one thing you have in […]
Tags: ball pit, humour, soul pancake
‘I would only believe in a God who knew how to dance.’ Friedrich Nietzsche
Posted by Lee-Anne Ragan | Filed under Communication, Conflict resolution
Photo Credit: AlicePopkorn via Compfight cc Not many things come to mind that are as entrenched in opinion & perspective as religion. Entrenched as in I’m right, you’re wrong. Opinions such as My God rules, yours isn’t even on the radar. Dichotomous. Black & white. Yes or no. Right or wrong. I was drawn to […]
Tags: diversity, faith, friedrich nietzsche, perspective, religion
Everyone smiles in the same language
Posted by Lee-Anne Ragan | Filed under Communication, Diversity & culture
Life Lenses™ is all about building bridges across different perspectives. Bringing appreciation to ‘other,’ to ‘different.’ Frequently, when conflict is rife, when tempers are hot, when differences are many, when time is short and resources are low, differences can be the only thing on our radar. While differences are vital, in fact it’s what makes […]
Tags: communication, culture, differences, similarities
Social media tools for listening, learning & leading
Posted by Lee-Anne Ragan | Filed under Communication, Human resources
I recently presented a workshop on Leveraging Social Media to Boost Employee Engagement at the IHRM (Institute for Human Resources Management) HR Technology Conference, co-sponsored by H-Senid (which specializes in HR & Tech & has offices in 5 countries) in Nairobi. Here’s the group (picture below), all of whom were enthusiastic to not only get […]
Tags: h-senid, Human resources, ihrm, social media, technology
‘Sometimes,’ said Pooh, ‘the smallest things take up the most room in your heart’
Posted by Lee-Anne Ragan | Filed under Communication
Ahh Winnie. As in Winnie the Pooh, that affable, loveable, wise teddy bear. No truer words were spoken from a Heart Life Lens™ perspective. Small matters can make a big difference to how we feel – about ourselves & others. In a dark, cluttered, crammed closet with cob webs, type of way. Enter overwhelming too-much-to-do […]
Tags: perspective, winnie the pooh