Is it equal or is it equitable? There’s a big difference.
Posted by Lee-Anne Ragan | Filed under Diversity & culture
A colleague from the UN gave me this cartoon. Whether I’m doing train the trainer training, talking about stages of group development or intercultural conflict resolution training, the difference between equality and equity comes up. Many people see them as the same thing (pun intended). They’re not. Equality is treating everyone the same. Equity is […]
Tags: diversity, equality, equity, life lenses, worldview
Learning & Development Roundtable – Drum Cafe Style
Posted by Lee-Anne Ragan | Filed under Communication, Diversity & culture
For about a year & a half now I’ve been organizing a monthly learning & development roundtable in Nairobi. (Check out the link for a list of our workshop topics & resources.) We are an eclectic group from NGO’s, corporate companies & the UN. Each month we have a different speaker. This month we were […]
Tags: drum cafe, leadership, learning & development
Can friendship be reduced to an algorithm? Yes! Says Sheldon of the Big Bang Theory
Posted by Lee-Anne Ragan | Filed under Diversity & culture, Humor & comedy
One of my kids got me into watching the tv show ‘The Big Bang Theory.’ If you’ve not seen it it’s a bunch of uber, over the top, academically smart students trying to make it in a world of confusingly, erratic, unscientific, unpredictable, human behaviour. The Heart Life Lens™ world of subtle emotions & intuitive […]
Tags: big bang theory, humour, perspective
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
How Y’all, Youse and You Guys Talk
Posted by Lee-Anne Ragan | Filed under Diversity & culture
I live in Kenya. My kids go to school with kids from some 52 other countries. A friend of mine, whose kid hangs out with mine, is from the state of Georgia. When she sent me my first text with y’all in it, I laughed & was oddly excited & proud. Thinking about those many […]
Tags: bert vaux, dialect, diversity, harvard, NY times, scott golder
How can you get your hands dirty from the ground, without touching said ground?
Posted by Lee-Anne Ragan | Filed under Diversity & culture
Here’s a brain teaser for you. Why, other than from an environmental perspective, would you need to be concerned about spitting or dropping garbage on the ground? How would it be possible for you to get your hands dirty from things on the ground, without ever having your hands touch the ground? Your answer depends […]
Tags: handicap, perspective
Breaking News: You’re not being oppressed when another group gains rights you’ve always had
Posted by Lee-Anne Ragan | Filed under Diversity & culture, Humor & comedy
Best responses (never mind the added bonus it’s short & snappy) to the issue of so called ‘reverse discrimination.’ From Someecards.
Tags: discrimination, humour, oppression, someecards
Is the glass half full or empty? Or all full (a la 9gag.com)
Posted by Lee-Anne Ragan | Filed under Diversity & culture, Humor & comedy
This from 9gag.com, is a great example of perspective. What you look for is what you see. ~~TGIF- each Friday I rejig & re-post a blog entry from my www.life-lenses.com blog, which is about enhancing our perspective & worldview.~~
Tags: glass half full, 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
Expect the unexpected. African style.
Posted by Lee-Anne Ragan | Filed under Diversity & culture, Humor & comedy
Expect the unexpected. African style. I’m working on an upcoming e-newsletter – about a Canadian (that’d be me) living abroad. This video captures what it’s like on more adventurous days.