Category: Weird Wisdom
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Embrace Weird Wisdom® at Work
Complexity in workplaces does not need more systems thinking. It needs Diversity of Thought. Watch the video here. Diversity of thought is not about collecting different opinions for the sake of it. It is about creating the conditions where those…
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Why Brilliant Ideas Die in Meetings
Smiling and nodding in meetings? That’s how terrible ideas survive, and brilliant ones die. Stop rubber-stamping mediocrity. Ask the questions no one else is asking and unlock the hidden thinking your team is missing. Watch the video here
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Diversity of Thought is Uncomfortable
We all say we want Diversity of Thought until it shows up in a meeting and challenges how we see things. This matters for Weird Wisdom® and Diversity of Thought because real perspective only appears when people feel able to…
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Extract the Learning From Failure
Metabolizing failure, extracting the learning that feeds our resilience and creativity, is a skill most of us were never taught but all of us need. This matters for Weird Wisdom® and Diversity of Thought because insight often sits inside the…
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TeamBuilding with Pantomine
Pantomime works because it blends styles, skills, and surprises into one performance. Watch the video. This matters for Weird Wisdom® and Diversity of Thought, because real magic happens when differences are woven together. The best results rarely come from one…
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Do You Have High Turnover?
If you’re bleeding good people, it’s probably not your pay structure. This matters for Weird Wisdom® and Diversity of Thought because high turnover is rarely about money. More often, it’s about boredom, stifled ideas, and people feeling invisible in plain…
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Why Are We All So Busy?
This year didn’t just arrive; it came with a scoreboard. Blah! This matters for Weird Wisdom® and Diversity of Thought because somewhere between New Year’s goals, “what I’ve achieved so far” posts, and colour-coded calendars, we’ve quietly started confusing motion…
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Hiring the Weird
I’m tired of cookie-cutter candidates. They tick every box, say all the right things, and yet bring nothing genuinely new to the table. On paper they look perfect, but in practice they rarely shift thinking, challenge assumptions, or move the…
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Your Unique Perspective Matters
Your unique perspective is what sets you apart. And yet it’s often the first thing you edit out to fit in. Using it can feel risky. You might crash and burn. You might say the thing that doesn’t land or…
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Are you confusing Consensus & Collaboration?
Are you confusing consensus and collaboration? Consensus often looks like everyone nodding. Sometimes politely. Sometimes silently. Sometimes while thinking, I don’t agree, but I’ll go along. Collaboration is messier. It’s people contributing even when it complicates things. It’s ideas rubbing…
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