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Connection Culture, 22 Apr 2008

I love this Manifesto.

A lot of this is familiar, but I like how he has managed the principles based on the 24 Character strengths and virtues from Positive Psychology. Essentially Michael Lee Stallard describes how our individual efforts can bring about good organisational climates… I particularly like to include schools in this….
The bottom line is […]




Happy Visual, 21 Apr 2008

“Happy” on Visual Thesaurus




Powerful image, 07 Apr 2008

This awareness campaign for the International Red Cross won bronze at the ACT competition last year. The idea behind the artwork is that everybody have the right to be treated as a normal human being. A healthy life is very important, compassion and tolerance is part of it.
“Every conflict around the globe, whether it’s […]




Exploring Faces, 23 Mar 2008

The photographer-activist, JR , converts his pictures into posters and transforms streets into universal open-air galleries. From Los Angeles to Berlin, he keeps his independence and illegal exhibits in the streets, which he considers to be his very own gallery. With a 28 millimetre lens, portraits of people pulling faces, huge posters […]




In The Explosion, 05 Mar 2008

On two recent occasions I have been confronted with the realities of the information and population explosion. Sharing a meal with a well informed professional person, we have mentioned leaders in our respective fields of work, only to be faced with completely blank looks. These are social trials …. either trying to hide our shock […]




The Wonderful Muhammad Yunus, 25 Feb 2008

It was so amazing to hear Muhammad Yunus speak at St James in Piccadilly last weekend. We often look to the past for our heroes but I believe firmly that Yunus is a truely great man. The reasons why I admire him so much are many - here are just a few:

He is an […]




The Fog Begins to Lift?, 23 Feb 2008

The number of UK doctors prescribing exercise for treating depression symptoms has risen by 17% in just 3 years. The survey reported by the BBC showed that the benefits of exercise included the releasing of natural endorphins, less social isolation and better body image.
I wonder how long until doctors start prescribing longer break times […]




Express Yourself, 26 Jan 2008

A really excellent article in The Walrus entitled Repress Yourself published originally in 2006 explores in some detail the social boundaries and attitudes towards ‘expressing everything’ and a more British ’stiff upper lip’ or as they describe it, ‘blessed silence’. With references to enthrawling tv drama where actors are scripted and characters at times […]




On Moral Instinct, 16 Jan 2008

Your posting on decision making and emotions is really fascinating Tom. It resonates with some of the points that Bill Gates made in his Harvard speach where he discussed how we can help cut through complexity to ensure that we continue to tackle difficult problems and not give up.
His point too is that we […]




Development of Social Capital in Secondary Schools, 08 Jan 2008

A new research report by the DfES into Social Capital in two inner-city Secondary Schools has recently been published.
Social Capital as defined by this study:
“Social capital refers to networks between people and the relationships of trust and reciprocity they develop. It is seen as a desirable characteristic of communities and societies and as a […]