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Note to a Young Activist

Posted on December 16, 2021 by creativeconflictwisdom

Note to a young activist, none of whom will likely read this or listen to it if they do 1) Center Left parties often win elections: Blair, Clinton, Obama.2) Farther Left parties rarely win elections and when they do, they … Continue reading →

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Hostility: G A Kelly

Posted on December 10, 2021 by creativeconflictwisdom

When you experience hostility on line or in person, you may want to remember George Kelly (1905-1967) creator of Personal Construct Theory’s definition. Kelly defines Hostility as “the continued effort to extort validational evidence in favor of a type of … Continue reading →

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What’s the Matter with Human Resources?

Posted on November 9, 2021 by creativeconflictwisdom

There is another thing I am struggling with. Since I got back in the UK I have had about a dozen chats with senior Human Resource professionals here, who worked for me back in the day and something major seems … Continue reading →

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Boomer

Posted on June 25, 2021 by creativeconflictwisdom

Prologue: I have been reflecting since I received a torrent of ageist abuse (my designation of such is apparently a symptom of my fragility: interesting fragility is not a word that springs to most peoples’ minds who know me, huh! … Continue reading →

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Scenario Based Futuring: Brexit and Beyond

Posted on February 27, 2021 by creativeconflictwisdom

Soon after the Brexit Referendum, in argument with a friend, who said all would be well, I set out to try to understand the future possibilities it implied. I used the model of Peter Schwartz in “The Art of the … Continue reading →

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Brexit Deal Catastrophe for the UK

Posted on December 26, 2020 by creativeconflictwisdom

OK here goes. Why the Brexit Deal is a catastrophe only marginally less bad for the UK than No Deal. While in the EU the UK was a major EU rule maker with considerable influence on trade rules. When it … Continue reading →

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The Golden Rule in World Belief Systems

Posted on December 25, 2020 by creativeconflictwisdom

The Golden Rule is where all world belief systems overlap. My favorite version is by Hillel the Elder (c. 110 BCE – 10 CE) used this verse as a most important message of the Torah for his teachings. Once, he … Continue reading →

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Pundit Accountability and Voter Turnout

Posted on December 23, 2020 by creativeconflictwisdom

I liked this piece because of its content and it is consistent with my philosophy of being wrong and admitting it a la Kathryn Shultz From New York Times daily briefing:Pundit accountability Americans under the age of 40 vote at … Continue reading →

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The Fading Light of Liberal Democracy: Martin Wolf

Posted on December 23, 2020 by creativeconflictwisdom

Very interesting: From UK Financial Times The fading light of liberal democracyPluto-populists’ strategy of using identity issues to convince voters to act against their economic interests is working“ For the first time this century, among countries with more than 1m … Continue reading →

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The Adminization of the World

Posted on December 21, 2020 by creativeconflictwisdom

I worked in automotive for 33 years and most of that time, most of the people I worked with in 20 different countries, from assembly line workers to senior executives were largely happy in their jobs best I could tell … Continue reading →

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