The Universe Just Reminded Me of This Lesson

I was packing my files yesterday and a piece of A4 paper dropped out. Written vertically down the middle of the paper were these 5 Chinese characters: “万事开头难”. Literal translation “In all matters, the starting is always difficult”. I had written that phrase to encourage my then P1 kid that things are always tough at the “starting… Continue reading The Universe Just Reminded Me of This Lesson

“Shared Vision” Session I by the Society of Organisational Learning (SoL)

This week I attended an SoL session led by an international group of seasoned practitioners of the Fifth Discipline (Peter Senge).  Practitioners like Antonio Linares, Luca Codeluppi, Sheila Damodaran, and Peter Seah YK were present to share their views, asked questions of one another, and drew in the participants from diverse nationalities and professions, to… Continue reading “Shared Vision” Session I by the Society of Organisational Learning (SoL)

International Association of Facilitators (IAF) Facilitation Week 2024: A Self-Reflection

For IAF Singapore Chapter, the final event to celebrate Facilitation Week 2024 rounded up this morning with a solid, 3-hour session by Douglas O’Louglin of The Dao of Learning on Working, Facilitating and Dancing with Change. Earlier in the week there were 3 other events held on weekday evenings: All four sessions were facilitative to… Continue reading International Association of Facilitators (IAF) Facilitation Week 2024: A Self-Reflection

TAMING THE CONCEPTUAL BRAIN

The Conceptual Brain as described by Emergenetics® a brain-based profiling tool, likes novelty, is imaginative, is energised by the ‘big picture’ or larger goal, and has the tendency to ‘connect the dots’ across seemingly un-related topics to arrive at unconventional outcomes that resolve issues or at least, re-frame the issue such and allow the exploration… Continue reading TAMING THE CONCEPTUAL BRAIN

Youth Emergenetics®: Not Just Another Personality Test

Recently, I helped two of my friends’ children, ranging from 15 to 17 years old, arrived at a better understanding of themselves through the Youth Emergenetics® report. They saw the Youth Emergenetics® as another “personality test” and were curious to find out what they were like, how to get along with their class and project… Continue reading Youth Emergenetics®: Not Just Another Personality Test