HumanCurrentCan We Design the Right Conditions for Creative Teams?There are certain areas that require a systems thinking lens when the aim is to create a type of culture, and creativity is one of them.Sep 7, 2015Sep 7, 2015
HumanCurrentData is not the end of the storyWe systems thinkers… Why do we want so badly to understand? Maybe we want to know the relationship of everything to everything else. Of…Aug 13, 2015Aug 13, 2015
HumanCurrentWhy We Love Alan Watts“Life is a game of hide and seek, because life is pulsation. On and off. All life is this flickering in and out, only there are enormous…Jul 28, 2015Jul 28, 2015
HumanCurrentman, market, movement: why the universe hates stagnationThe universe abhors too much sameness. When you sense that parts of you or your efforts are stagnant, or, not synthesizing new experiences…Jul 21, 2015Jul 21, 2015
HumanCurrentHumanCurrent podcast episode 5 + fractal art from sub.blueI was really excited to connect with this amazing artist, Tom Beddard, who kindly allowed us to use his work in the cover art for our…Jul 16, 2015Jul 16, 2015
HumanCurrentUsing Systems Thinking to Resolve ConflictIn this episode we talk with conflict resolution expert Jason Dykstra about the complexity of conflict: why we’re afraid of change, how to…Jul 2, 2015Jul 2, 2015
HumanCurrentFractals and Measuring “Roughness”“If you stand back from it, a jagged line will grow smoother,” someone once said to me when trying to put the events of a bad day in…Jul 1, 2015Jul 1, 2015
HumanCurrentIn Complex Systems, Failing Faster Can Mean Learning MoreInc. recently published a list of things you never want to hear your employees say. Number 10 is “just don’t screw up,” and explains that…Jun 25, 2015Jun 25, 2015
HumanCurrentA Quick Diagram of Weak Signal DetectionLast night, frustrated with the noise on the Internet, I asked my brother Kyle, a computer scientist at Northwestern University, for a…Jun 25, 2015Jun 25, 2015