August 26th 2026 Dolly has left us Dolly has left us She was one of the few people who managed to be universally loved. I think about this. For some, to be universally loved is an aspiration. And I wonder, is it the way, in a world that kills the ‘other’ with such ferocity? We need people like Dolly. She knew she played a public role. That role was not who she was. She played the blonde, yet she was never the stereotype. She could walk out of the negotiation room a winner before the other...
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August 25th 2026 The innocent pay The innocent pay The Israeli Defence Force cleared soldiers of criminal responsibility for the 2024 drone strike that killed seven World Central Kitchen aid workers, including Australian citizen Zomi Frankcom. Hillel Newman, the Israeli ambassador to Australia, said about this finding: “One cannot attack the findings of a court if the findings are not suitable to one’s political agenda.” He said this not only with a straight face, but he also said it with...
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Augsut 24th 2026 Privilege comes with responsibility Privilege comes with responsibility Not everyone gets to become an elite athlete. Like it or not, there is a certain set of genetic, inherited preconditions plus social factors that allow elite athletes to become the best. Height, body shape, muscle fibre twitch speed, early access as children to training and support, the right coaching, the right funding and sponsoring support to be able to focus on your sport. No one reaches the top...
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August 21st 2026 The future is in our hands The future is in our hands Democracy says that the people have a voice. This can be expressed in many different ways, from representative democracy to direct democracy. Power and politics hate democracy. Peter Thiel, one of the tech oligarchs, quoted that democracy and freedom are incompatible. One might ask, for whom? The people, or the tech bros? Democracy is the only way the will of the people can and does challenge power. It is a forever...
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August 20th 2026 To build relational integrity To build relational integrity A system is a conceivable entity dividing Universe into two parts, the inside and the outside of a system. (except, of course, the part of the Universe doing the dividing.) R. Buckminster Fuller Bucky Fuller proposed that the minimum system in the Universe is the tetrahedron. Since there is no such thing as a plane, a triangle doesn’t cut it. It is only when you add the fourth dimension that we have a structure with...
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August 19th 2026 Build enterprises that are harder to corrupt Build enterprises that are harder to corrupt Design trust before it is needed. Make power visible before it becomes abuse. Make money honest before it corrupts purpose. Clean conflict before it becomes culture. Make purpose real before it becomes performance. Move from leadership to stewardship before the architecture is captured. These are not slogans. They are disciplines. They are design principles for enterprises that refuse to...
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August 18th 2026 Retire from that which steals from our soul Retire from that which steals from our soul Retire from what?We can only retire from that which steals from our soul.Showing up each day in service to something far greater than our singular self is an additive, enriching every fibre of our being. I cannot imagine a life of stopping. I want to be so thoroughly used up. I want each day to feel alive with possibility. Die exhausted from loving.From open-hearting until the expanse is...
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August 17th 2026 The relentless effort to disallow superiority The relentless effort to disallow superiority I wonder if we humans will ever be able to rise above our deliberate infestations of racism in all of its evil expressions. I think about the Bodhisattva vow. A sacred promise made by Mahayana Buddhists to attain enlightenment not for themselves, but to save all living beings from suffering, built on a foundation of human compassion. My life and work begin, and will end, believing...
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August 14th 2026 The Syntropic Code The Syntropic Code The greatest exponential technology is humans working together synergistically. (https://syntropic.world/designing-ecologies-for-synergy-the-greatest-exponential-technology/)We need to become the leaders we seekBusinesses who only engage through WinWinWin are the future for life to surviveCollaboration is easy if you know how – apply the codes of Universe. Collaboration by design.Active citizenship is where the true power...
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