No, not that. Most of us need a kick up the assumptions—our assumptions about what's possible, about how things might happen, and especially about other people and our relationships with them. We …
How disruptive is too disruptive?
Sometime we need shaken up a bit. We get set in our ways. We fail to notice that the world has changed around us. So a disruptive input can be good for us—what we need, even if it isn't very …
Are you an interpreter?
It's conventional to admire the creator of novel work—the ground-breaking innovator. In fact, much value is added in the interpretation of new ideas for familiar situations. And that's an art …
Fairness—does that mean equality or proportionality?
In relationships of whatever kind, there's potential for getting in a muddle over this: By "fair," do we mean "equal" or do we mean "in proportion?" This is a key distinction in moral psychology …
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Stating the position or actually addressing the issue?
It could be that I'm noticing this more for reasons that are particular to me. That said... It seems to have become more and more common for representatives of some corporate bodies and local and …
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If it doesn’t suit the cognitive processes of the user…
...then our work is useless. We—or others—often congratulate ourselves on our efficiency in standardising a process or making electronic what once was a paper system. The trouble is... If in so …
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