Three lessons we can learn from knitting. My goddaughter came over to visit. As we sat together, she brought out a mass of yellow wool. “Some of the needles have fallen. Others have shifted,” she said, delicately cradling the precious garment in her hands. Her mother passed away a few months ago...
“Goodbye Piccadilly, Farewell Leicester Square” Thank you for the memories. And hello kitchen, comforter and … air-conditioning. Hello, fellow Tilters, from the various airports on my way home - London Heathrow LHR (outline and downloading photos), Halifax, Nova Scotia YHZ (draft) and Toronto YYZ (final edit, polish and publish E46). In this edition...
“blah, blah, blah … race for the conservative party leadership heats up … blah, blah, blah, … record temperatures in the South East …. blah, blah, blah … and later in the newscast the first photos from the James Webb telescope including some from the Karena nebula” … I snapped to...
How I got sucked into the BTS funnel I went from “What is BTS?” to fangirl in two months “OK, you ...
First steps. First tooth. First word. Even for a third child, each of these milestones is documented and treasured. First sleepover. First visit to the ER for stitches. First time driving solo. That constant tilt between allowing them agency and wanting to protect them drives every parent insane as they watch their child grow...
This graduation photo is a great bracket for our 30th-anniversary edition as it celebrates the end of Write of Passage cohort 8 (WoP8). I launched my newsletter in the first week of Write of Passage cohort 7 (WoP7) way back in September 2021. And I get to thank you for...
Today’s topic is Trendspotting. This is another in the set of 21st-century explorer skills because we have to search for signs in the uncharted territory between the industrial and information eras. Techniques for trend spotting How do we figure out what is going to happen? It comes from paying attention to signs...
YES. This is edition 28! The fourth in our cycle of seven. And a reminder to each of us to preemptively program(me) some rest and recovery - those restorative 21st-century skills. Read more in the ‘rest’ editions 7, 14 and 21. Am I the only one advocating this concept? I saved...
Confidence I want to start a discussion on confidence as a 21st-century skill. It’s been spinning in my mind for the past few weeks, ever since David Dvorkin posed it as a question to the panellists judging the My Brother’s Keeper project. My gut tells me this is an important conversation. My...
I'd been experiencing a serious case of imposter syndrome. I couldn't have felt more of a sham if I'd been sitting in a carnival tent, wearing a flowing robe and brightly coloured turban, staring into a crystal ball. As a strategist and futurist who imagines a range of possible futures,...