A bad idea

We don’t know what we don’t know.  So how can we expect a new idea to be accepted with fanfare and excitement when the outcome is not familiar and likely requires some adjustment on the part of ideas? When teams engage in discussion and brainstorm to improve,...

We should challenge boundaries

It is interesting how a young child will always seem to push the boundaries. It seems constant.  As a parent especially, it can feel like your own margins of patience are being put to trial. It is frustrating and, at times, just exhausting. Why not celebrate it?...

Why?

How often has a parent been stumped by the simple question of a two-year-old repeatedly asking ‘why?’ This simple question reveals complexity while seeking clarity. Young children will begin to use it as soon as they wish to understand what goes on around them. ...

Push the limits

We restrict children for good reason, often to protect, teach or even to confine. They, in response, push the boundaries as they should. They learn why the limitations exist, and they also know how to be creative and resourceful to potentially overcome the limits. In...

Back to the office

The percentage of people vaccinated is rapidly approaching fifty percent, and many public access restrictions have begun to fall, which also hails the return to regular office conditions. What is normal?  What have we learned over the past year? Did we lose...