Welcome to the Metaverse: Mind what you feed the Algorithm
Back in April I was invited onto a social media platform called Clubhouse. I was immediately intrigued by the concept and spent a fair bit of time in the first couple weeks noodling around and orienting myself on the site. It very quickly consumed my attention and I was riveted by the ecosystem in this virtual space. I had some wild experiences in my first week, one of which saw me reciting an original poem at a virtual book launch that boasted in attendance, among others, not other than MC Hammer. I had fashioned myself as a poet in my bio, so I had better show up as one. For those of you who are unfamiliar with Clubhouse it is a social networking app that is based only on voice, where people come together from around the world to connect and learn from one another. It was explained to me as mini podcast rooms that exist only in real time. You have to be there or you miss out. Way to garner immediate fomo Clubhouse, touche.
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The life of your “Dreams”
Despite being a powerful dreamer, I mostly left the dream stuff in the bedroom where I thought it belonged. That is until last year when I had a monumental dream that not only blurred those lines, but also led me to a spectacular experience. But this post is not about THAT dream, to read about THAT dream you will have to go back to my very first post. This is about what happened when I finally decided to write about that experience, and how I met someone who would show me that it is indeed possible to live the life of your “dreams”.
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Build Yourself a Myth: Harness the Power of Story to build an Unstoppable Culture
Culture provides the inspiration for us to show up at our best, aligned with what is truly important. It is the fuel that makes the engine run and sometimes the spoonful of sugar that helps the medicine go down. In this post I will introduce you to Appreciative Inquiry a change management practice that harnesses the power of story to design and deliver meaningful, long lasting and transformative change.
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Making Contact: Close Encounters of the Fifth Kind
Today I am challenging the assumptions that tell me that I have to be a certain way to be accepted. I am challenging the programming that tells me I have to limit myself in order to fit into society. In essence this story I am about tell is about the capacity to expand. A story about the ability to see beyond the limits of the narrow perception that our day to day existence allows.
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