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Understanding – the key in discussion

In previous posts I have spoken about the importance of dialogue and how gaining an insight into how and why others think the way they do helps us approach difficult topics (and also may help us reflect on our own thinking and reasoning behind an issue). I believe that even the most unteniable disagreement can [...]

Analysis and thought

I have written a couple of times about the importance of things like, systems thinking, decision making, ladders of inference, diversity, thought processes etc…One of my favourite commentators on all things Global is a fellow by the name of Joshua Cooper Ramo – author of a book entitled, “The Age of the Unthinkable”. He has [...]

Danger of Mental Models

Continuing on from my previous post…..Today at the Maitland MTC forum I believe there was an audience member who had formed a “mental model” around my decades long military service and me suggesting I’d be good at the defence portfolio if I was to be in parliament. I think the inference was that my background [...]