Stop trying to change people’s minds
The work is not in convincing those who don’t think like us to think differently. The work is in encouraging those who do to step up and act.
Stop trying to change people’s minds Read more
The Change Blog features weekly thoughts and reflections from Kindling founder Peter Schulte on what change is, how and why it happens, and how we can be change agents.
The work is not in convincing those who don’t think like us to think differently. The work is in encouraging those who do to step up and act.
Stop trying to change people’s minds Read more
What necessary questions have not been asked here as both sides hurl their insults at one another?
Should Radiohead perform in Israel? Read more
What if not only are both compassion and consequences absolutely necessary for a functioning society, but they actually reinforce another?
The yin and yang of compassion and consequences Read more
If you’re getting a reaction, your message is having a resonance. That is what you want.
The good news of haters Read more
How will we want future generations to remember us? Will we want to be defined by our most evil behaviors whose evils, for whatever reason, we couldn’t fully see?
Are we all monsters? (In defense of Thomas Jefferson) Read more
Whether or not we can see change, see progress, see our destination, has no bearing on whether we are actually making meaningful progress.
Let’s not discount the profound transformation that takes place when we see simply the world differently, when we work from a new and more intentional set of beliefs and mental models.
Action is not necessary for change Read more
The next stage in our evolution will always appear unwise and foolish in the eyes of those who have come before.
Millennials are the best Read more
Optimism and positivity are powerful and positive forces in my life. I don’t know what I’d do without that perspective. But more and more, I wonder if I use them to avoid, deflect, and repress sadness.
It’s up to us to define what it means to be human and to demonstrate that in action.
“It’s just human nature to _______” is B.S. Read more