Category: Published Articles
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Newspaper Column #12: Why do some problems defy, no, NOT change? – Part IV
As it appeared in the Sunday Standard, Botswana on Sunday Jan 20, 2013 edition. Change Happens at the Speed of Thinking about the Whole Rather than of Our Parts What causes the change to stay changed? If we have managed change and it has happened, it should not go back to its old ways. Yes?…
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Newspaper Column #11: Why do some problems defy, no, NOT change? – Part III
As it appeared in the Sunday Standard, Botswana on Sunday Jan 13, 2013 edition. Change Happens at the Speed of Thinking about the Whole rather than of Our Part What causes change to be real? Understanding it with a story: “The Healing Poison” Hope all of you had fabulous New Year festivities with family loved…
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2012 in review
The WordPress.com stats helper monkeys prepared a 2012 annual report for this blog. Here’s an excerpt: 600 people reached the top of Mt. Everest in 2012. This blog got about 2,100 views in 2012. If every person who reached the top of Mt. Everest viewed this blog, it would have taken 4 years to get…
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Newspaper Column #10: Why do some problems defy, no, NOT change? – Part II
As it appeared in the Sunday Standard, Botswana on Sunday Dec 23, 2012 edition. Seeing the Trees and the Forest If the problem is solved, it should not come back. Period! We would be seeing results. If it recurs, then this is a sign that we have not solved it. Yet. Period! Last week, we ran a…
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Newspaper Column #9: Why do some problems defy, no, NOT change? – Part I
As it appeared in the Sunday Standard, Botswana on Sunday Dec 16, 2012 edition. Dynamic Complexity vs. Detail Complexity We face problems daily. And, we do not doubt our ability to deal with them. Sometimes, this confidence can pull wool over our heads that we can deal even with the stubborn ones, in much the same way. We would…
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Newspaper Column #4: Have Greens, Will Rain! – Part I
As it appeared in the Sunday Standard, Botswana on Sunday Nov 11, 2012 edition. How high is the Water Table? One of my favorite subjects of the work that I do here is working with the water cycle. Well, all of us learned about it in school. In Grade 5. Evaporation leads to rainfall. Rainfall leads to seepage and runoffs. …
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Hello World! The grass can be greener on your side.
One day my neighbor as he passed by my garden, noticed how the grass in my garden appeared greener than the ones in his garden. The next day he approaches his gardener and asks, “Tell me my man, why is the grass in Sheila’s garden greener than the one in mine?” In all humility, the…
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