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Author Archives: David Avery
Lost in Translation
I always take on my travels a little black book called ‘lost in translation’ in which I collect random thoughts and snippets about translation and communication. For instance, a while ago I observed the following sign in a Zurich hotel: … Lost in Translation
The king is dead; long live the king!
Today’s big news in England – The public sector streamlining element of the UK’s debt-reduction measures is causing a higher rate of public sector job-losses than anticipated. The government has now voiced concerns about the counter productive effects this may … The king is dead; long live the king!
The Art Of Progress
“The art of progress is to preserve order amid change and to preserve change amid order” (A.N. Whitehead) As a child I thought it was what you do that counts. Then, as a young man I believed it’s not what … The Art Of Progress
Mark Freedman and The Big Shift
Marc Freedman, hailed by the New York Times as “the voice of aging baby boomers [seeking] meaningful and sustaining work later in life,” makes an impassioned call to accept the decades opening up between midlife and anything approximating old age … Mark Freedman and The Big Shift
Train of Thought
As a consultant in the cultural dynamics of complex organizations and systems one of the fields I work in is education. That’s my professional background anyway, and certainly complex enough to have prepared me for the work I now do … Train of Thought