On a high this evening from an absolute gorgeous afternoon at the UWTSD's Doctoral College Poster Symposium hosted by UWTSD's Professor Annie Fillery-Travis and Dr Malcolm Maclean. Absolute thrilled to talk about one of my favourite subjects: Wonder. I elected to not focus specifically on the themes of my doctorate, but on my researcher journey …
Falling in Friendship
credit: simon maage, gross gasteiger, olia danilevich,helena lopez "Happy International Day of Friendship......".....shares the radio presenter... News to me, but the 'International Day of Friendship is observed on July 30'... a day to mark the significant contribution of friendship to our lives. Not that we should need a ‘marked’ day to recognise or embrace the value …
Pirates, People, Passion and Phenomenology
Last week was pure madness -a collision of key events - I did wonder if there was some chaotic planetary alignment at play. Amongst the usual routines in the week I had the pleasure of participating in another EntreCompEdu cafe, this time led by Paul Ranson, my fellow edu- pirate, and project advisor at the …
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My beautiful journey with phenomenology
Wonder fills the soul Just days away - the first handfod.NL event - #hNL21 'Phenomenology In Practice' workshops with Professor Cathy Adams and Professor Nina Bonderup-Dohn (10-11 June 2021) https://hanfod.nl/programme/. A last call invitation to join in, and to also share some of my unfolding phenomenological journey. To look forward to the future, and the …
Strengthening mindset for 2021: vulnerable, capable, interdependent
International Flower of Hope: The Cornflower (credit: Birger Strahl) I’ll dispense with the new year goal-sharing this year. In times of heightened uncertainty, I share two recent mindset influencers: Martha Nussbaum, a philosopher focused on human emotions, and poet and naturalist, Diane Ackerman. Photos: Martha Nussbaum (Harvard University Press); Girl, Christopher Sardegna (Unsplash); Diane Ackerman(World …
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Emergent Thinkers 2020 reflections
2020 is the year coined as 'one to forget but all will remember' - challenge, distress, grief and pressure, alongside resilience, adaptability, compassion and dedication.As Christmas day draws nearer, I reflect on the key themes of the second round of seasons of 'Emergent Thinkers.com' - change agency, sustainability, entrepreneurship & philosophical thinking, with a portion …
Wonder building for uncertain futures
This week has been packed with ‘wonder’, fortuitously coinciding with some personal contribution on the topic in the first airing of Kevin Watson’s ‘Words Matter’ podcast series. A portion, honing in on my long-term relationship with Albert Einstein’s quote “He who can no longer pause to wonder and stand rapt in awe, is as good …
hanfod.NL, new phenomenological society and event
Thanks to Vanessa Randle - thinkingvisually.com for the new logo Phenomenology has become my passion since starting my doctorate. Enveloped by its underpinning philosophy, I have worked to develop my practice of phenomenological method and attitude. It's already been quite an adventure, opening up new networks, friendships, ways of seeing. I believe it will continue …
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I spy with my little eye…something to do with ‘being’
Image: Sarah Trummer I'm used to falling down rabbit holes in my doctoral research, and do so quite deliberately, enjoying and valuing the adventure. The process satisfies 'wonder' through access to the new, the forgotten, the unnoticed or uncharted. Challenging thinking and cultivating insight, it can produce or trigger deliciously rich memorabilia [data] and new …
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In celebration of ‘Pathic Writing’: a personal journey
Image: Pompeo Batoni (1708–1787) National Trust, The Public Catalogue Foundation It is 'National Book Lovers Day', deliciously coinciding with my wonderful in-depth conversation with Kevin Watson of 'My Own Coach Ltd'. Recently, Kevin had invited his network to engage in his upcoming podcast series 'Words Matter'. An invitation for a one-to-one to discuss quotes, poems …
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Philosophical unbundling
I am experiencing data overload. The constant state of being plugged in, tuned in, updated. There is a heavily disorientating aspect to the Age of Distraction, as penned by Richard Wurman in ‘Information Anxiety’ and revisited in Nicholas Carr’s ‘cri de couer’ ‘The Shallows’. My tension, fully embodied (Francis, 2018), requiring unbundling beyond this blog-space. …
I’ll do my thinking with a spot of ginger and bacon!
As a founding figure of ‘positivism’, Francis Bacon is very well-known for his promotion of the scientific method. This contrasts with my own researcher position as a phenomenologist. Subscribing to the belief that knowledge is obtained through both experience and observation, I adopt the view “science is useful for understanding many things, but not literally …
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A telos for the 203rd decade
It’s hard to ignore the outgoing decade witnessed a growing disillusionment to deliver on happiness, particularly that born of personal fulfillment. 2020 heralds the dawn of a new decade. I look forward. Open to its new possibilities. Hope for a rebirth of consciousness of both the individual and collective mind. In contrast to previous episodes …
My 12 ’emergent’ themes for yuletide
Beginning with the Winter Solstice celebration this Sunday, then enveloping Christmas, Yuletide starts with a celebration of the lengthening amount of light we experience in the day. This provides a welcome moment to reflect on the first four seasons of ‘Emergent Thinkers.com’. A chance to illuminate the themes that have emerged over the year. Rebellion …
Philosophy vs. Google: The Value of Philosophy to Business and Education 4.0
For the love of wisdom, photo by Pixabay With jobs being automated and knowledge being devalued, business and education need to prioritise proven tools that support flexible thinking. In the words of Charlotte Blease “we need people who are prepared to ask, and answer, the questions that aren’t Googleable.” Of ancient Greek origin, the word ‘philosophy’ …
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Doing battle with Quantitative Methods in a Business Education Context
Quantitative Research can be abstract-centric, blurring out the specifics, trading off deeper meanings and interpretations to quantify phenomena, with relevant variables being missed entirely.
Coming Out: Quantitative Design with Inductive Traits
The “reproducibility” crisis suggests a growing number of research studies published across disciplines are unreliable due to the declining quality and integrity of research and publication practices.
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