Gaming – Gambling Convergence
The convergence of online sports gambling and online gaming, particularly among youth, is a rapidly emerging phenomenon with profound implications across psychological, social, regulatory, and technological domains.
Category: Facilitation
Vision as Compass: Aligning Today with Tomorrow
Vision is not wall art. It’s a working picture of a future worth building—clear enough to align decisions today, compelling enough to attract and retain people, and resilient enough to guide you when conditions change. Drawing on Joel Barker’s work …
Empowering Hope and Stability through Strategic Foresight
Integrating Joel Barker’s Strategic Exploration Tools to Help People and Organizations “See Possible Futures” A Fast Company article, “The quality employees need most right now from their leaders may surprise you” (Fast Company, 8/4/2025), research from Gallup revealed hope as …
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Optimists Share Similar Brain Patterns When Thinking about the Future
Researchers have found that people with an upbeat outlook show similar patterns of brain activity when they mull over future scenarios. “Optimists seem to use a shared neural framework for organising thoughts about the future, which likely reflects a similar …
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Chain of Thought II
Chain of Thought II is an IOS (iPhone and iPad) game. It offers “word chains” in a fast, entertaining, “what’s next?” I found it to be good practice for a couple of Implications Wheel factors, not just “what’s next?” but …
Chain of Thought – Update
My original post on Chain of Thought (June 2019) highlighted my use of the game as part of Implications Wheel Facilitator Training. It remains excellent for practice for “What’s Next?” But it also has a “paradigm” element in terms of …
Four-Frame Model
This model comprises four frames: Structural, Human Resource, Political, and Symbolic. Each lends a unique perspective to survey your organization. You could look at it as an artist changing brushes to bring out varied hues and textures in a painting. Article …
emotional intelligence (EQ) word cloud on a napkin with a cup of coffee