Monday 19 October 2015

Accountability ladder

Here is an interesting tool you can apply to some of life's problems:

 The accountability ladder gives individuals and organizations a way to look objectively at an issue that they are dealing with  and to make some deliberate choices about how they want to handle it.

The further up the ladder you feel you are, the more choices become available.

The greater the percentage of people who describe themselves as in the top portion of the ladder, the greater the chance an organization has of collaborating and successfully attaining its goals.

Here it is:



Think of two situations in relation to the accountability ladder - one where you, a group you were part of or an organization climbed up the ladder - and one where you stayed near the bottom.

What do you think of the ladder - is it a useful tool or does it oversimplify things? Justify your opinion!

Wednesday 7 October 2015

Abas - important music

Music spells a very important role in our lives.

Every so often, there are musical breakthroughs - new types of music are created that open our minds to new possibilities - new worlds of sound!

Music is personal - something that affects you might not affect me at all.

Our taste in music changes all the time - some music evokes memories of a particular time of our lives even if we no longer listen to it now.

Let's compare notes on what music we like and what music we think is important.

Click the link below and post music that you think is important and write a few sentences about it.

https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1qnv1mr8cN6igI4QCYWo5anT6eKzHNV3JK4YKROHrhLA/edit?usp=sharing

Monday 5 October 2015

Abandonded places



The French photographer David de Rueda travels the world in search of unusual places. He is captivated by the aesthetic beauty of derelict buildings: http://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/gallery/2015/oct/05/abandoned-places-in-pictures

When I grew up, I loved exploring derelict buildings with my friends - such as an abandoned warehouse full of empty washing powder packets, an old geriatric hospital where a scary tramp lived, an abandoned RAF camp and an old coal mine full of mysterious objects which fired our imaginations.

What about you? Describe an abandoned place that you have visited.

Tell us about the place and what it means (or meant) for you. You can blog about it or write directly here:

https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1Xy4yCxT0X98rFrtf7m3vlW8-aflOZ8j0ODrWe85J-A4/edit?usp=sharing