Author Archives: Lee-Anne Ragan
An archeologist is someone whose career lies in ruins
An archeologist is someone whose career lies in ruins ~ anonymous Love this twist on perspective. It’s clever. It’s humourous. It points out, quite simply, how perspective can dramatically change the picture.
Laying it bare – monthly round up of March Life Lenses™ blog posts
We’re laying it bare. Stripping it down. Peeking in on & playing with perspective. In this monthly round up you’ll find the Life Lenses™ blog posts laid bare for the month of March. Get bare, dive in deep and take … Continue reading
Is it equal or is it equitable? There’s a big difference.
A colleague from the UN gave me this cartoon. Whether I’m doing train the trainer training, talking about stages of group development or intercultural conflict resolution training, the difference between equality and equity comes up. Many people see them as … Continue reading
Smoking helps you relax – a new perspective
A big picture, Mountain Life Lens™ perspective. Fresh. Or maybe not so much
Stress levels related to the weight of your shopping bag
Research in the Journal of Consumer Research found a correlation between how heavy the shopping bag you’re carrying is with your stress level. The heavier the bag, the more we tend to feel stressed. “We found that carrying a heavy … Continue reading
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Tagged carrot lens, journal of consumer research, mountain lens
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Laying it bare – monthly round up of February Life Lenses™ blog posts
We’re laying it bare. Stripping it down. Peeking in on & playing with perspective. In this monthly round up you’ll find the Life Lenses™ blog posts laid bare for the month of February. Get bare, dive in deep and take … Continue reading
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Tagged assumptions, guerrilla marketing, jose miguel, perspective, shaun mclane, wired magazine
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The truth about bees & elephants
Dominique Thoenes is an environmental artist & creative director (that’s her work above). She had an art show at the UN recently which stopped me in my tracks. Besides her gorgeous art was information about Dr. Lucy King, who get … Continue reading
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Tagged bees, creativity, dominique thoenes, dr lucy king, elephants
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Perspective truly is everything
Perspective is truly everything. What do you see above? A mansion? An idyllic, huge pool? What about from this view? A little smaller? A little more contained? Here’s ‘reality’ (from Shaun McLane’s facebook page).
How do you get guerrillas to demobilize? By appealing to their human side
Jose Miguel's Wired article 'How I Tamed Guerrillas with Guerilla Marketing' speaks for itself, in its quest to turn perspective on its head. The setting? Deep in the Columbian jungle. The problem? Getting Guerrillas to demobilize. The answer? Appealing to … Continue reading
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Tagged guerrilla marketing, jose miguel, wired magazine
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Dementia Quiz – test yourself with these 4 funny questions
Here are 4 questions to test for dementia (with tongue planted firmly in cheek). (Answers appear below.) 1. You are a participant in a race. You overtake the second person. What position are you in? 2. If you overtake the … Continue reading
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