KIA ORA & WELCOME TO DIVERSITY NEW ZEALAND
Hi, I’m Philip Patston. I created Diversity New Zealand based on my paradoxical experience as a queer, caucasian, cisgender man with unique function (disability). I also have over 20 years professional experience in […]
I’m not Steady Eddy
I thought I’d busted the myth that I was/am Steady Eddy long ago. But after attending and presenting at a hui on Friday where, by the end of the day people still thought I was joking that he and I are different people, I thought I should, once again, set the record straight (in more ways than one).
Best of DPSN: Get your tits out for breast cancer!
Originally posted on dpsn:
This post is the third in our series of ‘Best of DPSN’ – it comes all the way from back in 2013 about the importance of people of…
Resignations & employment
There will always be circumstances in which employees will choose to resign and leave immediately. However, I think it’s an important indicator of the healthiness of employment relationships and organisational culture. Anyone in a leadership position who dismisses it as the fault of the employee does so at their own — and their organisation’s — peril.
Have you ever wondered why there are 360 degrees in a circle?
Originally posted on melt your mind:
Post by Architecture & Design.
IQ2 Debate: Society Would Flourish Under Female Rule
Might the world be a better place if women had real power in shaping its future? This is the question pondered in this debate.
Sarah Bergbreiter: Why I make robots the size of a grain of rice
Originally posted on melt your mind:
By studying the movement and bodies of insects such as ants, Sarah Bergbreiter and her team build incredibly robust, super teeny, mechanical versions of creepy crawlies…
A life of paradox, power & privilege
If you’re anything like me you’re likely in some state of confusion and uncertainty which, I would hazard to say, is a very good state from which to tackle diversity, not to mention leadership, complexity and change. Our human need to be sure and certain and to know the answers are precisely what leads us astray in the world, a world which is nothing like what we would like it to be. Sorry kids, it’s messy out there.
