InnerVentures

  • Innovate or die

    In times of change, it’s the innovators that will inherit the earth, not the learners as Eric Hoffer stated. For in my view, learning is part of innovation. To innovate, you have to learn by doing, in the grand experiment called life. Whether individual or company, the same laws apply. I created a DanelDoodle to…

    Stephen Danelutti

  • Improbable possibilities and the joy of existence – a mindhack

    Need some perspective or inspiration? Can’t see the wood for the trees? Life grinding you down with its minutiae and machinations? Zoom out a second – to the solar system, our galaxy, the universe. Take your pick but any will do. The vastness of space can have a calming and reassuring effect. It’s when you…

    Stephen Danelutti

  • Poll of Life – where do you stand

    There’s nothing worse than going through difficult times and we sure are going through one of those at the moment. It’s bad no doubt about it and could still get worse. I’m referring to the war in Ukraine of course, the economy, the cost of living crisis, the layoffs, take your pick. And this is…

    Stephen Danelutti

  • Why do we work if not for meaning

    This is a gloss on an Annie Dillard piece when she was writing about writing. I read her classic book called The Writing Life not too long ago and this excerpt stuck with me. I thought it could easily apply to many things but especially work. If you want to find the original piece, go…

    Stephen Danelutti

  • The SenseMaking Funnel

    I’m pretty keen on SenseMaking as a key 21st century skill and I also use it as a main category I write under. In most posts where I use the category, I am writing or doodling (an integral part of the process) to make sense of things for myself and sharing it in case it…

    Stephen Danelutti

  • Resilience is an attitude and other things you can control

    I’ve just started a new initiative – setting up a store on this site. Its been something I’ve been wanting to do for ages but I’ve been dithering. I was reminded by this quote of the need for action. “If you focus on results, you will never change. If you focus on change, you will get results.” Jack Dixon Welsh Rugby Union…

    Stephen Danelutti

  • The tyranny of personality and the overcoming of it

    I have just finished reading Don’t Take Your Life Personally by Ajahn Sumedho who is an American Buddhist monk. This is a review of sorts but mostly it’s an observation on the tyranny of personality that pervades modern society and how we can overcome it. The book and its views form the backdrop to this…

    Stephen Danelutti

  • Thought rocket: arc of change and bending reality

    As the year closes on a challenging 2019 this brief retrospective on my InnerVentures is preparation for 2020. If it shines a light for anyone else then I am grateful 🙏 I’ve been at the game of workplace change a long time now and sometimes I get despondent. I weary at the lack of change…

    Stephen Danelutti