Learning from professional practice in the library
By analyzing the situation, we can better understand how to mobilize skills and knowledge to good effect.
User control
Use, the user and user control, an essential part of the triptych of project owner, project manager and user control
The renewed art of stone construction
Few human constructions stand up as well as those made of stone. But there's a difference between building a pile of stones like a pyramid or a dolmen, and a work of engineering like an arched bridge or a cathedral. Traditional techniques and know-how rub shoulders with the latest innovations. There's more stone to come!
When our biases disarm us: the illusion of the unpredictable
Our biases reassure us in times of peace, but disarm us in times of upheaval. By adopting an intellectual vigilance, we transform the illusion of unpredictability into an opportunity for adaptation. The future is not to be foreseen in its entirety, but faced with an open mind, to navigate a world of Black Swans with greater wisdom.
The pedagogy of joy
Emotions permeate our lives but depending on our fixed or developing mental models, we live in worlds of projection or worlds of imagination. These worlds are driven by emotions and lead us to very different ways of learning depending on whether they are based on joy or fear