All Blog Posts Tagged 'listen' (10)

My favorite secret is Provide skills, not just finished technologies.



It is so important that we, as outsiders, come into a community to 'solve' the problem. We need to work with the community to create sustainable, long-term solutions. Teaching new skills is incredibly important so that a community can thrive on its own.



Also of note, prior to providing skills, one must also LISTEN to the right people and… Continue

The world continues to face urgent and ongoing problems, ranging from black swan events to miasmic trends. Finance, food security, energy, environment, water issues, gender issues, human and earthling-species "global rights," the drive to not only survive but thrive -- Evoke agents listen, learn, look, leap -- whenever and wherever they are needed. Their code? Honor, team, support, sustainability. Their manifesto? Below:…

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Based on the information shared on the "Innovation in Africa tips" post, one thing in particular stood out for me on all three entries: listen to the people around you and shape things to their culture.



If an innovator does not have the respect of the community, how are they going to change it? If the people of the society have no vested interest in what is being accomplished, how will they own it and use it when the innovator is gone? Just as the first entry says: "If they stir their… Continue

My favorite secret was this one: "talk to the people who have the problem – and LISTEN to what they have to say" It seems very simple. If you don't listen to the people you want to help, you can't identify what the problem is and you won't know how to help them. You'll not only learn what is a problem for them, but you may also gain insight on the solution.

i am an object designer, an architect, an urban designer, a maker of things. also, i hate to be told by people how to do my job: i don't tell the plumber how to fix my sink, do i? Continue

Listen to the People Who Have the Problem!… Continue

Listen to the right people.



"Ask, and you shall Receive"



Only recently have I begun to realise how powerful this motto can be.

Only recently have I begun to ask questions, instead of trying to figure things out by myself.

Only recently have I begun to ask for help, and have received help in return.



In the quest for social change and innovation, it… Continue

Listen to the right people. Okay, so you probably don’t know what it’s like to carry fifty pounds of firewood on your head. Well, don’t pretend that

you do. Talk to someone who has done it. I believe that the key to

innovation in international development is truly understanding the

problem, and using your imagination is not good enough.

It reminds me of… Continue

"talk to the people who have the problem – and LISTEN to what they have to say"

Although I have had seen this idea before, I haven't put it to good use. I dislike using the term, secret, so let's call it an idea. This is an extremely powerful idea from the standpoint it can be utilized in all areas of our lives. Whether it is on a small scale and using it with family and friends, in your professional environment or on a grander scale, to change the world, Figure out the people that…

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