Posts Tagged ‘Principle’

Advancement in Leadership

Wednesday, July 15th, 2009

When we imagine the Stone Age, we immediately think of the principle that the stronger person wins against the weaker person. Have we made any advance since then? Is it possible to have a system in corporations that allows people to be who they are, and not to use their elbows for whatever they would like to attain?

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Midlife Changes

Saturday, July 11th, 2009

As we enter midlife, we often become acutely aware of the passage of time and how short life really is. This is a good thing as it creates a sense of urgency and is a great stopper of procrastination! This is also a good time to review the “Be, Do, Have” principle. It goes like this, “BE the person you dream of by DOING the things you dream, and you will HAVE the things you dream of having.” This is the natural order. BE first, DO second, HAVE third.

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The Eighth Principle of Universal Design

Sunday, May 17th, 2009

In 1997 NCSU Center for Universal Design copyrighted 7 brilliant Principles of Universal Design. They focused on how a person physically functions in their environment and propose design objectives to enable people with physical limitations to function as well as those without. This article imagines an 8th principle. It examines how one is perceived in an environment and how we might intentionally design so that an environment doesn’t lead us to making unfair prejudgments of others. This article was first published in Design for All Institute of India’s April 2009 newsletter.

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