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How experiential learning can create the (socially- and self-aware) leaders that SA needs

<p><img data-src="https://biz-file.com/c/2211/677826.png" class="lazyload" width=208 height=117 alt="How experiential learning can create the (socially- and self-aware) leaders that SA needs" align="left" loading="lazy"><p>In life and in leadership, it's crucial to understand that there is always a bigger picture than the one we see; and the best way to expand our understanding is to engage with diverse perspectives. To illustrate this, I like to tell a parable from Southeast Asia. It's about five blind men coming across an elephant for the first time and how each describes the creature from a different side: the man holding the tail says 'an elephant is like a rope'. The one touching the legs says 'it's like a tree'. Another one, holding the trunk, likens it to a snake, and so on. Each of their perspectives is correct in some way, but it is only by combining them that they can better understand the 'whole' of the elephant.</p><br> <a href="https://www.bizcommunity.com//Article/196/499/233483.html">Read more...</a> | <a href="https://www.bizcommunity.com//SendToFriend.aspx?l=196&c=499&ct=1&ci=233483">Send to a friend</a></p><div style="clear:left"></div>

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Design thinking and Ubuntu – a shared spirit of empathy

<p><img data-src="https://biz-file.com/c/2211/677637.jpg" class="lazyload" width=208 height=117 alt="Design thinking and Ubuntu - a shared spirit of empathy" align="left" loading="lazy"><p><i>Africa's first d.confestival - a design thinking conference-meets-festival hosted by the Hasso Plattner d-school Afrika at UCT in October - brought together a boisterous mix of change-makers from business, government, education, and social development to celebrate the success of design thinking globally and explore its potential for dialling up Africa's creative potential to solve complex problems across the continent.</i></p><br> <a href="https://www.bizcommunity.com//Article/196/499/233447.html">Read more...</a> | <a href="https://www.bizcommunity.com//SendToFriend.aspx?l=196&c=499&ct=1&ci=233447">Send to a friend</a></p><div style="clear:left"></div>

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