How long-term should your thinking be? At the end of the Napoleonic Wars, the Swedish Crown wanted to ‘future-proof’ itself and asked a simple question: “Where can we plant trees for future ship production?” The trees in question were oaks, and the delegation in charge of finding the right spot settled on an island, Visingsö, in the middle of large lake. The conditions were perfect for growing tall, straight trees, and a planting regime began. The Navy planted 300,000 trees in 10 years.
Hello Andrew I think I saw you and your son or at least another rather startled Father and his son waiting outside a store in the city of Melbourne. My partner and I were wondering the city and wondered what on earther was going on with the great long lines outside and solid looking security guards "working the crowds". As an older person it is so important to be observant of what the youth of today care about. I trust your credit card was not hit too badly by the experience!!
l really liked the piece on modelling Andrew...powerful!
Also makes me hark back to last century training practices in the sphere of working with people with intellectual disability, where modelling was promoted as an effective approach when assisting clients to learn living and work skills. Marc Gold et al.
(Sadly, I suspect its not a common method employed by practitioners these days!)
Hello Andrew I think I saw you and your son or at least another rather startled Father and his son waiting outside a store in the city of Melbourne. My partner and I were wondering the city and wondered what on earther was going on with the great long lines outside and solid looking security guards "working the crowds". As an older person it is so important to be observant of what the youth of today care about. I trust your credit card was not hit too badly by the experience!!
Andrew
An even older example of long term thinking (by the founders of New College, Oxford) here
https://www.forestleaves.blog/post/oak-beams
Mike Waller
l really liked the piece on modelling Andrew...powerful!
Also makes me hark back to last century training practices in the sphere of working with people with intellectual disability, where modelling was promoted as an effective approach when assisting clients to learn living and work skills. Marc Gold et al.
(Sadly, I suspect its not a common method employed by practitioners these days!)