Recognition of Slow Thinking in the Slow Revolution

It is great to be noted by Carl Honoré at Slow Planet.
Carl Honoré: First impressions, and the next step….
We’ve already heard from Slow initiatives that weren’t even on our radar before. For instance, I love the sound of these Slow Thinking events in New Zealand.
Carl’s website leads with a good clarification of ’slow’:
Slow is not [...]

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David Suzuki on Slow Thinking

Dr David Suzuki has written recently on the need for revaluing time in our thinking. He reflects on the “cacophony of demands for attention” assaulting us.
… perhaps it’s time we revisit this obsession with speed. Never before has there been a greater need for some heavy thinking before action.
Suzuki comments on the role of [...]

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slow planet

New site at www.slowplanet.com. Carl Honore creating a hub for slow travel, slow design, slow sport (almost seems contradictory, but I remember enjoying a slow game of croquet at times…), and slow work. All very new and fresh but worth monitoring.

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welcome to slow thinking

So many people I met with last year were busy

busy with deadlines, and immediate demand, and deliverables and urgent things
too busy to do what they actually thought was not only important, but also more interesting – thinking.

So with a good group of people (Graeme, Jane, Paul) the ’slow thinking movement’ started.
“Movement’ may be a [...]

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