We collide with each other more frequently, and with greater velocity. We are bombarded with input and information. Each day adds to the overload. Most people are focused on winning, being right, and blaming. I cringe at the horror and wonder about the causes.
All factors contribute.
We may not resolve our serious concerns today, or tomorrow, or next year, but it is essential to reach. Recently The New York Times featured U.N. Secretary General Kofi Annan and his artful diplomatic work in Iraq. Focusing on goals less worthy than those kinds of projects is like moving deck chairs around the Titanic. Two years ago I conducted a seminar for a multi-national company. Eventually I touched on the subject of the group's apparent lack of cultural diversity.