I listened to Peter George @indy4franklin.bsky.social speaking, last night, about the need for our Australian politicians (and electors) to develop the skill, sophistication & imagination to work with minority governments. Some of the most insightful political commentary I've heard in a long while.

When our education systems produce #SignificantLearning - the ability to appreciate the human dimension of the subject, to care about it, and to learn how to learn - they may begin to produce greatness once more. - Acknowledging L. Dee Fink (2013) "Creating Significant Learning Experiences".

Lately, I've been reflecting on my #DisputeResolution work as something closely related to #LearningDesign, allowing us to bring the human dimensions of a dispute to light and to create space for collaborative and care-full attentiveness, response, and redress. open.substack.com/pub/andrew26...

It's not easy to model the trust expected of others when drafting an invitation to negotiate. Often, it goes against instinct and training. It might also set up the need for an internal negotiation with your own client. www.linkedin.com/pulse/readin... @lflegal.bsky.social #StructuredNegotiation

#StructuredNegotiation and a moment of synchronicity ... perhaps? Reflections on Ch.5 "Write an Invitation to Negotiate" in @lflegal.bsky.social "Structured Negotiation: A Winning Alternative to Lawsuits - 2nd edition", 2021.

Revisiting past reflections as I've been working, this week, with the topic of #fairness in the context of public sector conflicts & disputes in cases where there may be no legal claim to support a cause of action - only a hope of fairness following moral injury. open.substack.com/pub/andrew26...

In our reading of Lainey Feingold's (2021) Structured Negotiation 2nd ed, we are discovering that “the Right Thing to Do” may be established in relational rather than in legal space. open.substack.com/pub/andrew26... @lflegal.bsky.social #StructuredNegotiation #ADRDesign

The Spark we bear is a holy pilgrimage As the Universe learns through our choices & experiences revealing a fundamental truth that Love persists _________________ Inspired by the Soul’s unique & sacred journey … #MicroPoetry #140Characters #UCCan #ShineOn adeaconsmusing.ca

#writing #lit #books #camus

Today is the start of #MuseumWeek and the first theme is #AImuseumsMW We're asking ChatGPT about our collections. Question one: Create a social media post about 10 stand out objects at Experience Barnsley 👇 @museum-week.org

Happy International Museum Day! We’re sharing some details of the Alfred Jewel, one of the most popular objects in our collection.

Due to the success of our Thursday Afternoon Tea and Tours, we're extending availability to Wednesdays. We'll be offering 60-minute tours at 2pm, with Afternoon Tea at 3pm. The first Wednesday Tea and Tour will be on May 14. Click the link to book: visit.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/tours/librar...

Join us this #BealtaineFestival at #SeamusHeaney: Listen Now Again for a free #mindful tour on Saturday 10th of May at 11am, where we will listen and feel the words of a poet whose works ‘exalt every day miracles and the living past': www.nli.ie/exhibitions-...

Today's #Archive30 theme is #SomethingSmall and these artificial glass eye lenses fit the bill perfectly. They were manufactured c.1900 and are stored in a tiny wooden box.

And… pause 🌸 With busy lives, our minds can feel busy too. So, we’re inviting you to take a pause in nature and join us for a Big Blooming Break under a blossom tree this spring. #BlossomWatch 🏓Wimpole Estate, Anglesey Abbey, Sheringham Park 📸Justin Minns, Rob Coleman & Mike Selby

The Herball, or, Generall historie of plantes John Gerard’s 1597 herbal includes the first published description of the potato plant to appear in English. The illustration was probably the 1st picture of a potato that most British people had ever seen. This is a later edition. #ArchiveFoodAndDrink

This teeny tiny trade token dates back to the mid-17th century. Issued by Thomas Grove to be used as currency for his public house, The Crown Inn in Wantage Market place. #SomethingSmall #Archive30

Before the Tinui crowd again claim “the first Anzac Day service in the world” title a plug for the good folk at Titirangi! It’s really not about who was first because communities throughout NZ & A (and soldiers in Cairo/London) wished to mark the first anniversary of the Gallipoli Landings #AnzacDay

National Army Museum Waiouru archivist Dolores Ho has retired after 31 years. As a fmr Trustee I wish to acknowledge that Dolores not only preserved our military history but her assistance to a legion of researchers ensured new generations were introduced to this history. Thank you for your service.

110 years ago today Trooper Clarke's record of his first day in Alexandria: ". . . To beach in afternoon for swim. Decent. Lorna crook, spent evening making cocoa etc. Fun at tea-time building bivvies etc. Feeling A1, the sea breeze being much cooler than the desert breeze in Cairo." #Gallipoli110

This week's Field Note from Post-Law Peacemaking: How might we design a #mediation program that could hold disappointment—maintaining and continuing our world, even in the absence of repair— in a way that might allow participants to live in it as well as possible? open.substack.com/pub/andrew26...

When Congress finally awakens, how far will the US be from a civil war between congressional armies, presidential loyalists, oligarchs' private "security" forces, and armed militias. Is anyone watching for that?

I'd like to see these leaders debates start out with each person having 50 points. Lose points for cheap shots or avoiding the question. Get points for saying something honest or sensible. Lose all your points - you go home and the winner gets to speak for the rest of the segment.

Can’t get a deal in Russia. Can’t get a deal in Ukraine, Can’t get a deal in Palestine. Cant get a deal in Canada Can’t get a deal in China. So, now he wants to push his weight around with Australia's Pharma Benefits Scheme. I say we send Darryl Kerrigan to negotiate…

TESTIMONY: A FRAGMENT Every system was in crisis. We were pissed off at everything. Confused, we needed a leader. Someone who could direct our hate and angst. And we got one. It was almost like we did something. The cost didn't matter. Don't ask me if it made us great again.

90 days, eh? Should be long enough for the distractions to kick in and we'll all have forgotten about it. And if we have to buy socks and undies - and they cost too much - that'll be someone else's fault and we'll have forgotten whose.

We talk about the "cost of living crisis" as though there was something wrong with "living", when really it's the "cost of profit crisis" we should be talking about. It's not living that's costing us too much; it's profit.

What if the greatest impediment to a viable manufacturing sector (in Australia, say) was not the cost of labour, but the cost of profit? How could a manufacturing sector take root and flourish? #SunburntSpeculations

International trade & commerce is drifting toward royal patronage and appointment in an age of new kings. And it's going to cost us.

Chief Librarian / Director Library Collections, National Library of New Zealand, Wellington ($175,671–$218,613 p.a.) Applications close: 5pm 16 April 2025 fa-eqqg-saasfaprod1.fa.ocs.oraclecloud.com/hcmUI/Candid... #library #jobs

Book of the Week: Māori vs Māori newsroom.co.nz/2025/04/03/b...

Are you an experienced researcher at @ox.ac.uk or Oxford Brookes University interested in leading a policy-engaged research agenda that will have meaningful local impact, reducing inequalities across Oxfordshire? Check out the Local Policy Lab's latest call: socsci.ox.ac.uk/chief-scient...

#Opencall for artists! We're looking to commission a Devon/Cornwall-based artist to run a series of 7 workshops with a selection of community groups, working with diverse communities to create textile artworks exploring stories of place. Find out more + apply >>> rammuseum.org.uk/jobs/#artist...

"they hate our beef because our beef is beautiful and theirs is weak" our beef:

Ever wondered what's inside the RCN Headquarters? We have the most beautiful home and you just have to see it! Let us give you a tour and we'll tell you all its secrets. Book here: buff.ly/nMC9Sxm

Claire the Learning and Access Manager and Jennifer the Community Engagement and Development Officer are pleased be presenting at the @museumsandheritage.com on Thursday 15th May. Sharing learning from working to embed creative approaches to health and wellbeing across The Scottish Maritime Museum.

News | Ukrainian ambassador opens @tankmuseum.bsky.social exhibition – Ukraine: Armoured Warfare in the Modern World includes items from those who fled the country after the 2022 invasion

Proud to be in the Board of this organisation. If you have a responsibility for volunteering then join for free and gain access to insights, a monthly free events programme and access to an Inclusion Forum where we support issues bought to the group. #Museums #Volunteering

🌿 Tomorrow, the #FirstFridays season continues as we explore "Sound and Nature"! What does nature sound like in the city? What did dinosaurs sound like? Join us for live music, experiences, pop-ups, food trucks, and more, all after hours at #NHMLA: bit.ly/FirstFridays...

Happy 91st birthday to the legendary @janegoodall.org! 💚 From transforming how we see chimpanzees to launching a global movement for the planet, Dr. Goodall continues to inspire action and hope. Here’s to you, Jane! #GoodallDay

Ammonites were abundant in the seas during the Jurassic Period. Ammonites are shelled cephalopods, a class of marine animals that include octopuses, squid, cuttlefishes and nautiluses. Ammonites have retractable tentacles for catching small prey, although some species filter-fed for small plankton.

🌟As this day of possibility unfolds, how are you feeling? Concerns, worries, unexpected joy, or wonder? 📚May March’s #Verses inspire you wherever you are and however this day feels. Share the light, embrace the muse! ✨ #UCCan #ShineOn #CreativeCommons adeaconsmusing.ca/micropoetry-...

#TBT In this 2014 #Lenten blog, as the world began to again square off in Eastern Europe, I dug into the various puzzles conflict reveals from the vantage of faith. How might faith address the dangers of global scaled conflict? Is this musing still pertinent? adeaconsmusing.ca/lent-war/

Today marks 30 years of my having worked as the Membership Secretary for the @prehistoricsociety.bsky.social ! From terrified 23yr old whose bookcase of names suddenly became real people in front of her, to much older & wiser nearly 54 year old. I've met some fab people - thank you! #Archaeology ⚱️

Do you recognize the showy yellow flowers of this common non-native weed in Florida? It usually blooms from March through June and is easy to recognize by its claw-like tendrils. Five Facts: Cat’s-claw vine in Florida www.floridamuseum.ufl.edu/science/five...

Unfortunately today @copticscript.bsky.social received a notice that our NEH grant has been cancelled. Please be assured that we are not pulling down our sites! We hope to have more information soon as we figure out our next steps

BREAKING — Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) staffers who were put on admin leave on Monday just got letters letting them know they’re a part of a Reduction in Force (RIF) and that their job will be “abolished” effective May 4th in accordance with Trump’s EO, per copy reviewed by me.

These funds are mostly used TO PAY PEOPLE’S SALARIES, often people hired specifically for the short-term projects funded by the agency. Suddenly refusing to pay these already-awarded funds means putting thousands of people out of work.

This @govanstones.bsky.social hogback perhaps once looked like one of the Brompton hogbacks with end beasts facing each other as they grasped the roof, but was later recarved to resemble a single creature with shingles now resembling scales and the bottom band of rechiseled into flipper-like limbs.

I'm looking forward to attending the Centre for Contemporary Histories seminar next week Deakin University to hear Dr Caitlin Mahar speak about the film, Romper Stomper (1992). Details below. #history #seminar #class #masculinity