Hadley PerkinsFeb 6, 20214 minthe human group - session 55 - masksThe first collective discussion of the year started with ‘masks’. I chose this topic after talking to a friend about being caught behind...
Hadley PerkinsDec 19, 20203 minthe human group - session 53/54 - retrospect/visionThe last discussions of the year were ‘retrospect’ on 2020 and ‘vision’ for 2021. This will be an annual occurrence to finish up each...
Hadley PerkinsNov 20, 20203 minthe human group - session 52 - lonelinessAnother week of beautiful discussions. Loneliness, seemingly quiet yet charged full of insights, this was a topic we all had to work on...
Hadley PerkinsNov 13, 20203 minthe human group - session 51 - collective discussionWe had two fragmented yet interesting discussions this week. Each session was delayed with humans turning up late. There was...
Hadley PerkinsNov 6, 20204 minthe human group - session 50 - open topicThis was the first ‘open topic’ human group and it went extremely well; finding the flow of conversation straight off the mark and mixing...
Hadley PerkinsNov 1, 20203 minthe human group - session 49 - the opposite sexThe two conversations this week were charged; one with advice stimulating a rehashing of the guidelines and the other balancing on a...
Hadley PerkinsOct 16, 20204 minthe human group - session 48 - partnershipWhy Partnership? Growth, committed mirrors, space holding, family, witnessing each other, tradition, acceptance and deepening ourselves...
Hadley PerkinsOct 16, 20204 minthe human group - session 47 - the individualThe two discussions we had this week were once again quite different. The individuals of the group each collaborated in shifting the flow...
Hadley PerkinsOct 16, 20202 minthe human group - session 46 - gender benderWhat gender are you and why? These two discussions were full of definitions and stories and I could not help but see the barriers we...
Hadley PerkinsSep 28, 20204 minthe human group - session 45 - equal differenceWhat magical quality do you bring to a relationship, community or ecosystem? What qualities do you admire in others? Are we equal in our...
Hadley PerkinsSep 24, 20203 minthe human group - session 44 - what holds you back?The human group - session 44 - what holds you back? Are your limits the limits of others? Are you trying to look good and is this driving...
Hadley PerkinsSep 11, 20204 minthe human group - session 43 - identityWho are you? Are you your skin colour, sex and nationality? Are you your career or history? Are you your successes or failures? Are you a...
Hadley PerkinsSep 3, 20203 minThe human group - session 42 - the domesticated humanIn this session we will explore the impact of the story of progress, government and control. Have we been domesticated? In Tyson...
Hadley PerkinsSep 3, 20204 minThe human group - session 41 - the heartSubmerged by information, disinformation, personal narrative, tradition and static perceptions of reality as we are confronted with...
Hadley PerkinsJul 2, 20205 minthe human group - session 40 - unlocking emotionIn the discussion last week we explored the need to identify our emotions as a necessary step in our education as human beings. This came...
Hadley PerkinsJul 2, 20202 minthe human group - session 39 - the patriarchyLet’s talk about the patriarchy: a system of society or government in which men hold the power and women are largely excluded from it....
Hadley PerkinsJun 24, 20203 minthe human group - session 38 - shadow workAre we fervently rejecting discomfort, submerged in shallow order exacerbated by convenient technologies enabling us to live with a lower...
Hadley PerkinsJun 24, 20204 minthe human group - session 37 - opinion on opinionWhat is your opinion on opinion? Far from fact, opinion comes from the old French word opinio from the stem of opinari; ‘think, believe.’...
Hadley PerkinsJun 24, 20204 minthe human group - session 36 - censored freedomcensorship and the freedom of speech Is it right for tech platforms to make executive decisions as to what the public sees? From inciting...
Hadley PerkinsJun 4, 20204 minthe human group - session 35 - trust and the camelTrust Traust (Norse origins) - Strong, shelter, tryst - to trust - to strengthen, reinforce, Mum has often said, ‘Trust in god and tie up...