Category Archives: Eldering

Would good questions carry us to unplowed ground, to unfamiliar woods and streams? What would be their comfort level? Would they require us to think? Why is thinking any criterion? :- Doug.

If we are to ask better questions, what is better? How will we recognize them? :- Doug.

The messages for the generations we came up with in the course were largely one dimensional: they did not present a dilemma, two choices of equal power. Ought they? Should there be something that teases the reader/hearer to go either … Continue reading →

Create a story for your 11th generation granddaughter. :- Doug.

Assume that the people in the 11th generation are more like us than unlike. :- Doug.

We have been developing our farsight as we have gone along, increasing it, sharpening it, honing it, getting better pictures. :- Doug.

We may never control the other end of the cord, yet our tug might be felt a good way along. :- Doug.

We’ve been unfolding our farsight. :- Doug.

Just because it’s impossible is no reason to not attempt. Movement is movement, shift is shift. :- Doug.

What does it mean to be human? What are the qualities to increase? :- Doug.

What could be good about humanity moving beyond the physical and material? :- Doug.

What might humanity need to grow? :- Doug.

What is an inviting unanswerable question for the generations? :- Doug.

How might we ask questions and tell stories that lead to a better humanity? :- Doug.