{"id":786,"date":"2011-12-15T22:11:03","date_gmt":"2011-12-15T21:11:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/lornemitchell.com\/blog\/?p=786"},"modified":"2011-12-16T09:51:21","modified_gmt":"2011-12-16T08:51:21","slug":"stepping-into-the-river","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.lornemitchell.com\/?p=786","title":{"rendered":"Step Into the River!"},"content":{"rendered":"

One of the great treats of Thursday (in addition, of course, to Thursday Thoughts) is Melvyn Bragg’s “In Our Time” broadcast twice each Thursday on Radio 4.<\/p>\n

Last week’s programme (HERE)<\/a> was about Heraclytus – one of the greatest pre-Socratic philosophers which is well worth listening to if you missed it last Thursday.<\/p>\n

One of Heraclytus’ greatest observations was that everything flows, that everything is in flux, that everything changes. How right he was! \u00a0It is interesting that there is not much new – for this is one of the foundations of lean thinking that underpins so much of modern management thinking.<\/p>\n

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Another famous quote of his was:<\/p>\n

“No man ever steps in the same river twice, <\/span><\/p>\n

for it’s not the same river and he’s not the same man.” \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

So as the speed of change has accelerated over the past three years, one begins to wonder whether anything is a constant.<\/p>\n

The Ancient Greek Philosophers knew it all! \u00a0Makes you think!<\/p>\n

The “In Our Time” archive<\/a>\u00a0(going back to 1998) is well worth browsing – a rich variety of thoughts previously broadcasted on Thursdays long forgotten. \u00a0I’m sure you will find something of interest – even if Ancient Greek Philosophy is not your passion!<\/p>\n

Go on, step into the river! \u00a0It is always different from the last time you stepped in. \u00a0And you yourself will have changed since the last time too!<\/p>\n

Picture from: (HERE)<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

One of the great treats of Thursday (in addition, of course, to Thursday Thoughts) is Melvyn Bragg’s “In Our Time” broadcast twice each Thursday on Radio 4. Last week’s programme (HERE) was about Heraclytus – one of the greatest pre-Socratic philosophers which is well worth listening to if you missed it last Thursday. One of … <\/p>\n

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