Author Archives: Ian Curtin

About Ian Curtin

Ian Curtin is President of IC Possibilities Consulting Inc. a Victoria based company specializing in Creative Planning, leadership development, matrix and change management strategy development, teamwork training, facilitation, conflict resolution and public consultation. He is also the Program Director for the Inner Activist Program, a non-profit Tides Canada initiative. The Inner Activist program is designed to help change makers, social entrepreneurs, leaders and activists be radically more effective in their life-serving work. Ian is committed to helping people work effectively together without anyone being discounted in the process. He is an experienced consultant and facilitator with an extensive background in business, government and labour. Over the years, he has worked throughout North America, and in Southeast Asia and Africa. He holds an Honours Bachelor of Commerce from Queen’s University and a Masters Of Therapeutic Counselling from the Open International University.

Humanizing our Enemy Images

I was writing a short piece the other day about how we create enemy images: how we find someone or something outside ourselves to blame when things don’t go our way. Or how we may define our identity in opposition…

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Self Compassionate Reflections on Moral Judgements

This is a lovely piece written by Charles Behling, an educator focused on social justice.  What I particularly admire is his evident compassion for himself and others when considering issues involving moral judgments. It is so easy to slip into…

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Small Steps: Stories of Becoming a Change Agent

I recently spoke at a conference on green building initiatives about being a sustainable change agent. And because I was encouraging people to consider their own personal journey in becoming a change agent, I again spent time considering my own.…

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Our Collective Blind Spots Wreak Havoc on the World

Nelson Mandela is one of my heroes. The 92-year-old former president of South Africa and Nobel laureate has used his own self-knowledge and compassion to avert major bloodshed in his country. His compassionate understanding of what was in the hearts…

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Ideal Mission Statements Often Result In Cynicism

 

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Sustainability: This Word is Used so Much, Its Sustainability is Threatened

Sustainability! Now here’s a used and abused word that appears all the time these days. Everyone is covering themselves in it. For example, I noticed the other day that the Tar Sand folks are suggesting they use less water to…

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Collaboration: Not a Linear Process

I think all of us have entered into collaborations in hope that our passion for life could be expressed in community – that we could contribute in a creative and supportive environment. And many times we get disappointed – each experience reinforcing “our story” that people can’t seem to get along and…

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