The only way in which I may have changed the world in some way this week has to do with big ideas. This week I had the opportunity to have conversations with people in many different arenas about big ideas about the world of identity, culture, and what makes things meaningful. These kind of big ideas and concepts never can be fully explainable. Most often these discussions raise more questions and problems, instead of coming to any real conclusion or solution that is easily understood. I have realized more and more in these powerful conversations this week, that sometimes changing the world doesn't require taking action or having answers. We can change the world through communicating about the big messy problems and complex questions that surround us in the world. Changing the world requires us to have doubts, ask questions, and seek understanding about what confronts us all. Sometimes just observing, pondering, and communicating can be a very important way to change the world.
I don't know that I have had any particular OSM! this week. I am not sure why that is, but it is probably because I am not looking closely enough to find those situations that need confrontation all the time. Maybe I need to be more aware with my observations and interactions with my community in order to recognize an OSM! that needs my attention.
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