About This Blog

Originicity^TM: a leadership methodology based on evolving research in neuroscience and insight from eastern meditation practices, and western applications such as biofeedback, that creates deeper understanding of how the mind originates models of reality and that enables senior business executives to cultivate and develop deeper leadership capacities.

The primary intent of this blog is to help executives cultivate leadership capacity. My perspective arises from the intersection personal passion and professional work. The approach is admittedly unorthodox and purposefully so.

"The essence of strategy is variety. But there is no variety in strategy without variety in how individuals view the world. Do you see differently? Do you have a point of view that is, at least in some respects, at odds with industry norms? The point is simple: you're going to have to learn how to unlock your own imagination before you can unlock your company's imagination. You must become the merchant of new perspective within your organization." (Gary Hamel, Leading the Revolution)

I believe our collective understanding of what makes for great leadership would benefit from original thinking. There is much to suggest that innovation is sparked by the cross pollination of seemingly unrelated domains of knowledge. Many readers would assume that brain plus Buddha do not equal business success. That would be a mistake. This blog is written for you.

“How do you discover radically better ways of leading, organizing and managing? The
short answer: You look far beyond the boundaries of today’s “best practice.” You look
someplace weird, someplace unexpected.” (Gary Hamel, The Future of Management)

This blog explores the challenge of business leadership through the domains of neuroscience and Buddhist meditation practice. One domain is very new; the other quite old. One looks at the human from the outside in; the other experiences the mind from the inside out. One is conceptually complex and analytical in approach; the other is pragmatically simple and practical in approach. One is about the what; the other is all about how. All the more remarkable that their perspectives into the nature of human mind are so strikingly similar; here modern scientific knowledge reinforces ancient wisdom.

The work here is exploratory in nature. At the same time, wherever possible, immediate applicability is sought. It is hoped that the blog will create a forum for shared exploration and experience that includes direct application in business.

Why business leadership? For one, it’s needed. Two, business is the author’s primary domain of professional expertise. Three, the level of innovation and creativity demonstrated by business leaders in continuously bringing reality into being – originating reality for themselves and for the many people who work for them – is largely unrecognized (by themselves as well as others). Four, to provide focus to the application of Originicity^TM and give it meaningful depth (which could otherwise be extremely broad in scope).

Does Originicity^TM have applicability in other fields? For certain, many. While this blog will touch on those along the way, it will continually return to the primary concern with business leadership.