S1E6- Elizabeth Armstrong- Solving the Insoluble: Up Close with Myanmar’s Wicked Problems

In this episode, we meet Elizabeth Armstrong, the Director of the Paung Sie Facility (PSF) in Myanmar. We discuss intractable conflicts and practical peace building; leading through complexity; and how to prioritise endless demands and a constantly changing regime of priorities!

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Defn: 'Insoluble'

/ɪnˈsɒljʊb(ə)l/

adjective

1. impossible to solve.
   "the problem is not insoluble"

 Synonyms: unsolvable, insolvable, unable to be solved, without a solution, unanswerable, unresolvable....

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Episode Intelligence Summary (INTSUM)

• 4:42. Forbes Article: https://www.forbes.com/sites/forbesnycouncil/2019/01/22/nine-predictions-for-social-purpose-in-2019/#f05309371a92
• 15:42 George Orwell’s essay ‘Shooting an Elephant’: https://www.amazon.com/Shooting-Elephant-George-Orwell/dp/0141187395
• 33.22: Elizabeth on Leadership & Gender
• 39:45: Elizabeth on 'Happiness'
• 43:20. Elizabeth on 'Not making dreams your master...' (Kipling)
• C.P. Cavafy’s poem ‘Ithaka’: https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/51296/ithaka-56d22eef917ec

 

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