Who taught Shakespeare to write?

It was one of those disturbing questions that appeared unbidden over an early morning cup of tea, trying to get my share of the day before too many other people had used it.

We have been brought up and trained, by and large, to get things we understand right rather than have an impact by trying to explain something not yet understood. We are taught to colour inside the lines, to follow policy and process, and be rewarded on the basis of the judgement of others.

In times such as now, of unpredictable, systemic, non-linear change, that doesn’t work so well and for it to have increased so rapidly within a couple of generations still alive it has even more impact. The workplace I grew up in has very little resemblance to the one my grandchildren are entering, and trying to advise them is as futile as it is unwelcome. They will have to find their own way, That does not mean I cannot help. Whilst technology may be a driving force behind the changes taking place, there are underneath them valu…