David Norris

Norris, David

Norris, David

International Consultant, Facilitator and Coach

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International Consultant, Facilitator and Coach

David Norris is an American who has worked for more than 40 years as a college teacher, manager, international consultant, facilitator and coach. He originally studied English and Comparative Literature at Columbia University in New York, where he received a PhD and also was a member of the faculty. As a Fulbright Scholar, he conducted research at the Free University in West Berlin and at the Brecht Archive in East Berlin during the height of the Cold War. On his return to the U.S. he was an Assistant Professor of Literature at City College of New York. Shifting from academia to the business world, he worked with organizations, teams and individuals in North America, Europe, Australia, India and the Middle East. The focus of his work has been employing non-linear, post-rational thinking and distinction-based learning to uncover and move beyond fundamental (often unconscious) assumptions as a basis for the generation and implementation of new possibilities. He works in both the English and German languages.

ARTICLES BY THIS AUTHOR

The King is Dead….Long Live the King: A Theory Concerning the Current Wave of Authoritarianism
Get Full Text in PDF Abstract Not so long ago it looked as if the march of Western Liberal Democracy was unstoppable; like it was only a matter of time before every despot on the planet would be replaced by a well-functioning parliament protected by a well written constitution. It seemed like the rule of law would eventually and inevitably replace the rule of men. Something seems to have changed. Authoritarianism now appears to be blossoming, not only in the predictable parts of the world...
The Space Between Us: An Approach to Collaborative Innovation
Get Full Text in PDF Abstract We live in extraordinary times. Every generation has thought so, but in fact, ours is the first to be confronted with existential crises of such a magnitude that we might consider humanity to be on the endangered species list. In our past history on this planet we have always succeeded in dealing with critical challenges through innovation produced by flashes of insight. And now more than ever exactly that is what is needed. Through experience and observation we...
Beyond perspective
Get Full Text in PDF Abstract This short article suggests that as effective as it might be for dealing with technical issues, rational thinking seems totally hopeless for the essential human problems, because it confuses wholeness with totality, i.e. the whole with the sum of the parts. Thus, the source of our difficulties as a species is not the problems themselves, but rather the structure of consciousness from which we attempt to solve them. While this insight is certainly not unknown, what...