On Limnos, seeking Kairos

This evening, I had what would best be called a portentous moment, if that is not too heavy a word. I'm choosing it because it means to me, a moment full of portent, of potential to be, or simply, meaningful. Largely because of convergence and patterns. I liked it because I saw a beautiful pattern.

Tonight was the reception dinner for the Institute of Design's Strategy Conference, and I was sitting and chatting at a table with Bill Hill, Brad Nemer and Terri Ducay when Bill suggested I meet with someone. He only told me this was his mentor and he wanted me to meet him. I was introduced to this gentleman, and I don't know the politically correct words, but he was blind and I introduced myself properly and squatted down next to his chair to talk to him as it was very noisy at the conference and I know that when I can't look at someone talk I have a hard time hearing them.

Long detailed story short, in the course of the conversation [mostly him asking me questions, and me, not knowing who he was and what he did, answering in my own words] I mentioned that design thinking had become mainstream now that it is in Newsweek, so the peak of the trend is now. He burst out laughing. Then he explained to me why he was laughing. He is an investment advisor and that his motto was "Buy when in the back pages, sell when on the cover of Newsweek. " I had to laugh at that, and then when he asked me what I wanted to do next, I said I was in a liminal state, and gave him the explanation, to which he answered, well what you are waiting for is kairos. And I asked him what that meant. He said, it means the right time. *grins broadly* and hands me his business card, Kairos, Inc.

Is that science fiction or what?

Comments

[Hans Henrik]

Interesting INDEED - maybe you would be interested in this article....

http://www.ephemeraweb.org/journal/4-3/4-3kirkeby.pdf

I had the opportunity to discuss exactly “Kairos” with Mr. Kirkeby last autumn. I can recommend his writings very much….

:-)

All the best
Hans Henrik

[Niti]

Thank you Hans Henrik. I took a look at the article and will read it further.