Sunday, June 1, 2008

100th Monkey Changes Everything


So this year's Art Gala in Puyallup was another wild success. I was the lucky bidder on Lynn Nino's 100th monkey statue. Do you know the lore of the 100th monkey? Apparently, if you start teaching a few monkeys a new skill, you end up with a few monkeys with a new skill. However, by the time you teach the 100th monkey the skill, you've got a culture change in the monkey community. I love this parable that has a Tipping Point message. The trick is that you never know who the 100th monkey is in your circle. Maybe it is you....