Cathedral Thinking is Dead. Long Live Cathedral Thinking
By Jonathan Thompson
Talk given at TEDxPensacola on November 2, 2019
Synopsis: Was the physical fire that recently gutted Notre-Dame de Paris also a metaphorical funeral pyre? Have we truly lost the capacity for long-term planning or “cathedral thinking” that was so prevalent in the Middle Ages? Or is there a new mentality that we can adopt in our modern age to restore our ability to think generationally?
Jonathan Thompson is the vice president of Thompson-Briggs Developers, a family business located in downtown Pensacola for almost 50 years. A Pensacola native with a love for his community, he is active with many local not-for-profits including Keep Pensacola Beautiful, Friends of the Saenger, the Pensacola Symphony, and the MESS Hall; he is also a former president of Pensacola Young Professionals. Jonathan attended Florida State University and earned several degrees, including a master’s in medieval history that—every now and again!—actually comes in handy. Jonathan spends most of his free time devouring books and hanging out with his two pet rabbits.
Cathedral Thinking is Dead. Long Live Cathedral Thinking
By Jonathan Thompson
Talk given at TEDxPensacola on November 2, 2019
Synopsis: Was the physical fire that recently gutted Notre-Dame de Paris also a metaphorical funeral pyre? Have we truly lost the capacity for long-term planning or “cathedral thinking” that was so prevalent in the Middle Ages? Or is there a new mentality that we can adopt in our modern age to restore our ability to think generationally?
Jonathan Thompson is the vice president of Thompson-Briggs Developers, a family business located in downtown Pensacola for almost 50 years. A Pensacola native with a love for his community, he is active with many local not-for-profits including Keep Pensacola Beautiful, Friends of the Saenger, the Pensacola Symphony, and the MESS Hall; he is also a former president of Pensacola Young Professionals. Jonathan attended Florida State University and earned several degrees, including a master’s in medieval history that—every now and again!—actually comes in handy. Jonathan spends most of his free time devouring books and hanging out with his two pet rabbits.
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