David Tensen
@davidtensen.bsky.social
Published author + poet. Chaplain. Lecturer. Podcaster. PhD candidate @unisc.australia. Grateful father + husband.
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David Tensen
@davidtensen.bsky.social
· Nov 18
About me 2/2
I live with my wife & three YA kids on Gubbi Gubbi Land on the Sunshine Coast Australia.
I am completing a PhD at Uni of Sunshine Coast- researching small business education. I also work as an aged care chaplain part-time, attending to the spiritual needs of the aged and dying. ❤️🙏
I live with my wife & three YA kids on Gubbi Gubbi Land on the Sunshine Coast Australia.
I am completing a PhD at Uni of Sunshine Coast- researching small business education. I also work as an aged care chaplain part-time, attending to the spiritual needs of the aged and dying. ❤️🙏
Those with eyes to see, and ears to hear beyond the A.I. hype into the technological, ideological, psychological, sociological, ecological, economical, (etc) implications and limitations must continue to ....
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VOICES OF WISDOM AMIDST THE A.I. | David Tensen
VOICES OF WISDOM AMIDST THE A.I. RHETORIC
For 30 years I have worked with computers, and served others.
I find myself here, in 2025, both baffled and unsurprised by the lack of maturity and reason c...
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August 7, 2025 at 12:45 AM
Those with eyes to see, and ears to hear beyond the A.I. hype into the technological, ideological, psychological, sociological, ecological, economical, (etc) implications and limitations must continue to ....
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One month in and I am grateful to have hundreds of copies of my new book sold and out into the world. Get is now on Kindle and Paperback. www.amazon.com/dp/B0F4Q18182
Decenter Everything: The Unconventional Approach to Eldering in an Age of Immaturity
Decenter Everything: The Unconventional Approach to Eldering in an Age of Immaturity
Decenter Everything: The Unconventional Approach to Eldering in an Age of Immaturity
Amazon.com: Decenter Everything: The Unconventional Approach to Eldering in an Age of Immaturity eBook : Tensen, David: Kindle Store
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August 6, 2025 at 9:10 PM
One month in and I am grateful to have hundreds of copies of my new book sold and out into the world. Get is now on Kindle and Paperback. www.amazon.com/dp/B0F4Q18182
Decenter Everything: The Unconventional Approach to Eldering in an Age of Immaturity
Decenter Everything: The Unconventional Approach to Eldering in an Age of Immaturity
I just published an peer reviewed paper on Using AI to generate formative feedback in doctoral education
#ai #phdlife
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#ai #phdlife
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Using AI to generate formative feedback in doctoral education
This paper examines how artificial intelligence (AI) tools enhance feedback practices in doctoral education by providing a supplementary source of formative assessment. It explores the use of Gener...
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August 6, 2025 at 8:10 PM
I just published an peer reviewed paper on Using AI to generate formative feedback in doctoral education
#ai #phdlife
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
#ai #phdlife
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
My latest book is free for a few days, via Kindle.
AMAZON U.S.A. amazon.com/dp/B0F4Q18182
AMAZON AUSTRALIA amazon.com/dp/B0F4Q18182
AMAZON U.K. amazon.com/dp/B0F4Q18182
AMAZON CANADA. amazon.com/dp/B0F4Q18182
AMAZON U.S.A. amazon.com/dp/B0F4Q18182
AMAZON AUSTRALIA amazon.com/dp/B0F4Q18182
AMAZON U.K. amazon.com/dp/B0F4Q18182
AMAZON CANADA. amazon.com/dp/B0F4Q18182
July 22, 2025 at 8:45 PM
My latest book is free for a few days, via Kindle.
AMAZON U.S.A. amazon.com/dp/B0F4Q18182
AMAZON AUSTRALIA amazon.com/dp/B0F4Q18182
AMAZON U.K. amazon.com/dp/B0F4Q18182
AMAZON CANADA. amazon.com/dp/B0F4Q18182
AMAZON U.S.A. amazon.com/dp/B0F4Q18182
AMAZON AUSTRALIA amazon.com/dp/B0F4Q18182
AMAZON U.K. amazon.com/dp/B0F4Q18182
AMAZON CANADA. amazon.com/dp/B0F4Q18182
Thank you to all the Aussies who pre-ordered the Kindle version of Decenter Everything. It's reached the TOP TEN in two categories on Amazon AU. 😊🎉
#indieauthor #decentereverything
#indieauthor #decentereverything
July 1, 2025 at 12:57 AM
Thank you to all the Aussies who pre-ordered the Kindle version of Decenter Everything. It's reached the TOP TEN in two categories on Amazon AU. 😊🎉
#indieauthor #decentereverything
#indieauthor #decentereverything
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Decentering God – Why it may be necessary for maturity | david tensen
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June 19, 2025 at 10:16 PM
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Audio version of my latest article creators.spotify.com/pod/show/dav...
S02 E10. The Inevitable End: Why You and (Your Business) Need to Make Peace with Death by Terribly Honest with David Tensen
This is a reading of a recent blog article by the same title. It was too popular and important to people to keep in writing, so here it is on the podcast.Find this on Youtube, my blog, substack, linke...
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May 14, 2025 at 8:52 PM
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What my work in end-of-life care and business research has made very clear is that all created things end. Life. Business. Everything...
I suggest we must face the inevitable - and particular the #Boomer generation who are retiring in life and business.
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I suggest we must face the inevitable - and particular the #Boomer generation who are retiring in life and business.
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May 12, 2025 at 9:40 PM
What my work in end-of-life care and business research has made very clear is that all created things end. Life. Business. Everything...
I suggest we must face the inevitable - and particular the #Boomer generation who are retiring in life and business.
www.linkedin.com/pulse/inevit...
I suggest we must face the inevitable - and particular the #Boomer generation who are retiring in life and business.
www.linkedin.com/pulse/inevit...
Watching the political situation in the USA from Australia is akin to watching a psychological thriller-comedy series on TV... you just keep saying, 'Oh no. Oh wow. I can't believe it.'
And you have to remind yourself, this shit is real. 😳 😔
And you have to remind yourself, this shit is real. 😳 😔
January 25, 2025 at 2:00 AM
Watching the political situation in the USA from Australia is akin to watching a psychological thriller-comedy series on TV... you just keep saying, 'Oh no. Oh wow. I can't believe it.'
And you have to remind yourself, this shit is real. 😳 😔
And you have to remind yourself, this shit is real. 😳 😔
New post and podcast
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PODCAST – S02 E07. Stages of Faith and the Critical Journey. My favourite faith development framework | david tensen
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January 25, 2025 at 1:49 AM
New post and podcast
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My latest newsletter and links, videos etc in Substack.
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Inbox | Substack
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January 13, 2025 at 10:04 PM
My latest newsletter and links, videos etc in Substack.
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A poem and prose on eldering.
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What you have to offer – a poetry and prose | david tensen
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January 13, 2025 at 8:14 AM
A poem and prose on eldering.
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In other news Andre Agassi recited one of my poems during an interview in Sydney this week
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#andreagassi #poetry
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#andreagassi #poetry
David Tensen on LinkedIn: #poetry #authenticity #masks #vulnerability | 15 comments
It's not every day your creative work finds itself in the mouth of a sporting legend.
Here is the poem Andre recited:
The problem is
My mask fell off
When… | 15 comments on LinkedIn
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December 18, 2024 at 8:19 AM
In other news Andre Agassi recited one of my poems during an interview in Sydney this week
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#andreagassi #poetry
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#andreagassi #poetry
Do I call myself Christian – when, where, and why? Exploring Deconstruction and Social Identity Complexity Theory.
New #podcast episode out now
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New #podcast episode out now
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PODCAST – S02 E04. Do I call myself Christian – when, where and why? Exploring Deconstruction and Social Identity Complexity Theory. | david tensen
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December 18, 2024 at 8:04 AM
Do I call myself Christian – when, where, and why? Exploring Deconstruction and Social Identity Complexity Theory.
New #podcast episode out now
davidtensen.com/podcast-s02-...
New #podcast episode out now
davidtensen.com/podcast-s02-...
I made a 'wrapped' for parents.
You can multiply numbers per child.
What would you add?
#wrap #spotifywrapped #parentingwrapped #parenting
You can multiply numbers per child.
What would you add?
#wrap #spotifywrapped #parentingwrapped #parenting
December 8, 2024 at 5:07 AM
I made a 'wrapped' for parents.
You can multiply numbers per child.
What would you add?
#wrap #spotifywrapped #parentingwrapped #parenting
You can multiply numbers per child.
What would you add?
#wrap #spotifywrapped #parentingwrapped #parenting
When you begin to explore the Christian experience through lenses of differing theoretical frameworks, more possibilities for love and understanding open up.
In my latest pod episode I continue to do a deep dive into applying Ecological Systems Theory (EST) to religious experience. #podcast #faith
In my latest pod episode I continue to do a deep dive into applying Ecological Systems Theory (EST) to religious experience. #podcast #faith
December 6, 2024 at 3:52 AM
I clocked 19,500 minutes of podcast listening on Spotify.
@thesiswhisperer.bsky.social and @drjd.bsky.social , you win!!
@thesiswhisperer.bsky.social and @drjd.bsky.social , you win!!
December 5, 2024 at 10:14 PM
I clocked 19,500 minutes of podcast listening on Spotify.
@thesiswhisperer.bsky.social and @drjd.bsky.social , you win!!
@thesiswhisperer.bsky.social and @drjd.bsky.social , you win!!
In this pod I reflect on challenging our perspectives around church & spirituality. I discuss the impact of complex systems on spiritual development and influence, borrowing from American psychologist Urie Bronfenbrenner's Ecological Systems Theory (EST). New pod: open.spotify.com/episode/0yRH...
S02 E02. Exploring Perspectives pt1 - Spiritual Abuse and Deconstruction through Ecological Systems Theory
Terribly Honest with David Tensen · Episode
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December 2, 2024 at 8:37 PM
In this pod I reflect on challenging our perspectives around church & spirituality. I discuss the impact of complex systems on spiritual development and influence, borrowing from American psychologist Urie Bronfenbrenner's Ecological Systems Theory (EST). New pod: open.spotify.com/episode/0yRH...
Reposted by David Tensen
“Compassion isn't just about feeling the pain of others; it's about bringing them in toward yourself. If we love what God loves, then, in compassion, margins get erased. 'Be compassionate as God is compassionate,' means the dismantling of barriers that exclude.” Fr. Gregory Boyle
November 30, 2024 at 2:14 AM
“Compassion isn't just about feeling the pain of others; it's about bringing them in toward yourself. If we love what God loves, then, in compassion, margins get erased. 'Be compassionate as God is compassionate,' means the dismantling of barriers that exclude.” Fr. Gregory Boyle
I've decided to relaunch my #podcast into next year. It will be a similar format to season 1, which I scrubbed over a year ago.
I just posted a little 7min welcome and explainer.
Feel free to subscribe/follow etc.
open.spotify.com/episode/49So...
I just posted a little 7min welcome and explainer.
Feel free to subscribe/follow etc.
open.spotify.com/episode/49So...
And we're back! Season 2... sort of
Terribly Honest with David Tensen · Episode
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November 29, 2024 at 11:48 PM
I've decided to relaunch my #podcast into next year. It will be a similar format to season 1, which I scrubbed over a year ago.
I just posted a little 7min welcome and explainer.
Feel free to subscribe/follow etc.
open.spotify.com/episode/49So...
I just posted a little 7min welcome and explainer.
Feel free to subscribe/follow etc.
open.spotify.com/episode/49So...
A brief poem for the first day of #Advent - a season where we may dare pay attention to our longings and hope.
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November 29, 2024 at 4:23 AM
A brief poem for the first day of #Advent - a season where we may dare pay attention to our longings and hope.
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I've decided that if we were 'tweeting' on Twitter we can be 'skyting' on BlueSky.
🦘🥝
In Aussie and NZ slang to 'skite' is to boast or brag.
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Just own it, much of social media is boasting and bragging of sorts.
#skyting
🦘🥝
In Aussie and NZ slang to 'skite' is to boast or brag.
📢
Just own it, much of social media is boasting and bragging of sorts.
#skyting
November 27, 2024 at 10:35 PM
I've decided that if we were 'tweeting' on Twitter we can be 'skyting' on BlueSky.
🦘🥝
In Aussie and NZ slang to 'skite' is to boast or brag.
📢
Just own it, much of social media is boasting and bragging of sorts.
#skyting
🦘🥝
In Aussie and NZ slang to 'skite' is to boast or brag.
📢
Just own it, much of social media is boasting and bragging of sorts.
#skyting
A short #poem about carrying tender gifts
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#poetry #skypoem #poetsofbluesky
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#poetry #skypoem #poetsofbluesky
November 24, 2024 at 9:40 PM
A short #poem about carrying tender gifts
open.substack.com/pub/davidten...
#poetry #skypoem #poetsofbluesky
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#poetry #skypoem #poetsofbluesky