Next…
When I started writing this blog a couple of years ago, it had a very obvious purpose. It was a way of recording my journey through my Systems Thinking in Practice studies.
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One thought
leads to another.
Essays, observations, and the occasional detour.
How did we get here? On the slow drift toward ‘normal’
I was in a meeting recently when someone made a comment that landed badly. Not dramatically – just one of those moments where the energy in the room shifts slightly, a brief…
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A misdiagnosis of tempo
The role of temporal alignment in sustainable change Have you come across the ‘Red Queen hypothesis‘?
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Of scarcity, evolution, and choice
I’ve been thinking lately about scarcity – not so much the literal absence of resources, but the way the sense of scarcity spreads.
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Uncanny
Every so often, I notice a pattern. Someone at work decides I’m brilliant. Yes, I know how that sounds, but I have years of data on this.
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A note from the edge
On the stretch between momentum and meaning-making. Everything seems to have slowed at once.
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One breath longer
Airtime, egos and the Japanese concept of Ma. Have you noticed how the same few voices do most of the talking?
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Two words
A passing glimpse of entangled geography, perception, and power. Walking along one of our favourite stretches of the Dorset coastal path – not any designated viewpoint or charming…
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When the blueprint doesn’t fit the building
How systems thinking exposes organisational blind spots – and what we do about them This post sits alongside ‘What can it do?‘, another reflection on the gap between designed…
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What can it do? (Revisited)
Systems thinking, resistance, and the ethics of pushing change In 2014, I wrote a short blog post inspired by the film Apollo 13.
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Held together, loosely: The space isn’t changing
Part of the Held together, loosely mini series. Some systems are built not to move. They’re cemented by hierarchy, hardened by habit, and buffered by the comfort of routine.
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Held together, loosely: How do you relate to someone angry at the system you’re part of?
Part of the Held together, loosely mini series. There’s a particular kind of discomfort that I’ve encountered a few times now – enough for it to start forming a pattern.
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