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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13 essays
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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Held together, loosely: The edge of control
Part of the Held together, loosely mini series. I like clarity. I like purpose. I like getting things done. That’s not a confession – it’s a pattern I’ve often been praised for.
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When nothing happens
Maybe the work isn’t always to provoke change. Maybe sometimes it’s enough to bear witness – to notice, to reflect, and to remain open to what hasn’t yet arrived.
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The test is a mirror
How challenge reveals — and reshapes — who we are and the systems we inhabit In 2017, I wrote a short blog post called Time for reflection (the test is a mirror).
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Aftershock: Outlasting the system
I wrote a post at the beginning of the year about ontological shock – that moment when your understanding of the world breaks apart under the weight of new truths.
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The lies we tell ourselves (your unreliable narrator)
The unreliable narrator is one of storytelling’s most fascinating devices, appearing in literature and film alike to challenge our sense of truth.
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