Complexity
The 'so what' of complexity - Part I
It's been the best part of 10 years I've been exploring and writing about complexity now - it's about time to capture some of the main learnings about the implications, rather than the substance.
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Research
Fieldnotes: Ethics In Lab Team Research
The Lab environment, it may be their first exposure to engaging in collaborative, cross-disciplinary research and prototyping, thus we have a responsibility to make part of our container setting about exploring ethical considerations.
Complexity
Metaphors of Change
Exploring different metaphors for change to support individuals and teams to better navigate organisational transformation.
Education
Self Directed Learning: Useful Resources
This is not a post encouraging you taking an online course in the middle of the pandemic.
Learning In Networks
Learning Change - the videos
Learning Change is a series featuring Amanda Tattersall, Tyson Yunkaporta, Nora Bateson and myself, exploring the development of cultures of transition.
Systems Practice
#AfterShock - (re)thinking in systems
Is 'systems thinking' a passing fad for Government, or a zeitgeist which captures an important shift where complexity is embraced instead of fought against?
Systems Practice
Learning from COVID-19
Contributing to global conversations about how to chart a course forward. COVID-19 has profoundly changed our world in one short/interminable year. Many people have lost their lives. Society has been turned upside down. Many people have been working to keep their organisations, groups, businesses and government departments alive, rapidly
Portfolio Sensemaking
Portfolio approaches to change: emerging patterns & resources
This post focuses on the recent advancements in a 'portfolio' approach to change work which is happening across multiple organisations, and is an interesting signal in a move away from planning-based approaches.
Systems Change
Fieldnotes: Communicating Systems Strategy
This post focuses on developing some good practice patterns for communicating systems change work. I have a particular interest in systems change strategies, which may be early stage or representing organisations in transition to working more systemically.
Learning In Networks
Learning Change: in conversation with Nora Bateson, Tyson Yunkaporta, and Amanda Tattersall
Announcing the "Learning Change: adaptive social learning for transition times" series with Nora Bateson, Tyson Yunkaporta, Amanda Tattersall and Sam Rye.
Conservation
Horizon Scan: Emerging tech for nature conservation in the Yarra Valley
Scanning the landscape for existing and emerging technology which could be effectively utilised for a nature restoration and conservation project.
COVID-19
New Practice: Community Engagement for Environmental Action in a COVID-19 era
Around the world, groups and organisations are scrambling to reinvent how we enable and/or do environmental conservation work during these large scale societal lockdowns.