Complexity
Trojan Mouse. Trojan Mice!
About a decade ago, I heard the term "Trojan Mouse" as a way to speak about small experiments or safe-to-fail tests. Ever since I've been thinking about what their role is in systems change.
Living Labs
Bloopers: Living Labs Report - Part 1: Generations
Living Labs are evolving over time, geography and in response to the challenges and opportunities for collective action. This post introduces Three Generations of evolution.
Living Labs
OLLD25: The Edges of University Living Labs
In October, I was fortunate enough to join forces with leading lights in the University Living Labs space at the Open Living Lab Days 2025 conference in Andorra.
Living Labs
Report: Advancing University Living Labs
University Living Labs are a relational infrastructure to orchestrate and catalyse portfolios of impact-oriented initiatives in collaboration with societal partners.
Living Labs
Three Lines Of Enquiry for Living Labs (OLLD25)
Open Living Lab Days 2025, a conference for Living Lab practitioners from around the world is upon us, and I'm in Andorra to explore three lines of enquiry.
Place
Putting the Place back in Place-based
Can we really be Place-based if we only pay attention to the People who live there?
Work
Update: Ecology of work, Europe & active experiments
The lichen-ous current state of my work and community life, and what's coming for the rest of the year.
Systems Practice
Deep Dive: Innovation Orchestration - challenges, value & impact framework
What value does an innovation orchestrator create, and what are the future aspects we need to address to increase their effectiveness?
Beyond the Lab: landscape scan and synthesis of regional innovation orchestration
Regional innovation doesn't just happen. Exploring the role of orchestration in regional innovation ecosystems - beyond the Lab.
Systems Practice
Exploring the intersection of systemic investment, place-based capital, community finance and social innovation
Funding and frameworks for a world in transition - session recording, reflections and exploration
systemic investing
Virtual Session: Systemic Design, Place-based Capital, Community Finance & Social Innovation
Join us for a timely exploration of difference types of finance, funding and investment suitable for tackling complex challenges faced by communities in Australia and Canada.
Social Labs
The Future of Labs - Part 4: The Language of Labs
Most people have never experienced a social innovation lab, so how do we talk to these people about what they do and why they're useful?