Nature-based Solutions
Nature-based Solutions - a 2022 scan
The promise of Nature-based Solutions are to address dual crises of climate change and biodiversity loss, whilst also supporting human health and wellbeing.
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Work
Towards collective action for a safer climate
We know that the coming years are crucial for taking rapid collective action if we want to minimise the damage caused by our own actions. It feels important to me personally to bring my skills and experience to the table professionally, having spent the better part of 15 years exploring
Narrative Change
Exploring the weaving of Narrative Change & Systems Change
Beyond storytelling as communication about what has happened, toward creating meaning and collective action for intentional change in our world.
Luminary Inquiry
Communicating Systems Change - 5 of the best Resources, Reports & Articles
5 of the best resources, reports and articles about communication for systems change that I have found.
Luminary Inquiry
Exploring how systems change practitioners use communications in their work
This post is a summary of a workshop with systems change practitioners exploring how they relate to communications as a function of their work.
Work
Transition: Conservation to Regeneration
My new role is focused on support the Regenerating Australia program, which includes a short film by Damon Gameau, a community visioning workshop resource, an online network, $2m Challenge Fund, and a series of Local Learning Labs - which is what I've been brought in to design.
Luminary Inquiry
On Communicating Systems Change: an inquiry takes shape
> Halting climate change. Eradicating disease. Lifting up the arts. Ending poverty. At their core, foundations and nonprofits are in the business of developing and advancing big, bold ideas. If you want your ideas to take hold, you need to communicate and communicate well. It’s not an option anymore—
Complexity
5 Learnings From 15 Years
I remember the feeling as the humid air hit me as I stepped off the plane in Kota Kinabalu, and the rush of excitment as I knew this was the start of a new adventure that I had no idea where it would take me. This new chapter started 15
Luminary Inquiry
Joining the Luminary Community
How do we effectively communicate about systems change initiatives in order to make them accessible, fundable and more impactful?
Complexity
The 'so what' of complexity - Part III
This post aims to capture some insights and resources which inform how we might approach change work differently than more linear 'cause and effect' planning-based efforts which have dominated the landscape of change work in the last 50 years or so.
Complexity
The 'so what' of complexity - Part II
In this fieldnote, I'm going to dive into the guiding principles for my complexity practice - including a focus on Portfolio Approaches, Learning and Funding.
Complexity
Obscuring Complexity & Welcoming Trojan Mice
How can we work in organisations that don't see complexxity, if we're committed to embracing complexity in our practice?