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Experimentation

Challenge-led or Mission-oriented? Exploring collective action approaches to transition, transformation and systems change

Challenge-led or Mission-oriented? Exploring collective action approaches to transition, transformation and systems change

What is this 'Mission-oriented Innovation' everyone is talking about? Fieldnotes from a 2 day deep dive workshop into challenge-led approaches.

5 Learnings From 15 Years

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

The 'so what' of complexity - Part II

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.

#AfterShock - (re)thinking in systems

#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?

Free Resource: Experimentation Field Guide

Free Resource: Experimentation Field Guide

I'm delighted to announce the release of the Field Guide to Experimentation which I developed for Monash University's School of Art Design & Architecture ( MADA [https://www.monash.edu/mada]). Read the Experimentation Field Guide at mada.gitbook.io [https://mada.gitbook.io/experimentation-field-guide/] The field guide is a resource for

End of 2018 Reflections: Perspectives on Systems Change, Strategic Design, and Seasonality

End of 2018 Reflections: Perspectives on Systems Change, Strategic Design, and Seasonality

This post focuses on some professional and personal reflections from 2018, spanning my Masters, Consulting, and more. In it, I touch on systems change, experimentation, strategy, seasonality and nature.