The Folly of Foresight
Seeing the road ahead isn’t the same as doing something to get there: it’s a lesson that foresight and strategy
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Seasons and the Sun: Seeing and Experiencing Change
Thinking in ‘seasons’ allows us to see systems at play that are disguised in the every day. To every thing
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Survey Says What?
Our data collection efforts during a time of VUCA are impaired by not only our methods, but our sense of what is actually happening.
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Systems Thinking and Networks
The most visible systems lesson from virus spreads are related to networks if we know how to see them. In
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Systems Thinking About Action: Complexity
The global pandemic situation has provided us with a lesson in complexity by giving us much to see, learn, and
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Systems Thinking About Preparedness and Scaredness
Events like the COVID-19 pandemic provide us with examples of how to think about systems and why, when, and how
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Beautiful Work
Making your world and work beautiful has tangible benefits for performance and wellbeing. It’s not trivia to focus on aesthetics.
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Capturing System Effects
We can learn about effects — what is generated from our services and products – by studying a banana stuck to a wall. Here’s how. #evaluation #ideas #innovation
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Better Systems Thinking
Systems thinking is essential for managing complexity – if done well. These guides for systems theory, practice, and evaluation can
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Talking About Mental Health at Work
Our mental health and well-being affect our work above everything. Taking care of ourselves is not an option; it’s essential.
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