Recently, I noticed that my smile has not been fully trustworthy. That isn’t to say it has been coveting other faces behind my back - though it has been known to do so with my consent from time to time. It’s much less complicated than anything with a values or moral judgment attached.

Re-patterning requires practice, and this practice does not require deep understanding. It does not require digging up the bones of the past, nor picking at barely fresh scabs to reveal the tender flesh beneath.

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I feel deep movements in the world around me, waves washing up on the shoreline of our collective experience, their ripples showing up at multiple levels of my own life. This article is the product of that reflection, and an invitation to you, dear reader, to dwell with the ways these challenges might act as muse in your own life.

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I've noticed tendencies within myself of wanting "to be left in peace". Not quite of "no sides and no causes", but certainly of hesitating to speak up and act with the fierceness with which my integrity, values and the very source of my existence demands. Life is not a passive adventure, but a living dance continually inviting our participation.

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I haven't shared writing in a while now. I think that's partially because I've been in a bit of a daze... Largely unaware of the murmurings taking place deep in my body and mind, and how I've danced with the strangeness of these last few years.

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Over the last few weeks, I’ve been dwelling with the relationship between our personal discontent and our willingness to be in and create those spaces with an open heart. The alternative, it seems, is to allow our sense of self-importance and fear to guide us towards ever-greater attempts to control in pursuit of a sense of surety and safety.

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Something big is happening in Aotearoa New Zealand right now. This process has been underway for a long time. Those living on the shores of this little set of islands at the edge of our global civilization - myself included these last 3 or so years - have heard whispers of it in global media. But the last few weeks might well be the first time we’ve felt it in our bones.

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Even more so than last year, regeneration has exploded, and it feels like every day I meet someone with a firm grasp of it's meaning. Can a complex process be reduced to a single word? An idea? And what patterns are important for us to recognise to support us in regeneration right now?

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Janelle (Jay) Fenwick - the mastermind behind Tuelo - interviewed me and Elizabeth McNaughton of Hummingly, a forward-thinking group focused on creating “a world where people, communities and workplaces do stress and uncertainty well.”

We talked all things regeneration, crisis recovery and re-imagining our capability as we move beyond disaster.

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Design Thinking has emerged as a potent tool to enable more collaborative, positive and impactful outcomes on projects. As an evolving way of working, it requires our participation to ensure it remains suitable and viable.

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The way that we define vulnerability dictates the way that we respond to our vulnerabilities.

In light of COVID-19, I’ve been reflecting on the international definition of vulnerability adopted by the UN's Framework Convention on Climate Change, and wondering: Is it time for an update?

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This article explores the role of purpose and awareness in innovation, and highlights how these relate to the basic operation of life and living systems.

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This article explores some of the differences between traditional innovation and regenerative innovation, and offers some insight into why it’s worth considering the difference when you engage in work or life.

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