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Pattern geek. Weaver of fields of energy. Seeker of nodes for transformative change. Unfolding living systems structures in place to support emergence of regenerative economies.
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The reconciling path obscured by debates about disclosure. (opens the original)
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Next week MPs debate the Global Biodiversity Loss, Ecosystem Collapse and National Security report — the Joint Intelligence Committee assessment that took a Freedom of Information request and an internal review to prise loose, and which arrived redacted to fourteen pages when officials had originally judged it too negative to publish at all. It says, with high confidence, that every critical ecosystem on the planet is now on a pathway to collapse. Some — coral reefs, boreal forests — could pass
The Paideia Inquiry: the emergent field of the future in the now. (opens the original)
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In this series of reflections on the potential of existing place-based institutions to transform and meet the conditions of the polycrisis, I’ve held a rolling evolutionary three horizons view in one ear, behind the words I’ve written. Living systems are always evolving, always developing greater complexity. It’s a first principle. That means I have to hold open the possibility of evolution of what exists. The status quo horizon 1 oganisations to the disruptive innovation horizon. The disruptive
The Paideia Inquiry: the role of Faith. (opens the original)
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This piece in The Paideia Inquiry series is different. It doesn’t follow the same pattern of looking at the eras of evolution or the taxonomies of constraint. Faith is a deeply personal experience and an analytical approach felt inappropriate for this subject. It’s possibly inappropriate for the whole series given that I write about what is ‘regenerative’ but old habits and all that…… Faith feels almost a more important institutional question because the loss of it seems more keenly felt. So it’
The Paideia Inquiry: Museums. (opens the original)
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This feature is part of a series of substacks that explores an idea: the Paidea Inquiry. A possibility to convene a series of organisations who may be interested to explore the kind of organisations/institutions/centres for life that are needed to nurture the kind of consciousness, thinking and action needed meet the demands of the polycrisis, and how our existing institutions might migrate. You can find the draft idea here. If it moved you, we would love to hear from you.In this series of pie
The Paideia Inquiry: the evolution of universities. (opens the original)
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NOTE 1This piece is part of a series of reflections on whether and how our existing institutions need to evolve to meet and address the conditions of the polycrisis which includes:-The Paideia Inquiry: a draft discussion documentThe Paideia Inquiry: Two Centres For Life at the heart of change.The Paideia Inquiry: A Summary of Institutional
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