“Just” is a 4-letter word
February 3, 2015
“Human behaviour doesn’t fit into a simple cause/effect model….Resist simplifications…” – Margo Main In an increasingly complex world, “just” is a symptom of over-simplification that blinds us to possibilities for systems transformation. Maybe it’s an excess of super-hero movies, technology overwhelm, or an industrial culture of production line thinking. A single-answer “solution” about sustainability (or…
Force fields for change-making
January 20, 2015
Changing human systems starts with understanding them and the glue that holds them together. Human systems are heavily geared towards maintaining themselves and they often actively resist change. They want to conserve themselves. (Equally true for individuals, families, communities, organisations and societies.)
Entrepreneuring and behaviour change
January 19, 2015
Entrepreneurs are really in the game of behaviour change. Some useful innovation delivery tools for regenerative business actionists.
Two quick tools for change-makers
December 30, 2014
Whether you’re considering doing a Regenerative Thinking in Action program; setting personal objectives for the next year; or planning some quiet world changing, here are two tools to kick-start your thinking. Each has a more detailed version for you to download and explore. Beginning with a WELL-FORMED end in mind… These five quick questions will…
What types of conversations AREN’T you having?
December 18, 2014
If you’re into influencing and personal effectiveness then you’re in the conversation game. It’s a game that many of us learned like we learned walk – by copying others without too much conscious consideration of the specifics of what we were doing. For some of us, even the suggestion that there are different types…
Language, being and the business of sustainability
November 26, 2014
At the heart of all sustainability challenges is the core system requiring an upgrade – the human system. “Business”, “the economy”, “the supply chain” etc. are ultimately processes where human beings act and interact in social systems. Understanding HOW humans go about the process of organising themselves as individuals and in groups (their ontology) is critical to sustainability at…
Myers Briggs as a tool for innovators
November 17, 2014
A common topic in many of my coaching conversations – especially with sustainability practitioners – is that there are useful models for understanding HOW people are different and what motivates different groups. I’ve found that the four Temperament Types is a useful model for understanding and influencing and gives clients some useful ‘aha’ moments as…
Set your internal program guide to the positive
October 1, 2014
You mostly see what you’re looking for. You’ll see more regenerative business opportunities IF you know what they look like. Here are examples to tune your RAS.
Will government action ‘fix’ sustainability? Really?
September 26, 2014
Most human behaviour is dictated by our opinions and beliefs about the world. If we don’t examine and test them, we can end up becoming impotent, angry and depressed. In the sustainability game and especially in the media, one limiting belief I come across repeatedly is that “Sustainability requires government action.”
Business innovation supplied by nature…
September 24, 2014
Back in the 19th century the human race got hooked into chemical and mechanical engineering. We developed steam power and learned to make soap in quantity, then later fell in love with petrochemicals. While these have been useful tools to a point, their side effects are showing up as increasingly damaging. Biomimcry is showing up…
Sustainia’s top 100 for 2014 makes interesting reading
July 6, 2014
It’s a chilly winter’s afternoon in my home town down under, and I’m catching up on my reading list.
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