In practical terms, I help people and organisations strengthen their capacities to navigate uncertainty and address complex social challenges, such as corruption, conflict and over-exploited ecosystems. My bolder aim is to nurture living, learning and loving systems, where kindness, compassion and justice are woven into the fabric of life.
Tending a knowledge garden of ideas, evidence and insights is central to how I work. This site offers a window onto that garden, sharing the produce that has been harvested and the practices that have emerged along the way. I hope this site will be useful to practitioners, researchers, funders, investors and policymakers looking to understand and address complex social challenges in the landscapes where change happens.
Hint: Click on any part of the diagram to explore that section of the website.
For me, social systems are complex and unpredictable landscapes, shaped by their inhabitants and their relationships, rather than complicated machines that can be engineered. That understanding runs through everything I do, whether I’m exploring pathways forward with clients and collaborators or under my own steam.
It is also why this site is laid out as a garden: a smaller system of learning and emergence, regularly tended, which might inform more attentive ways of engaging with the landscapes it reflects. I invite you to explore the garden and make use of what you find as you cook up collaborative plans to nurture a fairer, more sustainable and ultimately regenerative world.
Not sure where to start? You could look at what I’m working on, the themes I’m exploring or my work on regulatory landscaping.
Want to explore any of this together? Let’s connect.