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Theme names and descriptions come from the landscapes in my knowledge garden. The topics under each are examples only, and no pieces have been tagged yet. To start with, themes cover the living, learning & loving systems pieces (2023 onwards).
Power, corruption and complexity
Understanding and engaging with the political economy dynamics of complex social systems, including systems of corruption.
Example topics: corruption · political economy · regulatory landscaping · positive deviance
Adaptive processes and learning systems
Adaptive and learning-centred approaches to engaging in complex social systems.
Example topics: adaptive learning · monitoring, evaluation and learning · doing development differently
Relational practice and community
Understanding and engaging with the relational dynamics of complex social systems.
Example topics: relational practice · community · collaboration
Polarities, paradoxes and conflict
The value of polarity thinking for understanding and engaging with the dynamics of complex social systems.
Example topics: polarities · paradox · conflict
Ecosystem funding and systemic investing
Funding and investing in ways that nurture relationships, learning and emergence in complex social systems.
Example topics: systemic investing · funders · impact measurement
Market systems development and political economy
Applying adaptive approaches to understanding political economy dynamics to market systems development.
Example topics: market systems · policy · corruption risks
Health systems, corruption and political economy
Health-focused insights from research on corruption and the political economy of reform.
Example topics: health systems · informal payments · pharmaceutical procurement
Knowledge gardening in complexity
Practices for nurturing an ecosystem of ideas and evidence, to support learning and engagement in complex social systems.
Example topics: knowledge gardening · AI · personal knowledge management