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Photo from part of the page of a book: Businesses as If They Had Souls In "Relationships: The New Bottom Line in Business", the first chapter of their book 'The Soul At Work', Lewin and Regine (2000) talk about complexity science: "This new science, we found in our work, leads to a new theory of business that places people and relationships - how people interact with each other, the kinds of relationships they form - into dramatic relief. In a linear world, things may exist independently of each other, and when they interact, they do so in simple, predictable ways. In a nonlinear, dynamic world, everything exists only in relationship to everything else, and the interactions among agents in the system lead to complex, unpredictable outcomes. In this world, interactions, or relationships, among its agents are the organizing principle" (pp. 18-19).

Everything exists only in relation to everything else

July 8, 2019August 31, 2024
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(Originally published on Medium.) Relationships are the organising principle. Reading Michael Fullan — Leading in a Culture… Read More »Everything exists only in relation to everything else

Photo on a wall painted a deep matt navy blue, with large yellow lettering: LEAP before you LOOK - BLACK MOUNTAIN COLLEGE - 1933 - 1957

Art produces citizens

July 7, 2019August 31, 2024
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(Originally published on Medium.) Lifted from Austin Kleon’s list of unschooling posts: If you’ve never… Read More »Art produces citizens

A photo of Austin Kleon's book open at a page displaying a black and white photo, it is of his torso wearing a tee-shirt that says "here to make friends" under a plaid shirt.

Thoughts about adding not substracting

July 7, 2017August 31, 2024
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(Originally published on Medium.) I’m always inspired by Austin Kleon’s blog posts. You’ve got to… Read More »Thoughts about adding not substracting

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Co-production in public services: a complex journey of change

July 2, 2017August 31, 2024
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(Originally published on Medium.) “Co-production is an asset-based approach to public services which enables citizens… Read More »Co-production in public services: a complex journey of change