conflict

A 2x2 matrix of discomfort x interest, but each quadrant is further divided into 2. Low discomfort + low interest: apathy / restore Low discomfort + high interest: plateau / flow High discomfort + low interest: resentment / grit High discomfort + high interest: burn out / growth

Reading 4

July 20, 2025July 24, 2025
Reading

This week’s 12 links: My time to read: 1 hour 15 minutes Credit: Stewarding Loss… Read More »Reading 4

A "Stacey Matrix". X axis is "realisation", which runs from clear to unclear. Y axis is "requirements", which runs from clear to unclear. Clear realisation x clear requirements = simple. Medium realisation x medium requirements = complicated. Unclear realisation x unclear requirements = complex. Beyond that, in the top right hand corner: chaos.

Reading 2

July 6, 2025July 6, 2025
Reading

This week’s 12 links: My time to read: 1 hour Image credit – Dr Stefan… Read More »Reading 2

Blach and white photo. Elspeth Beard astride her BMW motorbike, with large side and rear panniers (designed and built by her out of sheet aluminium and rivets), with a white helmet resting on the handlebars. She's wearing jeans, leather boots, and a leather jacket. She's parked up outside what looks like a warehouse, looking off camera.

Reading 1

June 28, 2025July 6, 2025
Reading

This week’s 12 links: My time to read: 1 hour 15 mins Image credit: Motorcyclist… Read More »Reading 1

Photo of street art on a public bench in Brighton. Above the bench, the wall is painted in abstract shapes that look like pebbles of different shapes and colours. White text overlaid reads: "Our differences don’t have to divide us."

Case study: learning session on conflict and dialogue

June 15, 2024September 22, 2024
Case studies

Who: Cardiff and Vale Drug and Alcohol Service (CAVDAS) CAVDAS is an Alliance bringing together… Read More »Case study: learning session on conflict and dialogue

Atlantic College seen from the air. In the foreground, historical buildings with castle-like crenellations. Further back, more modern buildings, with plenty of green spaces in between. All around are fields and trees, and off on the edge is the sea.

Case study: co-designing a staff housing policy

April 9, 2021August 25, 2024
Case studies

Who: Atlantic College, an international boarding school in Wales. The brief: Two co-design workshops with… Read More »Case study: co-designing a staff housing policy