Augusto Cuginotti
A self-hostable platform for narrative inquiry work
TL;DR Real change in organisations starts with listening to multiple voices, not just the sponsor’s story. Participatory Narrative Inquiry made it possible…
There is no standing outside, ever, not even once
The idea that we can step outside and separate from experience is not restricted to Cartesianism. It also appears in claiming we…
The Container is Borrowed
This reflection was triggered by Mark’s essay The Geometry of the Vanishing Container. Owen As many other participatory methods, Open Space has…
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Tracing back: influences, communities, and lived experience
This is a tentative weave of the core experiences and influences in my work, inspired by colleagues. I hope my memory serves…
On Distinctions and the Here-and-Now
This piece explores two premises and what they mean for my own practice. I am not against frameworks and thinking in systems,…
How Language Shapes Organizational Reality: Insights from Maturana’s Theory
A Different Lens on Language and Organizations Chilean biologist Humberto Maturana, working with Francisco Varela, offered a compelling perspective on how language…
Can We Create Order in the World?
It is undeniable that we transform the world and create order On a first-order observation of human intervention, we transform materials from…
Observant-Dependant Social World
There has been some discussion about the world being complex in all instances or if we could consider some things simple. Most…
Intention and Concern – Why Re-Interpret Stories and Not Change Mindsets
Let’s make a new distinction together. We’ll look at ourselves as human beings acting in the world and ask what is behind…
Reality Bias: How Our Tendency to Simplify Causes Us to Miss Out
We all tend as human beings to generate a coherent explanation of events that simplify reality to reduce anxiety and allow decision-making…