TL;DR Real change in organisations starts with listening to multiple voices, not just the sponsor's story. Participatory Narrative Inquiry made it possible to arrive at a client engagement with richer Read more...

The idea that we can step outside and separate from experience is not restricted to Cartesianism. It also appears in claiming we can map the underlying conditions, constraints, and latent Read more...

This reflection was triggered by Mark’s essay The Geometry of the Vanishing Container. Owen As many other participatory methods, Open Space has to be placed not only on the socio Read more...

This is a tentative weave of the core experiences and influences in my work, inspired by colleagues. I hope my memory serves me well, but no promises. :) I landed Read more...

This piece explores two premises and what they mean for my own practice. I am not against frameworks and thinking in systems, but I subordinate them to what unfolds in Read more...

A Different Lens on Language and Organizations Chilean biologist Humberto Maturana, working with Francisco Varela, offered a compelling perspective on how language functions in human systems. Rather than viewing language Read more...

It is undeniable that we transform the world and create order On a first-order observation of human intervention, we transform materials from nature into things like rudimentary knives, chairs and Read more...

There has been some discussion about the world being complex in all instances or if we could consider some things simple. Most of the discussion does not distinguish between ontology Read more...

Let's make a new distinction together. We'll look at ourselves as human beings acting in the world and ask what is behind our individual and collective actions. I'll compare two Read more...

We all tend as human beings to generate a coherent explanation of events that simplify reality to reduce anxiety and allow decision-making and action. This is what scientists call "reality Read more...