October 31, 2019

Holding onto the thread

Here’s a William Stafford poem about the “thread” that runs through our lives — a thread that can guide us if we hold onto it: The […]
October 30, 2019

Natural thinking

AS NATURE POWERS DOWN to save energy for the winter, the trees and shrubs offer their final displays of colour.  Yet, after the beauty of a […]
October 30, 2019

Systems constellations

DRAWING ON PSYCHOTHERAPY, SYSTEMS constellations are a powerful approach for helping resolve complex problems.  The approach can be practised on a table top, during a traditional […]
October 30, 2019

Radical thinking

A DEVELOPING COLLECTION OF authors and thinkers whose work connects with ours.  We offer it as a reference to our thinking and for further reading and […]
October 29, 2019

Exploring innovation in council supply chains

CLIMATE CHANGE IS CLIMBING the political agenda, with many local councils declaring an emergency. Local activism is on the rise, with voters demanding action. Yet local […]
October 29, 2019
transport revolution

Audio intro: Sustainability Goals

EXPLORE THE CHALLENGE FOR transport and energy with cleantech author Felicia Jackson.  To survive and thrive in connected global markets, shrewd businesses now understand they must […]
October 29, 2019
human dimensions low carbon

The human dimensions of low carbon underwear

REDUCING CARBON IS NOT just about technology.  We need to overcome economic, political and organisational issues too. That’s three huge Systems, each with a capital ‘S’.  […]
October 29, 2019

The changing financial markets

THE CLIMATE CRISIS IS focusing criticism on the financial system.  As investment targets lock-on to sustainable finance, local authorities — for many years working on pollution, […]
October 25, 2019

Webinar: an introduction to action learning

TO ADAPT CONTINUALLY IN a fast-changing world, organisations and individuals need to create space. But the drain on resources of daily issues creates little opportunity for […]
October 25, 2019

Four ways to solve complex challenges

FOUR WAYS TO ADDRESS complex business challenges. Organisations need to create time and space for senior managers and leaders to consider the type of problems faced […]
October 25, 2019

Addressing complex challenges

How to address complex challenges? From climate change to Brexit and even herding sheep, many problems don’t respond to conventional approaches. This part of our website […]