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Polycrisis

20
Aug
Arendalsuka: Democracy in 2,000 sessions, 180 venues, 5 days, 190,000 participants ...

Arendalsuka: Democracy in 2,000 sessions, 180 venues, 5 days, 190,000 participants ...

Imagine a beautiful Norwegian coastal town where, over five days, more than 2,000 discussions, debates and cultural sessions cram
5 min read
15
Jul
Guest Post: Principles for Transforming Economics

Guest Post: Principles for Transforming Economics

This is a very important guest post by three eminent transformation specialists whom I greatly appreciate as people and as
4 min read
08
Jun
Evaluation’s Journey towards the Future, Part 7. A Collective Navigation System for this time of Polycrisis

Evaluation’s Journey towards the Future, Part 7. A Collective Navigation System for this time of Polycrisis

In this second last post in this series I, like others, argue that it is not enough that the field
9 min read
29
May
Evaluation’s Journey towards the Future, Part 6. Evaluating yesterday's world for tomorrow’s challenges?

Evaluation’s Journey towards the Future, Part 6. Evaluating yesterday's world for tomorrow’s challenges?

Why are we still evaluating yesterday's world to plan for tomorrow's challenges? Evaluation after evaluation that
15 min read
25
May
Evaluation's Journey towards the Future, Part 5. The Liminal space of Not-Yet Futures

Evaluation's Journey towards the Future, Part 5. The Liminal space of Not-Yet Futures

Mention 'polycrisis', and people's eyes glaze over - intimidated by its complexity and a sense of
3 min read
10
Apr
Evaluation’s Journey towards the future, Part 1: Ancient tributaries

Evaluation’s Journey towards the future, Part 1: Ancient tributaries

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9 min read
19
Mar
Eight Reasons for Hope and Optimism. And why we need to seize this moment.

Eight Reasons for Hope and Optimism. And why we need to seize this moment.

(Note: Some key resources for this post can be found in the links at the end.) Despite Trump's
12 min read
19
Mar
Seven Reasons for Outrage. And why anger is not the answer.

Seven Reasons for Outrage. And why anger is not the answer.

In our hyperconnected world it is hard to escape bad news. It is easy to get distressed or angry, yet
14 min read
29
Sep
Guest post: Getting ready for transformational projects

Guest post: Getting ready for transformational projects

I connected with Daniel in 2019 when I was given access to a draft of the GIZ paper he discusses
6 min read
14
Jul
Lost in the loss of travelling the world

Lost in the loss of travelling the world

My life is a tapestry of memories. Woven together to make up the fabric of my life. Like African fabrics,
7 min read