PinnedGenerative Leadership MasterclassesWhat is Generative Leadership? Generative Leadership is my distillation or synthesis of a lifetime’s lived experience of leadership, in it’s multiplicitous forms and dimensions. This is a relatively novel term to apply to this field so it is always good, to begin with dictionary definitions; Generative — having the ability…Leadership Development8 min readLeadership Development8 min read
PinnedExploring the Deeper Dynamics of Systems ChangeIntroduction In early May 2022 I joined a group named Organizational Development (OD) for Life including Bio Leadership expert Andres Roberts and Thrivability maven Michelle Holliday, exploring how this new initiative might shift the field of Organisational Development to one that puts nature primarily at its core. This is a super…Systems Thinking16 min readSystems Thinking16 min read
PinnedImaginal Cells, Metamorphosis and EmergenceImaginal Cells, Metamorphosis and Emergence Rebecca Solnit Rebecca Solnit’s longread in the Guardian about the Corona virus’ impact on the world, for a brief moment, brought into the forefront of public consciousness, the miraculous transformation of the caterpillar into a butterfly. She highlights the critical role that imaginal cells or discs play in catalysing this transmogrification…Emergence7 min readEmergence7 min read
Published in Regenerate The Future·PinnedNine Characteristics of Generative LeadersIntroduction This article is my first full public exploration of the ‘Art and Practice of Generative Leadership’. I have written elsewhere on Medium regarding the notion of Leadership as Practice. In this article I outline an evocative synthesis, for those individuals who recognise that most mainstream recognitions and constructions of leadership…Leadership9 min readLeadership9 min read
PinnedThree crucial practices that awaken your super-powers of attentionIntroduction I recently began a series of social media posts on the subject of attention. Navigating a series of quotes and contributions from diverse individuals such as Iain McGilchrist, William James, Lao Tzu, and Mary Oliver for example, I offered my insights, observations and reflections on how their wisdoms relate…Awareness13 min readAwareness13 min read
Feb 6Shared Reflections on Explorations of Generative LeadershipWhat follows is a flavour OR an overview of how some participants of my Generative Leadership Courses and Masterclasses, have responded to the outstanding learning moments offered in these experiential sessions. Simone an Organisation Development Consultant wrote the following about the most recent Masterclass focussed on Challenge; The interactive and…Leadership Development5 min readLeadership Development5 min read
Apr 26, 2022Death; The Ultimate Affirmation of Life?Unintentionally that is, unplanned as part of my current series on Attention, my focus orientated towards Mortality. Because I am participating in the 77 day business challenge with Alistair Langer we did a guided exercise inviting us to engage in a ‘Deathbed Meditation’. …Death4 min readDeath4 min read
Mar 4, 2022Cultivating and Nurturing AttentionIntroduction What follows below is a collection of reflections, quotes and thoughts on the subject of attention. I firmly believe that the single, most powerful elevation or increase in, or of personal agency, in disrupted times, lies in the crucial capacity to pay attention. Common culture and evolutionary conditioning dictates that…Contemplative8 min readContemplative8 min read
Published in Age of Awareness·Jan 26, 2022My 2021 Review Adventures into Educational Systems ChangeIntroduction Having migrated for love, post Brexit in 2016, to the Netherlands over five years ago, partly due to language issues but mostly because of a long held, enormous yearning to work in informal adult education. I left a thirty year UK career working with excluded youth and young adults. With…Education Reform9 min readEducation Reform9 min read
Jun 10, 2021Our Response to ‘The Problem That Never Goes Away’‘The Problem That Never Goes Away — The frightening normality of sexual violence’ Introduction The text that follows is an overview of my wife’s and my own response to a challenging and important article, written by my good friend Mary Adams for her online organisation 3rd Space titled; ‘The Problem That Never Goes Away — The frightening normality of sexual violence’ In her article…Gender8 min readGender8 min read
