There was a lovely blog on the Guardian from Zen master Thich Nhat Hanh who has been visiting the UK about, he talked then, as he does throughout his life, on the importance of reconnecting to nature at depth that elludes many people… read more →
Successful transformation is less about structured hierarchies and more about flexible re-combinations of adaptive interdependent systems within systems. Sometimes these re-combinations grow then stabilise and other times they help open windows of instability leading to new combinations that then provide… read more →
BCI’s tagline is “ecological thinking for radical transformation”. It is a big ask of business as it requires new business models as well as ulimately transforming our whole economic system. Like nature, it can seem overwhelmingly complex; however, it is… read more →
Michelle Holliday posted a blog today she called USING IMPROV TO SAVE THE WORLD, which was inspired by a workshop presented by Belina Raffy. Holliday does a nice job of explaining how, well, you can use improv to save the world. More… read more →
We have all used the term “natural born leader” and can recognize one when we see one, but what makes a leader “natural”? What makes someone a natural leader as opposed to some other sort of leader? A conventional leader… read more →
Transforming from a Business Shaped by Conventional Thinking to a Business Inspired by Nature requires a lot of letting go. Letting go of old (and often inaccurate) assumptions, letting go of the (delusion of) safely provided by rigid organizational structures and… read more →
A mushroom is the reproductive fruit of mycelium (or fungi) which live underground. Mycelium operate as networks that connect and bring life to the surface of land. There is a natural competition and collaboration between bacteria and mycelium. The ways… read more →
In a previous blog we explored how organisms in nature thrive by being competitve AND collaborative, by being “greedy” AND systems-focused (“Where does greed fit in” 24Sept2010). If you look in your own back garden, you’ll find that nature is… read more →
When confronted with a problem, our education tells us to sort through all of the information given, identify what is relevant, clarify what is known and unknown, develop an appropriate problem-solving strategy, and then apply the accepted laws, functions, and… read more →
The human brain is the pinnacle of evolution – or so we humans like to think. Our highly evolved brains provide us with the apparently unique capacity for self-awareness, to understand abstract concepts such as humanity, hubris, and humility. This… read more →