My friends at Bring on the Zoo in The Netherlands publish a little series of bookmarks with resources for their clients and workshop participants. The asked me for a recommendation of 10 books to help you work with complexity and here’s what I came up with. I hope some of these are new to you. Accessible Theory (Because you need theory) Emergent Strategy, adrienne maree brownA personal and vulnerable account of working in complexity with inspiration and resources you may have never seen before. Simple Habits for Complex Times, Jennifer Garvey Berger and Keith JohnsonAccessible theory situated in stories that …
A couple of days I ago I shared a link on twitter from Rob Hopkins about a community meeting held in Totnes in the UK which brought together the community to discuss what to do now that the town had declared a climate emergency. The design of the meeting was highly participatory and I’m grateful that the organizers took time to document and share the results. The design had all the hallmarks of an effective participatory gathering, including having a well thought through harvest strategy so that the gathering was in service of the work and that it left people …
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