by Amanda Reeves | Sep 13, 2022 | Field notes
As we entered into COVID, a lot of workplaces operated on a model that constantly sought to do more with less to maximise profit (or value). In many cases, this model was underpinned by extracting as much value as possible from workers. Some adopted a culture of...
by Amanda Reeves | Sep 6, 2022 | Field notes
I have always loved playing games. I find them really nourishing, the way they invite us to put down who we are day to day and play with being another way, in another place, in another time. For a long time, I’ve dreamed of designing games as a way to take...
by Amanda Reeves | Aug 17, 2022 | Field notes
How do you usually listen? Listening is a thing you do all the time. But have you thought much about the way that you listen? Otto Scharmer’s work in Theory U gives us 4 different levels of listening. Each level has it’s place. Practice listening at each...
by Amanda Reeves | Aug 16, 2022 | Field notes
Scenarios of potential futures are most interesting when they move beyond the utopia / dystopia binary, and describe futures that don’t feel good or bad. Instead, they feel… interesting. Rather than paint a picture of a future we want or do not want, they...
by Amanda Reeves | Aug 15, 2022 | Field notes
As a futurist, I talk a lot with people about how to notice and respond to uncertainties. It’s kind of my thing. We usually unpack uncertainty as a hypothetical possibility in a workshop setting. We step back, consider the situation from multiple angles, and...
by Amanda Reeves | Aug 2, 2022 | Field notes
Play is a powerful and underutilised tool in our change and strategy toolkit. When we play, we have permission to be a bit ridiculous, to engage with weird and novel ideas, and to try on other perspectives. When it comes to serious work, our decision-making is often...
