by Amanda Reeves | May 13, 2022 | Field notes
Evidence-based practice is the gold standard, but it cannot help in uncharted territory. Working in simple or complicated problems, using evidence-based practice is a no-brainer. But when we try to apply it at the systems level, the wheels start falling off. We fall...
by Amanda Reeves | May 11, 2022 | Field notes
All facilitators have a favourite basic diagram they instinctively draw in times of need. For me, it’s the 2×2 – simple, elegant, endlessly applicable. When I woke this morning to the realisation I needed to radically redesign my content strategy to...
by Amanda Reeves | May 9, 2022 | Field notes
As a futurist who helps uncover blind spots, I appreciate the irony of having acquired one. 6 days ago I woke up with migraine. This fairly common occurrence came with a new (for me) feature: a visual disturbance in one eye. I realised there might be an issue when I...
by Amanda Reeves | May 6, 2022 | Field notes
Just because you can’t single-handedly flip a system doesn’t mean you have no impact. Most calls to action on climate focus on one of 2 things: Make individual changes to your lifestyle that you have complete control over (the BYO KeepCup school of action)...
by Amanda Reeves | May 5, 2022 | Field notes
Becoming an in-house change agent involves learning to create and work with discomfort. If you avoid uncomfortable situations, you will barely be effective. If you are too disruptive and insistent, you’ll struggle to get anyone on board. Create the right amount...
by Amanda Reeves | May 3, 2022 | Field notes
As soon as I saw Amble Studios Game design for facilitators, I knew it was for me. I’m a facilitator who loves to bring games and play into workshops, and buys board games faster than I can play them. I arrived expecting to learn game design principles that I...
