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Go Beyond Capitalism – the October Book of the Month is here!
Doughnut Economics is the Futures Book Club featured read for October! Doughnut Economics: 7 Ways to Think Like a 21st Century Economist - by Kate Raworth In Doughnut Economics, Oxford academic Kate Raworth identifies the seven critical ways in which mainstream...
Let’s get speculative – the September Book of the Month is here!
The Manual of Design Fiction is our featured read for September! The Manual of Design Fiction - by Julian Bleecker, Nick Foster, Fabien Girardin & Nicolas Nova The definitive book on design fiction from the originators of the practice, providing a compelling...
Experiencing Presence
The past few weeks have been packed to the rafters with facilitation, discussion, and study. I have: co-delivered the first public sessions of Foresight Fundamentals for HR with Reanna Browne of Work Futures spent a few days on Ngunnawal Country talking with public...
Time beyond clocks
Photo by Jeremy Thomas on Unsplash Last week I observed a training session on Working with Teams. I don’t often have the opportunity to observe others leading sessions, and it is such a pleasure and privilege to have time to watch, listen, and reflect on ways to share...
Rituals and returns
I'm settling back into the rhythm of daily life after a delightful retreat to Nipaluna, or modern-day Hobart. Most Junes we migrate south, leaning into the coldest and darkest part of the year. In effect it makes the dark Melbourne feel shorter - we have something to...
Translating ideas into practice
When I deliver training, I want participants to enjoy the experience, but more than that I want to provide ways for them to take these ideas, frameworks, and approaches out of the learning space and into their day to day work. No matter how enjoyable our time together...
Beyond utopia and dystopia
Is it better to imagine doom and gloom futures as a cautionary tale, or create somewhat naïve scenarios that present a cheerfully optimistic future? This question has come up in the Futures Book Club as we sink our teeth into Rob Hopkins' book From What Is To What If....
Attending to change
It's been a minute since I last wrote, but you've been on my mind. Much of my attention over the past months has been poured into two new university offerings I have been supporting as they take their first steps into the world. Last week I ran my final tutorial for...
What are you reading?
Hello friends, Things may have been quiet in my published writings, but I've been head down working behind the scenes. I've recently begun tutoring for University of Technology Sydney (UTS), on a fantastic new undergrad subject called Envisioning Futures Worth...
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Wabi Sabi Futures
Wabi Sabi Futures facilitates exploration at the edge of where futures, foresight, change leadership, and arts practice intersect.
I live and work on the lands of the Wurundjeri Woi Wurrung, part of the Kulin nation, in Naarm (modern-day Melbourne).
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