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A misdiagnosis of tempo

The role of temporal alignment in sustainable change Have you come across the ‘Red Queen hypothesis‘? Borne from the Lewis Carroll masterpiece, it captures the Red Queen’s observation: “It takes all the running you can do, to keep in the same place. If you want to get somewhere else, you must run at least twice…
Of scarcity, evolution, and choice

I’ve been thinking lately about scarcity – not so much the literal absence of resources, but the way the sense of scarcity spreads. You can sense it right now – a kind of social tightness to things, a protectiveness creeping into everyday life. People behave as though something essential is running out – space, belonging,…
Uncanny

Every so often, I notice a pattern. Someone at work decides I’m brilliant. Yes, I know how that sounds, but I have years of data on this. They tell me I’m refreshing, articulate, incisive. They’re energised by the way I think, the way I bring new perspectives and challenge. But then, more slowly, over time,…
A note from the edge

On the stretch between momentum and meaning-making. Everything seems to have slowed at once. At work, the first phase of a long project has drawn to a close; the team is pausing to let new patterns bed in before we add more. In my studies, the rhythm has shifted too — from the certainty of…
One breath longer

Airtime, egos and the Japanese concept of Ma. Have you noticed how the same few voices do most of the talking? Not because they’re necessarily wrong or ill-intentioned, but because meetings tend to demand – and reward – speed and certainty. But, if minutes are finite, then one person’s speech is someone else’s silence. In…
Two words

A passing glimpse of entangled geography, perception, and power. Walking along one of our favourite stretches of the Dorset coastal path – not any designated viewpoint or charming hamlet, just the winding track itself – we encountered another couple coming towards us. We exchanged the usual walker’s nod, and then, as the man passed, he…