reflections on our systems learning journey
here we share our thinking and learning as we go.
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a colleague once wrote me an email that asked, “Is the shift key on your keyboard broken? I notice you have not used capitals in your email?”
i have been writing in lowercase since my twenties, but in the last few months i have been asked about it more times than in the last 20 years. i took notice, and paused to reflect again on why i do this.
the case for lowercase.
i first came across the use of lowercase by way of a friend who was reading bell hooks. seeing the front cover of her book, all about love, and her name in lower case, it just looked absolutely...
a metaphor for exploring systems leadership in the context of emergence rather than intervention
by fiona mckenzie and seanna davidson
cross posted to fiona's medium and linkedin here and here
thank you to alice howard-vyse who helped kick off these conversations and our systems community for engaging in with the topic.
We subscribe to the school of thought that systems transformation requires the challenging of deeply held beliefs and the application of new ways of thinking. This includes paying attention to the myths and metaphors that...