Published in The Point People·PinnedAn Enquiry: On What Lies BetweenExploring connectedness, connectivity & connectorship — We are so used to looking at objects. We look, and we see things. People, trees, birds and bees. My organisation and your organisation. Discrete items — each one apart from another. But what if — instead of separation — we saw connection? What if we could see what lies…Connectedness8 min readConnectedness8 min read
May 10, 2021Member-onlyWayfinding Connectorship“We are given to live in a remarkable time. When the nuisance of old mythologies falls away from us, we may see with new eyes” - Barbara Kingsolver Springtime in the Northern Hemisphere and days autumnal here in the South. A year into the Time of Covid and our ‘new…Connectorship10 min readConnectorship10 min read
May 10, 2021Member-onlyThe Connectorship Project: The Enquiry Takes ShapeAn update, February 2021 A few months back I introduced my enquiry into ‘what lies between’ — into connectedness, connectivity and connectorship. It seemed to resonate — the feedback has been galvanising. …Connectorship6 min readConnectorship6 min read
Published in The Point People·May 4, 2020THE NAVIGATOR: Responses to a disrupted worldPart 3: Perception This series — The Navigator — is reconciling how The Point People are navigating this moment of collective grief and uncertainty, the transition from a pre-Covid time to an uncertain future. It is an imperfect record of our experiences and reflections over this period. A few weeks further into it…Perception5 min readPerception5 min read
Published in The Point People·Apr 19, 2020THE NAVIGATOR —Responses to a disrupted worldPart 2: Oscillation This series — The Navigator — is reconciling how The Point People are navigating this moment of collective grief and uncertainty, the transition from a pre-Covid time to a brave new world. It is an imperfect record of our experiences and reflections over this period. We are all grappling, recalibrating…Covid 195 min readCovid 195 min read
Published in The Point People·Apr 8, 2020THE NAVIGATOR — Responses to a disrupted world.These days are challenging in so many ways. We are coming to terms with a new normal. This is not what we thought 2020 would bring and yet here we find ourselves. As The Point People we feel drawn to respond. The Point People are a close collective of friends…Covid 195 min readCovid 195 min read
Sep 19, 2019The words we do not haveE koekoe te tūī, e ketekete te kākā, e kūkū te kererū - The tūī chatters, the kākā cackles and the kererū coos. It’s when I hear the birds that I know where I am. Back and forth between two lands, it’s the birds that ground me. …New Zealand6 min readNew Zealand6 min read
Mar 11, 2019Inch by inch by inchThis is the year I turn 40. And it began with space and wild. A micro-adventure north, amongst Highland peaks and lochs. Proportions gorgeous and epic. Layers and layers ongoing. Oranges, browns, mauves and greys. Gently shifting light, and rain like needles sometimes. Food for the mind, the heart and…Outdoor Adventure6 min readOutdoor Adventure6 min read
Dec 31, 2018As the round earth rolls…“This grand show is eternal. It is always sunrise somewhere; the dew is never dried all at once; a shower is forever falling; vapour is ever rising. …Nature Connection8 min readNature Connection8 min read
Sep 26, 2017A city in transition: Christchurch, 2013What follows is an article I wrote as part of my Winston Churchill Fellowship in 2013. Entitled ‘Social Entrepreneurship: learning from the collective traditions of the South Pacific’, my project sought to explore some of the nuts and bolts of socially entrepreneurial practice — with a focus on teams, networks…Christchurch7 min readChristchurch7 min read
