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Patterns for Change

Wired to grow

By focussing on giving people ample freedom and autonomy, change can become viral. And others will join.

7 min readMay 10, 2021

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Patterns for Change behaviour 4: Build on what’s strong. Black copy on a grey background with an orange circle that has a cell or brick like structure inside.

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Jon Barnes

How does this buddhist monk use his smartphone?

Grant me a moment to stalk this unknowing monk. I took this picture in Dharamasala, India in 2013. I remember coming to the end of a hike…

5 min readJul 2, 2019

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How does this buddhist monk use his smartphone?

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Not available on Amazon: Why I post my books from home

Last night my awesome and inspiring yoga-teaching wife Gabs stumbled upon a comment on her favourite yoga podcast J.Brown Yoga Talks which…

4 min readJun 26, 2019

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Have you seen the “No Tech” sign on a plane?

Am I late to notice this? I was on a flight the other day and instead of a no smoking light above each seat, it had a no tech sign. Have…

4 min readJun 26, 2019

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Have you seen the “No Tech” sign on a plane?

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flux

Exploring our ‘Why’

Context: After almost two years of flux.am, Jim and I are doing some brand spring cleaning by clarifying what we do, how and why we do it…

2 min readJun 11, 2018

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Herbs & Technology

Actual democracy, cyber-monopolies, tech addiction and the need for ethical VR

A deep & distributed democracy is coming

8 min readMar 13, 2018

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Actual democracy, cyber-monopolies, tech addiction and the need for ethical VR

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flux

Make everything open and watch the magic happen: the easiest and most ultimate step

I was recently working with an organisation that like many organisations is super siloed. Nobody really knows what is going on in other…

3 min readSep 19, 2017

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Make everything open and watch the magic happen: the easiest and most ultimate step

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flux X Freeformers

Intro from Jon — Here’s to telling a new story…

Hey 👋🏼

3 min readSep 15, 2017

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Intro from Jon — Here’s to telling a new story…

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flux

An online course to start your company: How one week in Albania shaped our year

I love how sometimes, you can have a little experience which shapes so many subsequent experiences. This year has been a little like that…

3 min readAug 7, 2017

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The entrepreneur making health fashionable in Albania

On a recent road trip through Albania, Jim and I spent some time testing the new Dream Hackers Online Course with Dream Hackers Alumnus…

3 min readAug 1, 2017

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The entrepreneur making health fashionable in Albania

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Jon Barnes

Jon Barnes

Helping people change organisations. Author of ‘Democracy Squared’, ‘Tech Monopolies’ and ‘Tales of Cool Companies’. Visit http://jonbarnes.me

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