Having written and read over a wide range of topics over the years there are a series of mental models and hacks that I continue to come back to. Meta Summaries — A grand collection Questions to get you unstuck… — A good question can be just the trick you need to remove the block and…

Do our current defaults make sense? It can be funny how you go through life not questioning the status quo, the what and why of accepted social positions. And then sometimes you read or see or hear someone phrase something with a different perspective and it jolts you out of…

Can we just let go of our favourite treats even as the danger is clear? From the wonderful Book — Transition Engineering(Chapter 1) author Susan Krumdieck describes how bush hunters catch monkeys with a surprisingly simple trap. Simply a jar with a small opening tied to a tree with a…

A list of great reads to get you up to speed on the history, issues and solutions relating to the climate crisis Must Reads Lovins, Amory — Reinventing Fire Krumdiec, Susan — Transition Engineering Mazzucato, Mariana — Mission economy Wall_Kimmerer Robin_- Braiding Sweetgrass- Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge and the Teachings of Plants …

A useful mental model of how decision making actually happens The garbage can model of organisational choice provides a great mental model for how decisions are made within organisations. Published 50 years ago by Cohen, March & Olsen, provides a theory which enable choices to be made and problems resolved…

Come from a different angle — the world can be changed if you want it to So many of our problems can be solved by taking a different frame. Our current systems of politics, the economy and social norms have been dreamed into existence by visionaries and leaders and corporations…

The job of serving the interests of society Reading the excellent book by Susan Krumdieck — Transition Engineering — Building a Sustainable Future I was stopped in my tracks when I came across the following challenge in Chapter 5: Scientist can measure secondary feedback about the unsustainable impacts resulting from…

A way of thinking about the future The three horizons framework, developed by Bill Sharp provides a tool for thinking about the future. The first horizon — H1 — is the dominant system at present. It represents ‘business as usual’. The third horizon — H3 — emerges as the long…

Part 5 of the series to lift your awareness of the causes, impacts and solutions for climate change. Full Course; Introduction ; Level 1; Level 2; Level 3; Level 4; Further Reading Leadership is about making effective decisions. These decisions are invariably based on the mental models leaders carry, about…