Tag Archives: Space

The Key To Leadership

The history of human social evolution can be charted through the technologies of enclosure, and trespass, and mechanisms of separation and control. Our modern society is built upon principles of collectivism, but part of that collectivism involves notions of ownership, … Continue reading

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Leadership: Motion – Difference – Bridging

Considering leadership as motion: not simply within one system, but between spaces. At the boundary. Some fragments of thought around this: Silence as a sharp tool: the ways that silence is felt, imposed, explored. The role of leader to create … Continue reading

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Revisiting the London Dereliction Walk

I’ll be returning to London for a new performance of the London Dereliction Walk in March this year: it’s an immersive exploration of the notions of ‘boundary’, ‘voice’ and ‘shadows’ through a day long walk through London, stopping in various … Continue reading

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New York – Evolution

I realise it was nine years ago that i published the first New York book, exploring ‘Communities, Spaces, and Performance’. It was an initial observation of the ways we cohabit space, often each blind to the other. Sometimes through ownership, … Continue reading

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The Delusion of Productivity

I have come to realise that many of the supposed mechanisms of productivity and connection provided to me through technology are, in fact, the opposite. I fear that the suites of tools and features that allow me to work from … Continue reading

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19 Sub Questions on ’The Future of Work’

Yesterday i shared a series of questions around the first two elements of this framework – it’s an enquiry framework for Teams to explore what type of ‘future of work’ they desire. Today, i’m adding a second layer of sub … Continue reading

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Community Building: Space and Gateways

Just #WorkingOutLoud today to share two new illustrations around the Community Building work. This first one is about our role as Community Builders: it sits alongside a questions that asks which ‘self’ people can bring into a Community. It’s part … Continue reading

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Space and Power

Around the world, spaces lie empty: University and Organisational campuses, Head Offices, Industrial Parks and Innovation Spaces. Their populations have not disappeared, but rather dispersed: home working, connected by technology, remote, but not apart. But not together in the same … Continue reading

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#WorkingOutLoud on the Remote Working Survival Guide

I am working flat out to write the Guidebook to go alongside the ‘Finding your Campfire’ webinars. Through this week i will be #WorkingOutLoud to share my progress. Today, part of the first chapter, on ‘Packing your Backpack’. Please note … Continue reading

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Finding Your Campfire – Session One – Packing Your Backpack

Next week i start a series of 3 linked webinars for newly remote teams. I will repeat these for as long as demand persists, moving each week between different timezones. The three sessions explore three aspects of remote working. Session … Continue reading

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