a new year begins…
i enjoy this moment at the new year of looking back and looking forward, a time to pause, reflect, dream, maybe even dare to hope against the odds. it's a…
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January 1, 2024
on innovation 3: feeling your way
how does newness happen or emerge? i am fascinated by this question. one way it happens is through feeling your way. this may sound vague or airy fairy but I…
December 8, 2017
on innovation [2] – the creative stance
my son joel studied at chelsea art college. i was really inspired by what i observed of the course he did - it was creative, assignments were stretching and nearly…
November 16, 2017
on innovation [1] – we do things differently
i keep talking to people about innovation. i have a ton of thoughts that have been knocking around my head for a while in the areas of change, newness, innovation,…
November 14, 2017
dissent
i am teaching MA students today on a leadership module at cms pioneer training and exploring dissent for leadership. this has led to me re-reading gerald arbuckle's refounding the church…
November 1, 2016
only grief leads to newness – a reflection for the youthwork blog
i have written a reflection for this month's youthwork blog. it seems as though there is a mood in youthwork circles that some change s needed so i share a…
November 11, 2015
fear, courage and change – church of england welcome to the incoming future!
every organisation, institution, business has to negotiate change. the rapid changes in the wider culture and perhaps especially in technology in the last 30 years make it feel as though…
February 10, 2015
did i mention arbuckle contributes to the pioneer gift book?!
a running joke with pioneers at cms and indeed some others is how much i am a fan of gerald arbuckle's writing. to be honest it's all fair - i…
August 29, 2014
manage the world or change the world?
i have not been able to stop thinking about the massive attack v adam curtis gig that i blogged about here. joel send me a link to a piece which…
July 11, 2013