Which self needs changing?
If we are to adapt to ecological change, we need to change ourselves. But what is my ‘self’?
The National Centre for the Mountain Environment rises from the ashes.
Last week I got an email from Bob, now retired. He told me that there was a “new” plan to create ‘The National Centre for the Mountain Environment’ at CairnGorm. I was - and still am - stunned by this news.
The unknown game: sustainability leadership development in the 2020s.
The shift that needs to be made is to move from trying to integrate sustainability into the game, to understanding that it changes the game altogether.
Dancing the biomes: movement improvisation and the mystery of connection.
Ultimately, the solution to our problems lies in two things: realising, deep in the fabric of our bodies, that we are part of nature and; our imaginations.
What’s hindering sustainability leadership? Time to go beyond innovation dissonance.
Most organisations won’t take the risk of engaging with novel sustainability leadership approaches. Not because they think they won’t work - but precisely because they think they might!
Viral Lessons
Ten lessons learned from the Covid-19 Pandemic.
Towards an Ecopsychotherapy:
a new book by Mary-Jayne Rust.
A new book by Mary-Jayne Rust.
Normal, abnormal & hypernormal
There has been a lot of talk recently about getting back to normal... but what does this mean in a hypernormal world?
The wilderness solo: a touchstone for sustainability leadership.
The solo and story-circle undoes our everyday way of being and thinking. It rattles the cultural architecture which we've learned to accept, exposing fallacies and unearthing new possibilities.
The Allegory of the Pit
One of the joys of coaching is that I meet some amazing people. I also feel that I learn as much from them as they...
Why being outdoors heals us #2: Do the Evolution
We know being outdoors can heal us - but why? How does it work? What is it about being outdoors that is therapeutic?
Why being outdoors heals us #1: A Hitchhiker’s Guide.
We know being outdoors can heal us - but why? How does it work? What is it about being outdoors that is therapeutic?