Hi everyone, I hope you had a wonderful weekend! I wanted to invite you to our next Skill Builder session tomorrow at 12.30pm - 1pm CET— this one on Inclusive Mindset & Intercultural Competence, part of the Collaborating dimension of the IDG framework. We'll be looking honestly at where we default to our own cultural norms, whose perspectives we're not actively seeking, and what it actually takes to share power in collaboration. We meet tomorrow at 12.30 pm CET. See you there. Sarah & Nadene

Where do you find yourself in this moment of systems transition? Are you pioneering the new? Hospicing the old? Supporting the in-between? Systems change happens in an uneasy space—between what’s fading and what’s yet to fully emerge. While we see glimpses of a regenerative future, extractive systems still dominate. So, how do we navigate this transition? 👉 Enter the Berkana Two Loops Model Developed by The Berkana Institute, Margaret Wheatley and Deborah Frieze, in the '90s this model maps out how systems change. As one system declines, another slowly emerges—not through sudden transformation, but through intentional transition. But here’s the uncomfortable truth: the old system doesn’t go quietly. So, who drives the transition? 🚀 Pioneers emerge first, those brave enough to experiment with new ways of thinking and doing. Without connection and support, those pioneering voices can easily be drowned out by the dominant system. THIS is why community matters. Pioneers need networks—to share, to connect, to recognise they’re not alone. 🤲🏽 Protectors, meanwhile, are those working within the current system—they nurture the new ideas, they carve out space for them to grow. But it's not only about innovation. Some fulfil the role of hospice workers for the old system—gently guiding it to a close while composting what’s worth keeping. 🌱 It’s about holding onto the best of the old, while gracefully letting the rest go. Where do you find yourself in this moment of transition? What would your role be within the Berkhana Two Loops Model? Let us know in the comments! 🌍✨ Thank you commonland for the reminder!

The short course “The World as a Village of 100 People” is structured around four weekends each with their own theme. Last time I wrote about week one - Orientation. We looked at and discussed the data, the statistics, the cold architecture of global inequality. This week we moved into something harder to measure: Imagination. CAN WE UNDERSTAND A PERSON WE NEVER MET? It sounds like such a simple question, but it isn’t. Most of us move through life in circles of sameness. We build relationships with people who share our education level, our income bracket, our ethnicity, our worldview. Even when we think we’re being open, the algorithms of social media are quietly doing the opposite. They push us deeper into our own corner, reinforcing what we already believe, showing us more of what we already see. The concept of ubuntu — I am because we are — tells us that we are incomplete without the other. A person is a person through other people. But which people? And how do we reach the ones we never encounter? Because even our imagination has its limits. It is shaped by what we have lived, what we have read, what we have been allowed to see. We don’t imagine freely, we imagine from somewhere. And that somewhere is always, unavoidably, ourselves. This is where the course introduced an idea that stayed with me long after the session ended. Most non-fiction is written in first or third person. "I experienced this." "She lived through that." The reader remains at a safe distance. Moved, perhaps, but separate. Second person is much rarer, and for good reason: it is uncomfortable. “You wake up before dawn.” “You fold a torn page carefully into the seam of your pants because you have no bag, no shelf, no box of your own.” Suddenly there is no distance. The grammar has placed you inside someone else’s life before you decided whether you were ready to go there. It doesn’t ask permission. It just takes you. But here is the question that unsettled me: is that understanding, or is it a literary trick? The immersion feels real. The empathy feels genuine. And yet, circumstances haven’t changed. Only the reader’s comfort has.

Hi everyone, Glad to be here. I'm a London-based coach, strategist, and experience designer with a deepening interest in embodiment and what it means to live and lead with greater presence and intimacy with ourselves and the living world. Alongside my work, I'm immersed in biodynamic body psychology, spiritual ecology, and contemplative practices. Also currently open to new work opportunities and looking forward to connecting with more of this community. 😊

Excited to share that @Nadene Canning and I will be hosting "Inner Dimensions of Climate Action" as part of #LCAW2026. It is an online and interactive session exploring the IDGs through Nature 🦋. Friday, 26 June 2026 (2pm - 3pm BST | 3pm - 4pm CEST) All are welcome. Check out our community calendar or click here for more information.