It has been a blessing to be able to write my ending here alongside my colleagues in a human first and trusting way. ♥️

Be well, light fires, remain curious. - Lara.

Half Full Cups | A Toxic Productivity Spoken Word Poem YouTube video by Collective Impact

When my time with a company ends it is sudden. I am used to the inhuman rug pull of revoked permissions. Not so, here. Here there is trust.

Yet I have created something without permission, that no one knows is coming. But that thing will be human and that thing will be hope.
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National Urban Beekeeping Day Excited about the National Urban Beekeeping Day? Read on to find out all about it.

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We've got an (old) new home online! IT'S A SHINY NEW WEBSITE!

Check it out, we'd love some feedback on how it's feeling now!

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"𝐖𝐞 𝐤𝐞𝐞𝐩 𝐠𝐞𝐭𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐝𝐚𝐭𝐚 𝐛𝐮𝐭 𝐢𝐭’𝐬 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐡𝐞𝐥𝐩𝐢𝐧𝐠.”

Our current learning approaches are trapping us in the status quo - too focused away from the people *doing* the learning...

Join us (free) for a chat and a think together 𝐍𝐞𝐱𝐭 𝐖𝐞𝐝𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝐚𝐭 𝟗.𝟑𝟎𝐚𝐦! us06web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

Human Learning Systems: Building community power from the grassroots up Join us online to explore how we are supporting local people to be part of new models of participative community decision making.

Building Power From The Grassroots Up ⬆️

Join Andy a week from today, online, with the Human Learning Systems Collaborative to explore how we are supporting local people to be part of new models of participative community decision making!

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Thank you to everyone who joined with us to hold space for inner work today. It was so nourishing to be in a space where people could just *be* and were even able to be comfortable with the natural silence of deep thought. What a wonderful way to spend a morning!

Free Inner Work Webinar | Collective Impact A free, no-strings attached, webinar on the inner work needed to change systems.

It's not too late to enjoy some (much needed) wholesome space with us tomorrow morning as we hold a conversation with you about the inner work needed for systems change. Grab a cuppa and a comfy seat and join us if you can!

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*Let's change some systems!*

We're hosting a FREE webinar: The Inner Work Needed To Change Systems: Doing The Work Together.

Thurs 24th 9.30am (there's a short intro read (15mins) of our previous session if you're curious / wanna prep here: tli.sh/Np)

Join us via zoom here: lnkd.in/eHmwWBRr !

100%. Accessibility looks different to different folks!

Thank you for posting this! I know folks feel 'bad' taking space but: 'If you need ACCESS to an ACCESSIBLE toilet' get a radar key.

-Maybe you've just given birth & your bladder is iffy,
- Maybe you're trans and need to pee safely
- Maybe you're autistic & the lights / noise is softer there

Is Mirri aware that getting up requires moving and thus, dislodging her from her regal throne and most holy of positions?

...because if so I sense that perhaps this air of concern may be nefarious in nature...

We'd be delighted if you shared space with us on Thursday 24th April as we discuss The Inner Work Needed To Change Systems: Doing The Work Together. (It's free & online, just bring tea!)

- You can catch up on our last session here: tli.sh/Np

- And sign up here: us06web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

A full house, people sneaking their way in, laughter, stories of sausages... and crowd of people changed by new ideas. Ideas that centre learning in the human and not in metrics.

We have left Marmalade festival in Oxford feeling truly humbled by the reception of our work, thank you everyone!

I love that 'role playing' is a part of this. The need for play and experimentation seems to be a thread connecting so much of radical thought!

Hell YES. I wonder if it's because other folks just don't have the level of constant airtime he has? There are plenty of people in the limelight who are autistic - Anthony Hopkins was diagnosed at 70 and the pop star Sia has also spoken about it... But someone really needs to take that mantle up!

Yes, though, frankly this is doing a great disservice to red fluffy muppets (personally I'm loving the use of fElon as a nickname these days). and autistic people.

Just sayin:' most ND folks have learned the difference between a nazi salute and sharing their heart. 🙃

Why stories of trauma don’t create change | Nathalie McDermott | TEDxLondon YouTube video by TEDx Talks

Let's talk social media. Let's talk change. BlueSky, sincerely, I love you but (even as a goth with an absurdist outlook) THERE HAS TO BE A BETTER WAY than the constant doom stream. It needs to start with us.

Our friend Nathalie makes the case, but what say you?

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Shifting Systems Through Honest Conversations It was clear from the stories people shared that the systems we strive to change are not merely external constructs, but are deeply enmeshed...

Our lovely friend Helen wrote this after our recent discussions about inner work - and really captured the spirit of a conversation that moved all of us. Shifting systems, creating change, really is rooted in truly honest conversations just like this. #systemschange

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As someone who admittedly has a fondness for the nihilistic humour of the original meme... this hit especially hard today.

(Sorry not sorry). Pucker up! It’ll be the zest thing for learning within systems change since sliced toast…

We're peeling back the bitter pith surrounding learning; squeezing out why current learning approaches trap us and segmenting why we just Keep. Getting. Learning. Wrong. lu.ma/nsc1qgx9

"Capitalism hates love"
Seen in Valparaiso, Chile

Lived Experience and the Importance of the Heart Our culture requires us to sever and imprison our heart, cutting us off from vital sources of experience and learning.

Why do we talk about 'heads of organisations' but we don’t talk about them having a heart or a gut?

Big data doesn't value the unmeasurable. We leave our other sources of wisdom, and the scope of human potential, on the cutting room floor.

#SocialistCircle #anticapitalism

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How do we help todays stuck systems become unstuck? An invitation to people with institutional power to join the work of transforming systems

🔥🔥🔥: "If equitable and just systems are dependent on collaborations doing deeper relational work in the context of a more polarized world, then it absolutely matters how you show up, what you show up for, and what leadership you are bringing to the table."

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So much this! A core part of systems change is collective inner work - the space needed to put down the masks and be human... with all the mess that that entails 💔

This is the path I have chosen. #anarchy

The Earth is Burning YouTube video by Teaology, a podcast.

A poem on chaos and complacency that really resonated during our discussions on the importance of inner work today!

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What I don't know about inclusion I have lived with a disability – a visual impairment – for my whole life. However, the more I have experienced exclusion as a disabled person, the more I see the limits of my understanding of how to i...

Sometimes what we don't know about inclusion is the most important thing we can know...

In this blog post Abby Taylor discusses her experiences and suggestions on creating *truly* inclusive spaces.

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