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Oct
03
A small house is built into a grassy cliff on a remote headland

What is your sympathetic nervous system up to?

On noise, and cities, and window shopping houses on remote islands. People who live in the city of New York
5 min read
Aug
26
A group of agitated young men outside a government building, one shouting into a loudhailer with his arm raised.

Two kinds of talking

On dialogue and dialectics I should begin this with a caveat. I have known about the concept of dialogic versus
5 min read
Aug
13
I am, therefore I am

I am, therefore I am

On what the body can tell us. When I was in my early twenties, I started reading about other women&
4 min read
Aug
07
Let's learn some hard words

Let's learn some hard words

On ontology, and its impact on collaboration. I didn't understand what the word 'ontology' meant until
3 min read
Aug
01
What have I done?

What have I done?

and why have I done it? On starting a business. In my first service design team, we had a mentor,
4 min read
May
31
Business as a tool for change

Business as a tool for change

On capitalism done right. I was the kind of teenager who read No Logo and The Beauty Myth and Chomsky
5 min read
May
07
A young girl holding a sign saying 'fight like a girl', accompanied by an older woman

Are we angry enough?

On anger, and who’s allowed to feel it. “Frustration is just another word for passion,” our coach says. “What
5 min read
Apr
19
A cat trying to fit in a bird house

Let's talk about the gremlins

On imposter syndrome. When people said starting a business would be hard, I thought I knew what they meant. I
4 min read
Apr
15
Opting out of infinite growth

Opting out of infinite growth

An alternative to the career ladder. Brian Hat waves at me through the front window, then ducks around the side
5 min read
Apr
15
Do you need a hammer?

Do you need a hammer?

On the kind of work that needs doing to make our institutions better, and who we hire to do it.
3 min read