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All design is social. The lasting impact of our work emerges from a weave of relationships and conversations—within our teams and organizations, and those that weave us into the larger stories and systems we affect. We can learn to include this weave in our work.

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Creativity Practice: Frequently-Asked Questions

Answers to questions people have asked about Creativity Practice x6.

Creativity Practice: Themes and Practices

Thoughts about the themes and practices to be included in the Creativity Practice x6 event.

Creativity Practice x6

A rhythm of provocation, conversation and practice, starting in January 2024. For folks who feel their creative urge, and want practice in…

Experiencing emergence with the Systems Game

How do you help students, poised to engage in system shifting work, understand concepts such as emergence and interdependence? In this…

The passport story

A five-minute video about an organizational prototype, designed to grow relationship between departments. It's an example of playfully…

Essays on human-centered design

As I studied the ideas, approaches and methods of social complexity, I gathered notes and scribbled thoughts. This post lists the results.

Complexity notes and essays

As I studied the ideas, approaches and methods of social complexity, I gathered notes and scribbled thoughts. This post lists the results.

Snippets about play

"Recovering sandbox time" and "Poetry in research and creativity"—two short snippets on play, written for the Catalysts book published by…

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