Published inSchool of System Change·Jul 5Learning is ChangeAnna is the CEO (Chief Enabling/Evolving Officer) at the School of System Change. This article, Learning is Change, is part of a series exploring our intentions for inquiry and storytelling through six key themes as we live into our new way of being at the School. Life is learning. Life…5 min read5 min read
Published inConstellating Change: exploring patterns of organising·Jun 9Living the questions: The Forgiveness ProjectA story of living systemic practice and governance with contribution and comments from Rachel Bird (Director) and the wider staff and board “Culture eats strategy for breakfast”, is one of those quotes you hear a lot but what does it mean to operate from this insight? I would also say that for the communities and people exploring ways…10 min read10 min read
Published inLiving Change·Jan 3Finding the patterns of my leadership — 10 phases and qualitiesWhat’s in a role or a title — why does identity matter? Identity is the boundary between the self and the world — it’s what they see of you and what you want them to see. In living systems identity is the boundary between ourselves and our environment, self and…14 min read14 min read
Published inSchool of System Change·Oct 28, 2022Working in the marshlandswhat working across worldviews means for education and learning — Link to full article Marshlands are ecotones. “Ecotone is a transition area between ecologies, where life worlds meet and integrate” James Clifford. Ecotones are critical for diversity as large numbers of species find new ways to co-exsist. They are dynamic and change with the seasons. It is a space full…2 min read2 min read
Published inLiving Change·Sep 18, 2022Taking the undercurrents deeperLiving change intentions, learning and actions for the next 15 months There have been a number of undercurrents of inquiries in my life over the past six or so years, many have been captured with the question — how might we live the change in the world? What is Living…7 min read7 min read
Published inLiving Change·Sep 14, 2022Writing about writingDo you like me hate writing — not see its value or want to do more of it — here I share some of my experience! Writing has never been my strongest skill, I have a strong critique of myself as not being a writer, as a dyslexic growing up…10 min read10 min read
Published inSchool of System Change·Sep 18, 2021Facilitation: an essential systemic practiceIn 2001 fresh out of university I was looking for jobs that connected me to issues I cared about, to play a role in sustainability in some shape or form. I came across an opportunity to support a multi-stakeholder process around the World Summit on Sustainable Development, being an education…16 min read16 min read
Published inSchool of System Change·Jan 20, 2021Power dynamics: A systemic inquiryWhy this article? Purpose and position The word power keeps popping up wherever I turn. Through my ten years of doing my doctorate action research it was all over my notes and reflections. I kept pushing it out of what I was writing about and feeling scared to even go there as if the power of…17 min read17 min read
Published inLiving Change·Jan 17, 2021Living change into 20212020 — the year we all learnt what it means to be isolated and or to know what it means to be with the same people day in day out without the diversity, travel and variety that we are used to. …8 min read8 min read
Published inSchool of System Change·Nov 27, 2020Systemic patterns — supporting process design and facilitationFacilitation is a creative process of bringing awareness to the world. It is about sensing and working with people, interactions, relationships and other dimensions. A lot of this is about following the emerging process and helping to find the potential and the unfolding direction. This all sounds very well but…6 min read6 min read
