Arch Just a big glittery bend in the sky.... Nicely framing the light show below! - #Twizel, #NewZealand. - "Look with your eyes. See with your Soul." #Aurora #Galaxy #Lightshow #PureNz #RealMiddleEarth #Landscape #Nightscape #Photography #EastCoastKin #Art

Eco-social contracts are gaining attention in policy circles 🌍🧪 From a place-based perspective, many of these questions are already being worked through in practice, in how people negotiate relationships, responsibilities, and care over time. learningforsustainability.net/post/eco-soc...

A collaborative approach to ethics review in applied and multi-actor work.🧪🌍 For independent researchers and evaluators without ready access to institutional review, this page outlines a practical peer review model that makes ethical judgement visible. learningforsustainability.net/human-ethics...

Many collaborative initiatives spend a lot of time exchanging updates, but far less time reflecting on what information means. This post explores how shared learning environments help groups notice change, respond to uncertainty, and adapt together. 🧪🌍 learningforsustainability.net/post/support...

A collaborative approach to ethics review in applied and multi-actor work.🧪🌍 For independent researchers and evaluators without ready access to institutional review, this page outlines a practical peer review model that makes ethical judgement visible. learningforsustainability.net/human-ethics...

🧪🌍 Nature underpins the economy. The new IPBES Business & Biodiversity Assessment frames biodiversity loss as systemic economic risk – and calls for stronger governance and organisational capability. A short reflection: learningforsustainability.net/post/nature-...

In complex systems work, evaluation supports learning and adaptation as change unfolds, not just end-point judgement. I reflect on five recurring patterns in complexity-aware MEL and what this means for evaluator roles in practice. 🌍🧪 learningforsustainability.net/post/evaluat...

Evaluation in complex, place-based work is not just about methods 🧪🌍 When programmes end but places and responsibilities continue, evaluation becomes part of the design work — shaping how learning and accountability carry forward. learningforsustainability.net/post/evaluat...

The Shape of Silence - Hawke's Bay, NZ. At dawn, the trees at Lake Tūtira were barely more than shadows in the fog. As the sun lifted, their shapes emerged—brief, delicate silhouettes—before the light burned the mist away and the magic dissolved into the everyday. #photography #landscape #nz #fog

A common misunderstanding in systems change: if we map the system well enough, uncertainty will reduce. In practice, the map mainly helps people have better conversations about choices.

Indicators don’t speak for themselves. They only make sense through judgement, context, and conversation, especially in environmental and science-based work. 🌍 🧪 Some MEL resources and reflections shaped by practice here: learningforsustainability.net/evaluation/

Ethical practice in research isn’t just about forms or approvals. 🧪 It’s about judgement, relationships, and care over time, especially when working outside formal systems. I’ve pulled together a knowledge hub of practical protocols and resources here: learningforsustainability.net/human-ethics/

Listen to Carl. It's all the same cause: (My drawing of a Redstart.) 🧪🐡🌿🌎

One thing I keep seeing: ethics works best when it’s discussed early, together, and revisited – not treated as a one-off hurdle.

Ethical practice in research isn’t just about forms or approvals. It’s about judgement, relationships, and care over time, especially when working outside formal systems. I’ve pulled together a knowledge hub of practical protocols and resources here: learningforsustainability.net/human-ethics/

A common misunderstanding in systems change: if we map the system well enough, uncertainty will reduce. In practice, the map mainly helps people have better conversations about choices.

How to change the world from your little place in it? *** Speak about your passions a little. Do what you’re scared of a little. Challenge your tribe a little. Pause before you react a little. Believe that everyone is struggling a little. Spread hope a little. Love yourself at least a little.

We talk a lot about integration and systems change, but what actually holds that work together over time? Often it’s the invisible layer of collaboration and learning infrastructure that’s missing 🧪 A new reflection on what that means in a polycrisis: learningforsustainability.net/post/working...

Such an important reflection. It echoes much of what we see in evaluation and systems change work—where claims of “objectivity” can hide whose knowledge counts. In complex lived contexts, self-report isn’t secondary data; it’s often how harm, adaptation, and recovery first become visible.

Indicators are often treated as neutral. In practice, they only make sense through judgement, conversation, and institutional context 🧪 Why indicators need to be revisited if they are to support constructive adaptation rather than constrain it. learningforsustainability.net/post/indicat...

We talk a lot about integration and systems change, but what actually holds that work together over time? Often it’s the invisible layer of collaboration and learning infrastructure that’s missing 🧪 A new reflection on what that means in a polycrisis: learningforsustainability.net/post/working...

Making space to reflect and adapt in our work isn’t always easy, yet it feels more important than ever. I’ve gathered a few resources to support reflective and reflexive practice in complex, multi-actor settings. 🔗 learningforsustainability.net/reflective-p...

My new post has some thoughts on COP30, not as a stand-alone event but as one punctuation point in a much wider climate transition. These gatherings still matter, but they will only ever be one part of a much wider shift. learningforsustainability.net/post/cop30/

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Working with place over time is rarely tidy. Certain patterns appear when long-term, multi-actor work starts to find its footing. A reflective post drawing out eight lessons for place-based practice. 🧪 learningforsustainability.net/post/working... #Collaboration #Learning #LfSinsights

Working with place over time is rarely tidy. Certain patterns appear when long-term, multi-actor work starts to find its footing. A reflective post drawing out eight lessons for place-based practice. 🧪 🔗 learningforsustainability.net/post/working... #Collaboration #Learning #LfSinsights

Many of us work in complex, multi-actor settings. In this new piece I’ve pulled together seven practice patterns that support more constructive collective action. They draw from evaluation, systems thinking, co-design, and adaptation practice. 🧪 learningforsustainability.net/post/working...

My new post has some thoughts on COP30, not as a stand-alone event but as one punctuation point in a much wider climate transition. These gatherings still matter, but they will only ever be one part of a much wider shift. learningforsustainability.net/post/cop30/

Making space to reflect and adapt in our work isn’t always easy, yet it feels more important than ever. I’ve gathered a few resources to support reflective and reflexive practice in complex, multi-actor settings. 🔗 learningforsustainability.net/reflective-p...

How can participatory action research address complex challenges? This LfS post explores collaboration, reflection action and co-design to empower groups for meaningful change. learningforsustainability.net/post/par-for...

Rethinking scaling in complex settings: reflections from practice learningforsustainability.net/post/scaling...

Rethinking scaling in complex settings: reflections from practice learningforsustainability.net/post/scaling...

How can participatory action research address complex challenges? This LfS post explores collaboration, reflection action and co-design to empower groups for meaningful change. learningforsustainability.net/post/par-for...

Australia has so much clean energy they're literally giving it away. Meanwhile, GOP is in all-out war to stamp out solar www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11...

Looking to use AI for preparation and reflection, not just polished outputs? Check out a short framework: five prompt types, plus a simple structure to keep the human work front and centre. learningforsustainability.net/post/ai-prom...

New publication from #TIAH: 🌍Global climate R&D funding is skewed — UK, EU, and US dominate, while Africa and other regions lag behind. Critical areas like industrial decarbonisation and social sciences remain underfunded. Read the policy brief here: tipconsortium.net/news/new-pub... #Funding

Following #AF2025 in Ōtautahi Christchurch – inspiring focus on trust, relationships, and inclusion in how adaptation happens. I’ve refreshed the Learning for Sustainability page, curating links to frameworks and reflections. 🔗 learningforsustainability.net/climate-adap... #AdaptationFutures2025

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#AF2025 (Adaptation Futures 2025) comes to Ōtautahi Christchurch next week. I’ve refreshed the climate adaptation hub on Learning for Sustainability, bringing together frameworks, MEL, collaboration, and futures resources. 🔗 learningforsustainability.net/climate-adap... #ClimateAdaptation #MEL

DOUGHNUT 3.0 IS HERE! 🎉 Today, DEAL is launching the latest update of the global Doughnut, now monitoring trends in social shortfall and ecological overshoot across the 21st century. #DoughnutEconomics Check out the link below to see all the resources and dive in:

Most climate adaptation plans look good on paper. The real test is whether they work in practice. I’ve curated a revamped LfS site section with annotated links to key open-access resources on adaptation – frameworks, tools, adaptive management & MEL. 🔗 learningforsustainability.net/adaptation/

Indicators help track change, but often miss what matters. This LfS page update shares frameworks & examples for designing indicators that are credible, useful & connected to real-world decisions. 🔗 learningforsustainability.net/developing-i... #Evaluation #Sustainability

🌱 New post: Social learning in action When challenges are complex, progress often comes from people learning their way forward together. Reflection, dialogue, and trust make collaboration possible. 🔗 medium.com/@will_allen/... #SocialLearning #SystemsChange

Standing Tall under Brooding Skies - Pukehou, Hawke's Bay, NZ. #photography #landscape #newzealand

🌱 New post: Social learning in action When challenges are complex, progress often comes from people learning their way forward together. Reflection, dialogue, and trust make collaboration possible. 🔗 medium.com/@will_allen/... #SocialLearning #SystemsChange

Although more researchers use #AI, its full potential for achieving global sustainability goals #SDGs is largely untapped. An new analysis of 792 peer-reviewed articles finds few combine advanced AI applications with deep #sustainability expertise: www.nature.com/articles/s41... @efesce.bsky.social

A great visualization of how focusing on the UN Sustainable Development Goals #SDGs can help guide the pillars of an #ESG strategy, representing the major global challenges that businesses can help to address. #responsiblebusiness #corporatesocialresponsibility

Golden Reflection - Lake Tutira, Hawke's Bay. #photography #landscape #nz #foggytrees

📢 HAPPENING NOW 📢 The IPBES Bureau has commenced its 24th meeting in Bonn, Germany! 🇩🇪 On the agenda: charting the course for future Plenary sessions, reviewing financial plans, and enhancing engagement with key partners. Wishing all a productive day of discussions #ForNature !

A powerful example of participatory systems thinking in education. Evidence as dialogue, not decree. 🔗 www.linkedin.com/pulse/micro-... 🌍🧪 #Education #SystemsChange #ParticipatoryResearch