Indicators are often treated as technical measures. In complex, place-based work, their value depends on how they support shared interpretation, learning and action. I’ve shared the guide here: learningforsustainability.net/effective-in...

Long-term, place-based initiatives rarely fit neatly within programme cycles. I’ve pulled together a synthesis on evaluation, design and facilitation as continuity work: helping people and organisations learn, remember and adapt across transitions. 🧪 learningforsustainability.net/evaluation-d...

Most people working with indicators didn't choose them. They inherited sets designed for reporting. What makes them useful isn't the indicators themselves – it's whether teams create space to interpret results together and connect them to decisions. 🧪🌍️

We are delighted to announce the next installment of our #CommunityConversations webinar series 🌎💬 In this FREE event, journal editors Sean Tomlinson & Jeff Clements @biolumijeffence.bsky.social discuss how to get the most out of the #PeerReview process. Info here ➡️ tinyurl.com/4r9hnjju #ECR

Getting indicators right is less about metrics, more about use. A downloadable guide to connecting indicators to real decisions and ongoing learning, grounded in dialogue, trade-offs, and adaptation, with a simple, practical process for use in place-based, multi-actor work.

Preprint currently in review Indicators of Global Climate Change 2025: annual update of key indicators of the state of the climate system and human influence essd.copernicus.org/preprints/es...

Taking a break from the ice today. Autumn is doing its thing in Hawke's Bay — mist in the hollows, gold on the hills, and two trees catching the first light of the day. Glad to be home. #photography #landscape #nz Early Gift — Hawke's Bay, New Zealand

I’ve just put together a guide on developing and using indicators in place-based, multi-actor settings. It sets out a simple, practical process to help teams connect indicators with real decisions and ongoing learning. 🌍🧪 Interested in how this resonates with others working in this space.

Today's post: Fire, wind, and lies: How we talk about wildfire shapes how we respond – Making Science Public share.google/CAsijh1DBgvk...

I don't think I'll ever get tired of this view, Isle of Skye

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

#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: