Participatory action research (PAR) offers a practical and inclusive approach to tackling today’s complex challenges. By combining collaboration, critical reflection, and iterative cycles of inquiry and action, this approach helps create solutions that are both meaningful and sustainable. This post
This post introduces key ideas for supporting just transitions in complex systems — building a foundation for collaborative change across environmental, social, and economic challenges. The “A guide to just transitions | He puka arataki whakawhitinga tika“, was developed to
Addressing complex sustainability and development challenges require collective action. This post points to the pivotal role of facilitation and co-design in fostering impactful, constructive change. Human behaviours, at various decision-making levels, play a crucial role in navigating the complex sustainability
In today’s fast-moving and increasingly complex environment, leaders and teams must collaborate effectively to respond to challenges, work across differences, and deliver meaningful outcomes. This post explores the often-underestimated role of facilitation in promoting constructive, collaborative change. Facilitation can be
This post provides an introduction to an extended DPSIR (Driving Forces-Pressures-State-Impacts-Responses) framework, and looks to show how this can be used to more closely link the social and natural sciences to better help policy makers address complex problem situations. It
Building collaboration for complex challenges requires more than good intentions. It calls for expertise in social processes, skills for working together, institutions that support participation, and ways of learning from practice. This post reflects on four areas where capacity building
This post and accompanying presentation shine a light on methodologies that help us combine reflective practice and adaptive management. The post and presentation begin with some ideas and concepts that introduce adaptive management and social learning, and then move to
The new SAGE Handbook of Participatory Research and Inquiry is now published and available as a two-volume set. My own involvement in this over the past three years has been as a co-editor of the Participatory Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning
Shaping effective practice change means going beyond rules, incentives, or awareness campaigns. It requires understanding the deeper motivations, barriers, and social contexts that influence behaviour, and drawing on a mix of models and strategies to design change that lasts. Human
A rubric is an easily applicable form of assessment. They are most commonly used in education, and offer a process for defining and describing the important components of work being assessed. They can help us plan and assess complex tasks
This site curates annotated links to tools and frameworks for people working in complex, multi-actor settings. It also shows how different dimensions of practice fit together across real-world contexts.
If you’re looking for tailored support – whether that’s short advisory input, process design, reflective coaching, or strategic writing – you’re welcome to get in touch or visit my bio and services page to learn more. I work collaboratively on facilitation, evaluation, and learning design, often during early-stage or time-limited phases.
Visit some of my reflections on collaborative practice and learning in complex, multi-actor settings.
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Visit core pages introducing key themes, approaches, and frameworks for supporting collaboration and learning in complex, multi-actor contexts.
