This is where I work through ideas emerging from research and practice, testing concepts, practising the grammar of governance in the complex domain, and exploring patterns showing up in governance systems that I encounter.
Recent posts reflect current work on institutional architecture, how governance systems respond to anomalies, and what it means to stay truthful to complexity rather than perform clarity. Earlier posts trace the trajectory that led here.
Complex or wicked problems like climate change need to be addressed by “search consortia” with broad stakeholder representation. This seems to be the kind of leadership that the Climate Ready Academy is calling for. But I don’t think leaders are in the zone where they might give this serious thought…..yet. Traditional competitive dynamics around advantage are too embedded in our norms and processes. How would such groupings be convened? Who is inside and who is outside the consortium? How would incentives be aligned? Who would be the sponsor? And there are many more questions….
