Grow your movement by working with complexity

Grow your movement by working with complexity

This blog was written to accompany How To Win, Episode 2 of ChangeMakers Podcast, which tells the story of the Gasfield Free Northern Rivers campaign. When it comes to winning campaigns, nothing beats getting an understanding of how social movements work…there...
Seeing networks in a new way

Seeing networks in a new way

I started to understand the dynamics of human systems while working in North Coast Health Promotion NSW. In 2008 we formed a learning circle to understand how complexity theory might help us understand population-scale change. A rich journey! Our collective learning...
Why bother with how complex systems tick? One word: agency

Why bother with how complex systems tick? One word: agency

I took a plunge into understanding what makes complex systems tick in 2008, while helping develop Sustain Northern Rivers, a regional collaboration to address climate change in northern NSW. My friend Ken McLeod suggested I kick off a Learning Circle in Health...
The Northern Rivers: united people win against gasfields

The Northern Rivers: united people win against gasfields

Originally published Sydney Morning Herald 16/5/14, this piece tells the story of the Gasfield Free Northern Rivers campaign, immediately after victory at the Bentley Blockade. The campaign went on to force the government to buy back gas licences that covered the...