Foundational Themes
Love
Unstorying the Self
Discover the journey of unstorying the self, exploring how personal narratives shape our identity and the ethical responsibility we hold to others, nature, and the world.
Wading at the Edges
All my life, I have essentially waded at the edges of the proverbial pools of life–a condition that does not lend itself to transformation, an idea I recently gleaned from Braiding Sweetgrass (2013) by Robin Wall Kimmerer.
Stepping Outside The Shadows Of Myself
Those two boys to my left are my sons when they were much younger and I subscribed to a much different paradigm of life, so different in fact that what I am about to write would have been unthinkable when this photo was taken.
Presence
Spaciology Field Guide: Active Receptivity — The Power of Practiced Stillness
Most problems aren’t solved by the first solution that appears. Our culture rewards quick responses and decisive action, but the most profound insights often emerge in the pause between stimulus and response.
Spaciology Field Guide: Accountability Over Accuracy — When Being Right Isn’t Enough
When harm happens—and it always does in human systems—our instinct is often to defend our intentions or prove we were “right.” But being technically correct while relationships fracture creates pyrrhic victories.
Spaciology’s Information Ecology: Anchoring Meaning in Space
Spaciology’s information ecology is a new, practical framework that demonstrates the discipline’s viability and real-world application. It organizes why, what, and how into three connected layers that enable practical change.
Space as Metaphor
Spaciology Field Guide: Active Receptivity — The Power of Practiced Stillness
Most problems aren’t solved by the first solution that appears. Our culture rewards quick responses and decisive action, but the most profound insights often emerge in the pause between stimulus and response.
Spaciology Field Guide: Accountability Over Accuracy — When Being Right Isn’t Enough
When harm happens—and it always does in human systems—our instinct is often to defend our intentions or prove we were “right.” But being technically correct while relationships fracture creates pyrrhic victories.
Spaciology’s Information Ecology: Anchoring Meaning in Space
Spaciology’s information ecology is a new, practical framework that demonstrates the discipline’s viability and real-world application. It organizes why, what, and how into three connected layers that enable practical change.
Time
Beyond the Hero’s Journey (Part II)
Technology, profit, productivity—these are hallmarks of what is often construed as progress within the Western worldview? Progress for whom?
Beyond the Hero’s Journey (Part I)
Floods, wildfires, drought, biodiversity loss, habitat destruction, pollution, mass riots, war—this is the world right now in active ecological crisis.
Space as Metaphor: Beyond Output-Oriented Paradigms (Part II)
Strategic plans are particularly excellent examples of a process with questionable results, especially if stakeholder collaboration is desired.
Truth
The Meaning of Freedom
This past weekend, I had occasion to visit Freedom, NH for their Old Home Week Celebration—an experience that changed my perspective on what it means to be human.
Rethinking Transformation: More Than a Hero’s Tale
For generations, the hero’s journey has shaped how we imagine change. Its arc—departure, ordeal, return—offers a compelling story of individual transformation.
The Radical Limits of Prescriptive Approaches
There is a certain comfort in a playbook. Step one, step two, step three: a promise of order in a world that feels increasingly chaotic.