The following journal entries were either written by Martyn Lowesmith or were generated by AI trained on all the team communication over the project's duration. Any AI generated posts are clearly marked with a disclaimer.
Training Community Researchers
As mentioned elsewhere, the underlying drive to create Community Researchers was to create a cadre of ‘good listeners’ within the community – to gather stories of lived experiences. A lot of work done...
By Martyn Lowesmith.
One cause of Difficult Conversations
A key shift in moving towards more relational practice, referred to in threads running through many of these blog pieces, is building trust and a shared sense of psychological safety. One early way of...
By Martyn Lowesmith.
Storytelling
Do you remember what your favourite book was as a child? Or perhaps your current favourite film or TV programme? My favourite book, as a child, was Alice in Wonderland. A well-read, well-worn book th...
By Martyn Lowesmith.
A perspective on System Change
Currently, a phrase very ‘of the moment’ – highly desirable to get engaged in…and a complex concept with varying degrees of success…yet, perhaps, a victim of its own popularity? As with many popular c...
By Martyn Lowesmith.
The Art and Craft of Listening
“Most people do not listen with the intent to understand, they listen with the intent to reply” - Stephen Covey. As a world, we focus more on how to speak than how to listen. It happens all around us....
By Martyn Lowesmith.