Posts in this category reflect on complexity, systems thinking, and the ways change emerges over time. They capture insights into navigating adaptive challenges and reshaping systems for better outcomes.
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...
What do we mean by 'the system'?
While working on the Belong in Plymouth programme, we often found ourselves talking about ‘the system’ when we were discussing how things currently work and how we might effect change in our city. But...
Managing roles in uncertainty
The work to be done is mind-bendingly interconnected. We are highly interconnected as a society. To get to work, we rely on the world’s people and resources to get there before we have even started th...
Using Games to Navigate Complexity
What if we could learn to navigate complex systems the same way we learn to play a game? That’s the question behind our pilot for a systems games workshop—a playful, participatory session that helps ...
The Party June 2023
You could tell we were up for a party. Despite it being a baking hot evening, we crammed over 100 people together for food and relationship building. Young people and residents rubbed shoulders with p...
Understanding System Shifts
We talk a lot about ‘system change’—but what does that actually look like in Plymouth? For us, it means starting where we are: building relationships, noticing patterns, and sharing power. System sh...
Finding Shared Purpose with Changing Futures
In December 2022, we sat down with colleagues from the Changing Futures programme. What struck us most? We were speaking the same language—despite different scopes, timelines, and remits. “It was a m...
Stories Shaping System Change
By August 2022, the pressure on Plymouth’s Emergency Department (ED) had reached critical levels. But instead of pointing fingers or seeking quick fixes, Belong in Plymouth asked a different question:...