I’m periodically sharing some of the books and ideas I‘ve come across over the past days and weeks. I hope that if you haven‘t come across these yet, you might find them as interesting, useful, and enjoyable as I did. …

I thought I’d periodically try to share some of the books and ideas I’ve come across over the past days and weeks. Why? First, I hope that, if you have not yet come across them, you might find them as interesting, useful, and enjoyable as I did. …

This is a brief roundup of some of the books and ideas I’ve come across over the past days and weeks. My intention is two-fold: If you have not yet come across these, I hope you will find them as interesting, useful, and enjoyable as I did. Sharing this in…

Not long ago I was invited to give a talk about some lessons we might be able to learn from Switzerland’s pandemic crisis management. The invitation provided a welcome opportunity to take a step back and reflect on what’s been happening since all of this started. Much of this piece…

This piece was previously a thread I wrote on Twitter in January 2021. It seemed to resonate quite a bit, which is why I’ve turned it into a blog post. I’ve only edited it lightly. I’ve been cleaning out my notes and wanted to share a short note with four…

Update 13 March 2020: This essay is also available, in lightly updated form, on the website of the New England Complex Systems Systems Institute (NECSI) A German translation has been published by reatch (“research and technology in switzerland”) Massimo Conte of the Complexity Education Project has published an Italian translation …

This is my last week at the Centre for Public Impact after five wonderful years. I feel privileged to have been part of an organisation with such an ambitious purpose. Part of the challenge of being in an organisation with a remit as broad as “shaping a new future for…

Our emerging vision for better government is based on three core beliefs: Most of the challenges we face as society are complex in nature The quality of human relationships matters a great deal Progress is best achieved through continuous learning As we have been developing our views on the future…

Government is no child’s play, it’s serious business because the stakes are so high. So why is it that we’ve been playing the same tired, worn-out cards? We use target-driven managing — even when we know full well that making people accountable for results they don’t actually control inevitably leads…