The Play-Learn-Serve model emerged from recognizing that traditional work-life balance approaches fail when your "work" is inherently about serving others. Instead of trying to separate work from life ...

That is the kind of work I want to keep doing. Creating calm in complex spaces. Helping teams find clarity and confidence in the middle of change, whatever the setting. Public sector or not, the ...

The inability to focus can lead to reactive work habits – where urgent tasks always win over important ones – and prevent us from making thoughtful, strategic decisions. The solution: Simple, mindful ...

Initially launched as a space for “new and young professionals,” the community has been rebranded to focus on career development more broadly. This isn’t just about early-career support—it's about ...

Before we dive into tools, let’s be clear: AI can do impressive things, but you are still the expert. You’re the one solving real problems with real constraints. AI is powerful, but it’s not ...

You can find the wiggliest root in the world, but if there’s no one around to help pull on it — no budget, no team, no skills, no political cover — it’s a dead end. Intervention without capacity is a ...

At the same time, participants were wary of politicizing the bureaucracy. The danger isn’t just in action—it’s in being misunderstood, or worse, weaponized. One group captured this tension through a ...

Can the South West show how government and communities can work better—together—for people, places and the planet?

I bet you’ve heard or seen this scenario play out more than once. And it still happens. Why? 𝑩𝒆𝒄𝒂𝒖𝒔𝒆 𝒘𝒆’𝒓𝒆 𝒉𝒖𝒎𝒂𝒏. Under pressure, it’s easy to default to control instead of ...

In my previous Apolitical articles, "The Respectful Workplace Toolkit: A Self-Reflection Guide for Public Servants" and "Smart-Talk: AI-Powered Training for Tough Conversations", I made the case for a ...