In celebration of the people and tools who can deveil systems so that we can see more clearly, discern more wisely an act more judiciously. Today in praise of frameworks.

"Are you on automatic pilot? It's a phrase we hear on days when we're just ticking along or doing something that's so much part of our dna that we can do it unthinkingly. But what if we're on automatic pilot about the systems, narratives and beliefs on which we have designed the society we live in? What if we're just blindly propping up and unconsciously endorsing constructs that are leading us invisibly towars a cliff edge of collapse?

There is Truth, Truthfulness and Fact. A Truth is very hard to find. A Truth is something universal. Truthfulness is always relative. Yes, my bum looks big in this. But how many of us refrain from truth for fear of hurting those we care about. We tell partial truths. White lies. Fact. Hmm, facts are infinitely 'spinnable'. Facts can be made to say anything we want them to say if we are quick an clever with words.....

Our information ecology - information coming in from brand marketing, scientific publications, through media, campaigning, governments, lobbyists, what our neighbours and friends tell us - is heavily polluted and compromised. A heavily polluted information ecology means it is almost impossible to make informed, enlightened choices and good decisions.

A key question we have to consider is how do we as regenerative practioners contribute to a healthy information ecology that regenerates trust? Who do we need to be and how do we need to conduct ourselves?

We need de-veiling skills and tools. As de-veiling tools, frameworks are our best friends. Some people love frameworks, others not so much. They have revealed to me who I am and how I work which for decades was instinctive and un-explainable to others. They have helped me generate 'aha' moments for others, revealing new perspectives that create a momentary window of opportunity for change.

A good framework captures a universal truth. It is an embodiment of some sacred natural law and energy that plays out in any situation you can apply it to. Frameworks helps us navigate complexity and uncertainty. They are tools for sense-making. They helps us see the processes of living systems that may be invisible to our naked eye. They help us understand the complexity and significance of relationality between people, beliefs, actions, tensions an between the parts of systems that make them whole. They reveal surprising perspectives that can be the bedrock of change.

“Frameworks enable us to create designs that are consistent with the dynamism, evolutionary tendencies, and interdependence characteristic of living systems. It makes our thinking intentional rather than accidental. It also provides a common language that enables cross-discipline communication and collaboration. “ Mang.