Governance
this is the power in not only individually dreaming, but in collectively dreaming. There is power in communing in ideas of freedom that whiteness could never even fathom.
Annika Hansteen-Izora • Communal Dreaming
“All governance involves power: more powerful actors receive more favourable outcomes than less powerful ones; equality and fairness are rare” (Morrison et al, 2019; p.2).
Griffith Centre for Systems Innovation • Governance in and for complexity
But governance could be reframed:
• From control to care → Governance that enables communities rather than imposing top-down solutions.
• From heroism to collective intelligence → Decision-making that distributes power rather than centralising it.
• From neutrality to narrative awareness → Governance that acknowledges how stories shape systems and actively rewrites them.
We can change the narrative now. A new story is arising - we just need to start making those changes.
Playgrounds over Paths
Today's standard design wisdom focuses on the design of linear paths. Sometimes they may branch, but they're ultimately a sequential set of steps towards a desired outcome.
Within complex systems, these paths often lack the flexibility to adapt to emergent conditions - users acting outside the "designed boundaries".
Instead of... See more
Today's standard design wisdom focuses on the design of linear paths. Sometimes they may branch, but they're ultimately a sequential set of steps towards a desired outcome.
Within complex systems, these paths often lack the flexibility to adapt to emergent conditions - users acting outside the "designed boundaries".
Instead of... See more
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