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February 29, 2020October 29, 2021 by Andrew Outhwaite

Deciding what to do? Consider what’s possible, probable and desirable

What to do? How to decide what to do? Yesterday I spoke to three different friends about decisions: careers, intimate…

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February 14, 2020October 29, 2021 by Andrew Outhwaite

Feedback

A friend recently provided generous, excellent and critical feedback on a blog post and email sent to her. Reading it…

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February 11, 2020August 21, 2022 by Andrew Outhwaite

A guide to Four Territories for developing as a leader

What does it take to develop, as a leader? The day after hosting a webinar with Stephen Duns on Beyond…

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September 7, 2019August 21, 2022 by Andrew Outhwaite

Healthy growth is multidimensional

Learning to think and relate in multiple dimensions, is consequential for the health of a growing ventures, and of the…

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July 17, 2019October 29, 2021 by Andrew Outhwaite

How to be, for a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity

Someday you may be invited to a space, place, meeting, opportunity or community that we sense may be a once-in-a-lifetime…

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June 24, 2019August 21, 2022 by Andrew Outhwaite

About, is not it

About is about, distinct from the thing to which it refers. Seems obvious yet I’ve noticed in my speech, action…

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May 21, 2019October 29, 2021 by Andrew Outhwaite

Who benefits from one’s reflection and learning?

There’s been a shift in my conception of reflection, communication and its role in learning. Rather than reflection and learning…

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May 2, 2019October 29, 2021 by Andrew Outhwaite

Twist towards creation

A thread of learning about prioritising the acts of creation emerged from three contexts recently. The observation of if, how…

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February 26, 2019August 21, 2022 by Andrew Outhwaite

Listening, for facilitators: enabling ease through discerning difference

One function of facilitation is indicated in its etymology: to make actualisation of an aspiration easy. So, facilitation requires discerning others’…

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June 13, 2018August 21, 2022 by Andrew Outhwaite

USA IVLP: advancing entrepreneurship

This June (2018) I’m in a United States’ on an International Visitor Leadership Program exchange scholarship. This post gives a little context…

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February 23, 2018August 21, 2022 by Andrew Outhwaite

The antonym of compassionately coaching: how to crush a climber

Have you ever laughed at something or someone, not felt right about it, but unsure about exactly what was ‘off’…

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February 22, 2018August 21, 2022 by Andrew Outhwaite

Being open about what’s in focus

The fact of finite resources, limited ability and attention and short lifetime durations means that I (experienced or observed) can…

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January 2, 2018April 18, 2022 by Andrew Outhwaite

Learnings from 2017, as shared with Pollinators

How can I best summarise learnings from the past year?   Below is a distillation of some personal learnings and…

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January 30, 2017August 21, 2022 by Andrew Outhwaite

Appreciation + Question – Pollinators and Transitions

This post is in the form of a personal letter, of which I’ve been writing quite a few lately. The…

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October 30, 2016April 18, 2022 by Andrew Outhwaite

Accepting Achievement

On 28th October I accepted the Leadership and Innovation category award within the 2016 WA Regional Achievement and Community Awards. It was and…

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September 24, 2016August 21, 2022 by Andrew Outhwaite

Social change by changing socially

Does social change, require changing socially? Every thought-provoking tweet, crowdfunded project or inspiring social impact conference brings new ideas to our attention and catalyses interesting conversations. But have…

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June 16, 2016August 21, 2022 by Andrew Outhwaite

Eight Insights for Alliances

If you’re trying to change a system or build a new one, collaborating with like-minded people with aligned interests is a likely…

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May 31, 2015August 21, 2022 by Andrew Outhwaite

Purposelessness enabling effectiveness

This post is to share the insights and shifts in attention resulting from contemplation of ‘purpose’ as part of the…

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May 24, 2015August 21, 2022 by Andrew Outhwaite

Purpose, responsibility, revelation and Spiderman

Three weeks in to the Principles of Effective Interaction course (PEI) and I’ve been inquiring into responsibility. This blog post…

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May 22, 2015April 18, 2022 by Andrew Outhwaite

One Day to Live

I’m grateful that someone (from the local paper!) asked me to write 300 words about what I would do with one…

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May 21, 2015August 21, 2022 by Andrew Outhwaite

Principles of Effective Interaction

“Skill in interacting effectively and appropriately is being absolutely grounded in the unknown truth of this present moment (unendingly), relating…

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May 17, 2015August 21, 2022 by Andrew Outhwaite

I’ll follow you: followship and leadership co-arising

In conversations with a friend about our slightly different perspectives and approaches, I looked up definition and etymology of Leadership:…

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April 15, 2015April 18, 2022 by Andrew Outhwaite

Reflections on Day 1 of FORM’s #PUBLICsymposium

Rather than tackled the impossible task to personally condense the first day’s messages and ideas from dozen civic leaders’ life’s…

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February 28, 2015April 18, 2022 by Andrew Outhwaite

Stress: stories about how to hold it, love it and perhaps let go

I’ve just woken up 2 hours earlier than my alarm (set for 5:30am) for the 10th time in the last fortnight….

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January 22, 2015April 18, 2022 by Andrew Outhwaite

Joining the Dots

The last few days I’ve been acutely aware of the story that I’m telling, identity I’m creating and meaning I’m making through…

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January 4, 2015April 18, 2022 by Andrew Outhwaite

2015 Resolutions – art, not doing and paternalism

A few extra ideas and intentions drifted across my mind and captured my attention over the New Year Period…and could be…

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December 20, 2014August 21, 2022 by Andrew Outhwaite

Emergence – cracking open to a new coherency

Have you ever experienced a part of your self or life fall apart? At the same time, has something beautiful, new…

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July 17, 2014April 18, 2022 by Andrew Outhwaite

Confidence and coherence cultivated through commitment

More than once I’ve reflected that perhaps the only thing I’ve ever done ‘wrong’ (or that has lead to undesirable…

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July 21, 2013April 18, 2022 by Andrew Outhwaite

Honouring the legacy of Hawes’ Hermitage

On a sunny, warm Sunday afternoon we gathered to consider how Monsignor Hawes’ legacy could be continued through the wise…

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July 8, 2013August 21, 2022 by Andrew Outhwaite

Awareness in and of transitions

It still surprises me how much a simple shift in attention can change everything. In this case, what I’ve noticed is…

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