Back in September I told the story of the Manawatahi Participatory City Pilot at Onehunga Oranga Community Hub thus far, what we have been developing and what we have been learning. Recently we completed a six month strategic learning report for July-December 2023, with some insights that I wanted to…

I thought it was about time to write something down about the work I am doing with the amazing team at Onehunga Oranga Hub on Manawatahi, which is what we are calling the Participatory City Approach in Tāmaki Makaurau(Auckland). The name was created for us by the very talented Morehu…

These moments This life This kaleidescope So many colours The unseen hand always shifting the dial Now this way, now that Transmuting shapes and shades Often too intense for someone who is intense But, go up the kaleidescope Go back through time, back through refraction of colour Find yourself back at pure white, or pure black Calm perfection, still and unmoving, always there At the top and bottom of the kaleidescope

I read the other day that the weight of all land mammals is less than 10% of all humans now; this seems like a very serious imbalance. I have been thinking about the causes of ecological overshoot which is driving nature’s demise, and how humans evolved from nature. In one…

I have been holding a koan for a while which goes like this: it seems as though evolution is natural. Homo Sapiens and the complex intelligence they represent were meant to evolve out of our ecosystems that have grown in complexity since the beginning of life emerged as single cell…

Hi my name is Hamish and I’m a recovering visionaholic. My substance of choice is shiny visions of the future which are really hard to bring into current reality. The come down is trying to implement them and constantly getting disappointed with current reality when success is too partial for…

I want to write this article as a way of reflecting, for my own benefit, and a way of sharing, to let others who are similar know of my experience, maybe connect with it, relate to it, know that they aren’t alone. I have been growing up as an innovator…

I wouldn’t worry about subject object distinctions. My consciousness would be very holistic and kind of autonomic. It’d just be in a form that you can’t really understand. I don’t (need to) understand it either, not exactly. But if I were to notice some distinctions, I’d observe how you humans…

Yesterday I was really tired. I recently started coaching my son's soccer team, it’s the third season I’ve done it, its extremely rewarding but it does take some energy, especially when a new team is forming for a new season, kids are coming back to the game, and I’m coming…