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  • A conversation with Hazel Hill Wood

    At Hazel Hill Wood, we treat the place not just as a setting but an active participant in the work. A practice I learnt there is, on arrival, to tell the wood what I have come to do. What follows is a reflection on that practice (first published on the Hazel Hill site) and a…

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  • Spotting people spotting kingfishers

    My workshop today is in an office along the same river catchment as the one I live on, so my commute takes me deep into the Frome valley. I know kingfishers nest here but I almost never spot them. Luckily, I’ve found a hack. Look for someone with a massive telephoto lens. Stand nearby. Follow…

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  • Repair as an ambition loop

    In my previous post I wrote about how United Repair Centre are creating the infrastructure that is renewing repair in the fashion sector.  I think their work is a great example of an ambition loop beginning to form.  An ambition loop is a simple model for system change that connects three drivers: When these align,…

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