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Why I Created a Guided Journal Generator—and Why I’m Sharing It

Journal Generator Journalling is often recommended as a way to reflect, manage anxiety, organise thoughts, recognise progress and make better decisions. Yet the advice to “start journalling” can create a problem of its own. Where do you begin? What should you write about? How much time should it take? And what happens when the journal you have chosen does not quite fit the way you…

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Radical Trust, Professional Neutrality and the Discipline of Solution Focused Practice

I recently listened to an episode of the Toward Solution Podcast featuring Chris Iveson. It brought me back to one of the central ideas that first drew me to Solution Focused practice: We must have a radical trust in our clients. That trust is more than a belief that people are capable. It must be visible in how we listen, the questions we ask and…

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Why This Podcast Resonated So Deeply With Me

Mirrors my journey Every so often I come across a podcast that doesn’t simply teach me something new—it helps me understand my own professional journey more clearly. Recently I listened to Toward Solutions Podcast – Episode 13: Neurons, Agency and Going Slow featuring Professor Emeritus Gil Greene in conversation with Deon Singh and Jason Pascoe. It is one of those rare conversations that I found…

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Go Beyond: Solution-Focused Organisational Development and Design – Book 2 Support the Evolution of Complex Systems by Elvira Kalmar

 Having read and reviewed this book’s predecessor, I approached Book 2 with both expectancy and, if I am honest, a measure of caution. Book 1 drew me in at the level of interaction—conversations, reframing, practical tools I could immediately use with individuals and teams. Book 2 moves decisively into the territory of Organisational Development and Design. It is the next stage of the journey. And…

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