It seems over our history, that we have shifted from hierarchy to egalitarianism over the years, even over a year depending on fishing and hunting seasons. My own research led me to a system in the brain called the 'Dominance Behaviour System (DBS). When you give someone power, they tend to make different decisions, ones … Continue reading Redesigning Human Systems to Be Egalitarian
Men Allowed Mondays – Walk. Talk. Belong. Stoic Pilgrim Adventures C.I.C. invites men to step outside, walk side by side, and reconnect — with themselves, with others, and with the natural world. Starting Monday 30th March at 6pm from The Black Lion, Cheddleton, Murph and Ryan Shotton (former professional footballer and co-owner of the pub) … Continue reading Men Allowed – Walk. Talk. Belong.
The future doesn’t belong to big teams.It belongs to small, highly aligned ones. Steve Jobs built tight, focused teams to outmanoeuvre entire industries.Special forces operate in small, autonomous units.Expedition teams survive and thrive because everyone is switched on, adaptable, and accountable. Even Marcus Aurelius led through shared responsibility and internal alignment. This isn’t new.But it’s … Continue reading Dynamic Teaming Walkshops.
We wildschool, just like wild coaching, we as parents find getting outdoors, in nature and getting real world experience works well for us. Matthew's out horse riding at the moment with Emma Murphy. 🙂 This little clips explains the reasons well I thought. Knowledge is consumed...But wisdom is cultivated, by walking, dialogue, in the wilderness, … Continue reading Knowledge is consumed…But wisdom is cultivated
Looking back at this old photo from my military days reminds me why adventure has always been my motivation. The above was taken wandering and climbing around the Himalayas. Early on, I learned to escape hierarchy and test my own limits — eventually joining the SF world, not for prestige, but just to see if … Continue reading 💫⚡💡 Empowered People Behave Differently….And Better! 💪
🍀 Aspirational — Who are we becoming?🍀 Inspirational — Who benefits beyond us?🍀 Motivational — How does this make life better now? That’s what From Mercenaries to Missionaries was really about. Not leaders.Not hierarchy.But ordinary people, in small, trusted teams, choosing to act with purpose—right where they are. History doesn’t turn because of strategies.It turns … Continue reading 🌱 When three things align, change becomes inevitable: 🌊
'the smartest people aren’t just the most technical. They’re the ones with foresight, wisdom, and empathy.' That’s exactly what we train for on The Fellowship men’s retreat. Not through slides or performance theatre — but through peak states, long walks outdoors, nature, and deep dialogue. The way Socrates and Aristotle actually did philosophy: walking, questioning, sensing, … Continue reading Jensen Huang of NVIDIA says it plainly:
Human nervous systems evolved for villages, not global firehoses. Yet today, we absorb the whole world before breakfast. War. Disaster. Collapse. Injustice. Suffering. The anterior cingulate cortex doesn’t experience this as neutral information. It experiences it as threat. So attention narrows. Habits tighten. Possibility contracts. Not because we are failing, but because biology is trying … Continue reading ✨ Reconnecting Clarity in an Overloaded World ✨
Most of us were trained to behave like widgets. -Stay in lane. -Wait for permission. -Optimise your function. But humans are not components. We are sensing, creative, relational, meaning-seeking beings. That’s why working in Dynamic Self-Organising Teams (D-SOTs) feels so different. Because in D-SOTs: -Leadership circulates. -Intelligence is shared. -Responsibility is human again. -And something … Continue reading “Leadership is not scarce. Our systems just make it so.”
💚Yesterday, I witnessed something quietly beautiful.💚 As part of the Stoic Pilgrim Fellowship, we live by a Field Manual of 12 principles — ethical anchors for how we move, think, and act. One of them is Generational Generosity: the idea that our actions today should benefit those who will come after us. A small group … Continue reading 💚 Planting for the Future: Generational Generosity in Action 🌱
