For around 300,000 years, humans lived in small, interdependent groups. Not rigid hierarchies.Not corporate ladders.But adaptive, self-organising communities. Anthropologist Richard B. Lee described many of these societies as fiercely egalitarian. Each person embodied a role: Shaman — wisdom, pattern recognition, decision integrity Hunter — decisive action, focus, courage under pressure Scout — curiosity, exploration, new … Continue reading Why We Need More Elders
There are four levels of resilience. Understanding them changes how we develop people, teams, and organisations. 1. Regression When pressure hits, people fall back. Energy drops. Capability narrows. Support is needed just to stabilise. 2. Resistance The instinct to push back against change. Avoidance. Delay. Quiet denial. This is visible across society right now—in how … Continue reading 🌳 From Resilient to Robust: What the Oak Tree Teaches Teams 🌳
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
🍀 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: 🌊
AI optimises brilliantly. But optimisation without restraint starts to feel inhuman. Not because machines are evil — but because they’re shaped by environments where winning is everything. That’s how systems end up behaving like the dark tetrad: cold, extractive, manipulative — without intending harm. AI doesn’t feel brittleness. It doesn’t pause at ethical edges. It … Continue reading AI isn’t dangerous. Misaligned systems are.
Men have spent centuries being shaped for obedience. Empires, institutions, and markets all depend on men who follow orders without asking too many questions. Over time, this obedience becomes confused with virtue. But the kind of personalities most comfortable issuing such orders are rarely the wisest. Modern psychology identifies a cluster of traits — the … Continue reading When Obedience Becomes the Problem
Every day we pass trees, flowers, and plants. Most of us don’t truly see them. We’ve been trained to treat green things as mechanisms, objects — resources to be managed or ignored. That way of looking is the same mechanistic story that’s pushed us toward crisis. From cradle to grave we learn to put “nature” … Continue reading Walk with the Living World
It happens when people are in the right state to think together. Dynamic Team Walkshops take big, abstract problems and make them human-scale. By walking side-by-side in nature, people move into a calmer, more coherent mental and emotional state. This isn’t theory – it’s biology. Gentle movement and shared rhythm naturally increase anandamide, serotonin, and … Continue reading Real change doesn’t come from telling people what to think!
That’s the problem. -When you never slow down, you lose perspective. -When you stay indoors, immersed in noise, you drift from reality. The smartest leaders know this: * You don’t find clarity by pushing harder — you find it by stepping back. * That’s where coaching and nature come in. Walking in wild spaces shifts … Continue reading Most business leaders are too busy to think!?
If you want your team to perform at its best, it’s not just about skills—it’s about understanding themselves, each other, and how they operate together. Our Dynamic Team Walkshops combine: Self-awareness & strengths exploration Developing an ecology of practices to operate as a truly dynamic team Neurochemical bonding in nature—using the outdoors to spark creativity, … Continue reading Dynamic Team Walkshops
