My post mission is ripe for disruption stimulated a lot of thought about the way forward for mission agencies. Most people agree that we are operating in a time where the pace of change means that we need to develop agile systems and procedures. However we all seem to be getting stuck on answering the question… Read More decision making for a complex world
It is duckling season again; a duckling is a good image for vulnerability. They are small, young and fluffy venturing out into a big dangerous world. There are so many perils that face them cats, dogs, drains, cars, lack of food, cold. When I first decided to write about vulnerability for a social media project… Read More sharing vulnerability
The Time is Ripe for new conversations and raising new questions. On July 13 I wrote a post applying disruptive innovation theory to the mission scene in NZ mission is ripe for disruption The post has generated interest and much discussion in several blog posts from the US from Justin Long and the UK from Eddie… Read More the time is ripe
In my kitchen drawer I have an excellent and quite expensive corkscrew. It is a very good corkscrew very well designed and it works well, but it stays in my drawer, covered with other more useful kitchen utensils, and gathering a layer of dust. Now that 95% of wine produced in New Zealand is sealed… Read More mission is ripe for disruption
I guess I have always been disruptive, after all I love stories of small beginnings that transform whole industries (Facebook for example). I love reading about musicians and artists that did something innovative that challenged the established methods and eventually became accepted and part of what was considered normal. Although I was fascinated by reading… Read More an introduction to disruption
Reflecting on Church in NZ 