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Strategic Doing

The Other AI - Appreciative Inquiry
Ever wondered why I insist on native plants and not food growing on the verge? And why the emphasis on working within the council rules? It's not what…
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Gayle Dallaston
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Urban Heat - Emissions AND Biodiversity
If the answers to climate change and urban heat were simple, we’d have solved them long ago. Instead, we do our best to cope with the consequences.
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Gayle Dallaston
Can verge gardens really change the world?
Activists say that action breeds hope. I’d qualify that to say it’s a series of strategic actions and what we do around that activity, that is needed to…
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Gayle Dallaston
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Hierarchy or Network?
Reflecting on the structure of your group and the organisations that you are dealing with can make it easier to manage expectations and outcomes.
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Gayle Dallaston
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Are you getting stuck? Could better questions help?
Whenever you feel stuck, step back and look at the conversations and the questions that are framing the problem you are trying to address.
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Gayle Dallaston
Toondah Harbour - A good decision but no answers for the future
Any solutions to the mess we are in with climate change and biodiversity loss have to combine environmental, economic, social, and cultural outcomes.
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Gayle Dallaston
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Conversations: Different Views of Placemaking
Participating in this sort of conversation can add new insights and shift, widen, or fine-tune our own views. It certainly did for me...
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Gayle Dallaston
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High Impact, Low Cost - The Big Easy
It’s very easy to get drawn into activities and events that take a lot of effort with little gain for your group. The Big Easy method helps you plan…
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Gayle Dallaston
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Verge Garden Policies and Why they Matter
You can approach a verge garden policy as a simple set of rules but that's not always helpful.
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Gayle Dallaston
Where are we going? How will we get there?
These are the questions that shape our conversations as we plan and manage our group projects.
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Gayle Dallaston
10 Skills of Strategic Doing
We incorporate many of the practices of Strategic Doing in group projects and collaborations.
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Gayle Dallaston
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