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Will Allen @willallennz.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

What changes when AI starts doing parts of the work where judgement, participation and interpretation used to sit? I’ve brought together 11 essays exploring that question across professional and collaborative practice. 🧪 learningforsustainability.net/working-well...

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Working well in the age of AI

Eleven essays on working well with AI, connecting professional practice and organisational choices with wider ethical and structural concerns.

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Karsten Weitzenegger @deveval.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

#FF International #Cooperation & #Development Starter Pack by @ecdpm.org bsky.app/starter-pack...

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Will Allen @willallennz.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

Indicators are only useful if we are clear what change they are meant to show. A new LfS post uses climate adaptation to explore how national goals can be grounded in evidence, learning and decisions in particular places. 🧪 learningforsustainability.net/post/assessi...

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How will we know if climate adaptation is working

How can we tell if climate adaptation is really working? This post looks at why clear outcomes need to come before indicators, and how monitoring can connect national goals with evidence, learning and...

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Will Allen @willallennz.bsky.social · 16/08/2026

What happens when AI starts doing some of the work through which we learned to become good at our jobs? My new essay asks what education, training and professional learning need to look like as AI becomes part of professional practice.🧪 learningforsustainability.net/post/rethink...

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Rethinking education and professional development for AI-supported work

How should education, training and professional learning change as AI becomes part of practice? A reflection on capability, judgement and learning through work.

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Jos Buurmans | New Zealand @josbuurmans.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

Between Tides - Rapanui Beach, Taranaki, New Zealand. #photography #landscape #nz

A vertical, fine-art landscape photograph of a moody, overcast black sand beach at Rapanui Beach, Taranaki. In the immediate foreground, two large, matching boulders covered in vibrant green moss sit close together, separated by a narrow channel of reflective, wet sand carved by the tide. Further back on the smooth, dark shore, another smaller pair of mossy rocks rests near the breaking white surf of the Tasman Sea. The sky above is filled with heavy, dark grey storm clouds, creating a somber, minimalist, and atmospheric tone.

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Will Allen @willallennz.bsky.social · 08/08/2026

A narrow frame makes a complex issue look manageable. Agreed scope, defensible budget, signed-off plan. Most pressures push that way. But what gets left out keeps acting on the situation anyway. 🧪 New post on problem framing: learningforsustainability.net/post/problem...

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Problem framing: why how we define issues shapes action

Problem framing shapes what becomes visible, who is involved, and what kinds of action seem possible in complex, multi-actor work.

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Will Allen @willallennz.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

AI discussions often begin with the technology. I think a better starting point is the work itself. What are we trying to improve? For whom? What would people notice if the work became better? That's the starting point for my latest essay. 🧪 learningforsustainability.net/post/better-...

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What would better work with AI look like?

How can AI contribute to better work? This post explores how practitioners can connect AI use with inquiry, participation, judgement and organisational learning.

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Will Allen @willallennz.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

Over the past few months I've brought together a series of essays and practical resources on using AI in professional practice, research and collaborative work. The central question isn't what AI can do. It's what better work with AI would look like. 🧪 learningforsustainability.net/generative-ai/

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AI for reflective practice, research, and collaboration

Essays, practical guidance and curated resources on generative AI in research, evaluation, facilitation and collaborative work.

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Acid Rain @bearysweet.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

Yawn 🥱... "Border Collie relaxing in a stream." We all could use a time-out today. 🐶🧘‍♀️😌 #dog #relaxing

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Will Allen @willallennz.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

AI ethics debates often sound polarised because people talk at different levels. I find it useful to distinguish three: the conditions shaping AI, organisations introducing it, & everyday practices where judgement, participation and responsibility sit.🧪 learningforsustainability.net/post/ethical...

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Ethics around AI use

An exploration of the wider ethical picture of AI, acknowledging both structural conditions and practice-level tensions.

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Will Allen @willallennz.bsky.social · 18/07/2026

Involving everyone in everything isn’t inclusion. It’s exhaustion. Good multi-actor engagement is clear about who needs to be involved in which decisions, when and with what influence, while helping others stay informed and join in when it matters. 🧪 learningforsustainability.net/post/good-en...

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Not everyone needs to be in every meeting

A post on why good engagement does not mean involving everyone in everything, and how varied participation supports trust, influence and accountability.

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NPR @npr.org · 28/07/2026

French President Emmanuel Macron said France was "facing a completely unprecedented fire," describing the situation as France's worst fire-related crisis since World War II. n.pr/4bjlRNn

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With wildfires raging in France and Spain, fire crews race against next heat wave

French President Emmanuel Macron said France was "facing a completely unprecedented fire," describing the situation as France's worst fire-related crisis since World War II.

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Nature Portfolio @natureportfolio.nature.com · 29/07/2026

Batteries based on sodium ions are entering mass production. Nature reports how some researchers say they could ultimately be a cheaper, safer alternative to lithium in electric cars and other energy applications. 🌎🧪

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Beyond lithium: how sodium-ion batteries could change the world

Batteries based on sodium ions are entering mass production. Some researchers say they could ultimately be a cheaper, safer alternative to lithium in electric cars and other energy applications.

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Will Allen @willallennz.bsky.social · 26/07/2026

AI can now produce much of the visible record of participation: transcripts, themes, summaries and reports. But that record cannot show whether people shaped the framing, interpretation or judgement behind it. 🧪 More in the full post: learningforsustainability.net/post/ai-and-...

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AI can produce the record of participation without the participation

AI can produce the record of participation without preserving the collaborative work behind it. What this means for engagement, evaluation and AI policy.

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Will Allen @willallennz.bsky.social · 18/07/2026

A long-term collaborative process can look tidy on paper, then drift if the work around it is not connected. New post on a wider runsheet for distributed collaborative planning. 🧪 learningforsustainability.net/post/distrib...

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A runsheet for distributed collaborative planning

Practical ideas for designing a process for place-based and multi-actor initiatives, connecting learning, engagement, governance and implementation.

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Will Allen @willallennz.bsky.social · 18/07/2026

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Not everyone needs to be in every meeting

A post on why good engagement does not mean involving everyone in everything, and how varied participation supports trust, influence and accountability.

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Will Allen @willallennz.bsky.social · 10/07/2026

Practice change isn’t just about individual behaviour – it’s how teams and orgs learn, adapt and shift routines over time. I’ve refreshed the practice change resources page with social practice theory and implementation support practitioner links. 🧪 learningforsustainability.net/practice-cha...

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Practice change

Resources and research on practice change in complex settings, including organisational learning, and approaches to change.

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Jos Buurmans | New Zealand @josbuurmans.bsky.social · 05/07/2026

Ridge in Fog - Te Mata Peak, Hawke's Bay, NZ. The fog was thick enough that morning to swallow the valley entirely, but the ridge held its shape above it, catching the first warm light before anything below had a chance to. #photography #landscape #nz

Mossy green ridgeline emerging from morning fog above Te Mata Peak with silhouetted eucalyptus trees at the crest and warm amber light filtering through the mist, Hawke's Bay, New Zealand.

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Will Allen @willallennz.bsky.social · 07/07/2026

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Will Allen @willallennz.bsky.social · 02/07/2026

The first AI-assisted draft is not just a draft. It can become the frame a group starts from. AI can turn scattered material into something to discuss. But that first synthesis can shape what a group notices, asks and treats as ready to work from. 🧪 learningforsustainability.net/post/ai-firs...

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AI and the authority of the first synthesis

AI-assisted drafts can help groups think together, but early syntheses still need to stay open to collective judgement.

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Will Allen @willallennz.bsky.social · 02/07/2026

Long-term, place-based initiatives rarely fit neatly within programme cycles. I’ve pulled together a synthesis on evaluation, design and facilitation as continuity work: helping people and organisations learn, remember and adapt across transitions. 🧪 learningforsustainability.net/evaluation-d...

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Evaluation, design and continuity in long-term collaborative work

A reflective overview of how evaluation, systemic design and facilitation work together to sustain long-term, multi-actor collaborations.

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Will Allen @willallennz.bsky.social · 28/06/2026

Reflective practice often gets flattened to "thinking about your work". In complex settings it's more deliberate than that – noticing what you're assuming, and adjusting as you go. Some resources and reflections I've gathered: learningforsustainability.net/reflective-p...

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Reflective and reflexive practice

An introduction to these practices and how they support professional learning, sustainability, and complex systems work.

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Will Allen @willallennz.bsky.social · 28/06/2026

I keep a curated set of Theory of Change resources and guidance here, built up over years of practice. Frameworks, examples, and guidance on diagramming and using one well: learningforsustainability.net/toc-resources/

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Theory of Change resources and guidance

Curated and annotated links to open-access Theory of Change guides, papers and examples, including work on assumptions, contribution analysis, logic models, sustainability science and learning.

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Will Allen @willallennz.bsky.social · 28/06/2026

A theory of change isn't a diagram you make once and file away. It's a shared, revisable account of how change might happen, and why. The value is less in the artefact than in the conversations it forces – about assumptions, and about what you'd need to be true.

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Will Allen @willallennz.bsky.social · 27/06/2026

The Global Justice Report offers one possible picture of a fairer and more sustainable future. A useful question is not only whether that future will arrive exactly as written, but what it helps us ask now. One future can still invite many pathways. learningforsustainability.net/post/one-fut...

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One future - many pathways

How ambitious futures such as the Global Justice Report can help us move beyond blueprint thinking and explore many pathways for change.

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Will Allen @willallennz.bsky.social · 29/04/2026

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Evaluation, design and continuity in long-term collaborative work

A reflective overview of how evaluation, systemic design and facilitation work together to sustain long-term, multi-actor collaborations.

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Will Allen @willallennz.bsky.social · 26/06/2026

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Will Allen @willallennz.bsky.social · 15/05/2026

Indicators are often treated as technical measures. In complex, place-based work, their value depends on how they support shared interpretation, learning and action. I’ve shared the guide here: learningforsustainability.net/effective-in...

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Effective indicators for place-based initiatives

A practical guide to developing and using indicators in place-based, multi-actor settings, supporting shared understanding, reflection, and decision-making.

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Will Allen @willallennz.bsky.social · 15/05/2026

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Effective indicators for place-based initiatives

A practical guide to developing and using indicators in place-based, multi-actor settings, supporting shared understanding, reflection, and decision-making.

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Will Allen @willallennz.bsky.social · 29/04/2026

learningforsustainability.net

Evaluation, design and continuity in long-term collaborative work

A reflective overview of how evaluation, systemic design and facilitation work together to sustain long-term, multi-actor collaborations.

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Will Allen @willallennz.bsky.social · 28/04/2026

Most people working with indicators didn't choose them. They inherited sets designed for reporting. What makes them useful isn't the indicators themselves – it's whether teams create space to interpret results together and connect them to decisions. 🧪🌍️

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Effective indicators for place-based initiatives

A practical guide to developing and using indicators in place-based, multi-actor settings, supporting shared understanding, reflection, and decision-making.

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Conservation Physiology @conphysjournal.bsky.social · 27/04/2026

We are delighted to announce the next installment of our #CommunityConversations webinar series 🌎💬 In this FREE event, journal editors Sean Tomlinson & Jeff Clements @biolumijeffence.bsky.social discuss how to get the most out of the #PeerReview process. Info here ➡️ tinyurl.com/4r9hnjju #ECR

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Will Allen @willallennz.bsky.social · 26/04/2026

Getting indicators right is less about metrics, more about use. A downloadable guide to connecting indicators to real decisions and ongoing learning, grounded in dialogue, trade-offs, and adaptation, with a simple, practical process for use in place-based, multi-actor work.

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Effective indicators for place-based initiatives

A practical guide to developing and using indicators in place-based, multi-actor settings, supporting shared understanding, reflection, and decision-making.

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Jos Buurmans | New Zealand @josbuurmans.bsky.social · 26/04/2026

Taking a break from the ice today. Autumn is doing its thing in Hawke's Bay — mist in the hollows, gold on the hills, and two trees catching the first light of the day. Glad to be home. #photography #landscape #nz Early Gift — Hawke's Bay, New Zealand

Rolling golden hills emerging from layered morning mist at sunrise, with two slender trees illuminated by warm early light against receding ridgelines in Hawke's Bay, New Zealand.

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Will Allen @willallennz.bsky.social · 24/04/2026

I’ve just put together a guide on developing and using indicators in place-based, multi-actor settings. It sets out a simple, practical process to help teams connect indicators with real decisions and ongoing learning. 🌍🧪 Interested in how this resonates with others working in this space.

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Effective indicators for place-based initiatives

A practical guide to developing and using indicators in place-based, multi-actor settings, supporting shared understanding, reflection, and decision-making.

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Paul Willson @pauljwillson.bsky.social · 23/04/2026

I don't think I'll ever get tired of this view, Isle of Skye

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Ian Riddler Photography @ianriddler.bsky.social · 16/03/2026

Arch Just a big glittery bend in the sky.... Nicely framing the light show below! - #Twizel, #NewZealand. - "Look with your eyes. See with your Soul." #Aurora #Galaxy #Lightshow #PureNz #RealMiddleEarth #Landscape #Nightscape #Photography #EastCoastKin #Art

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Will Allen @willallennz.bsky.social · 17/03/2026

Eco-social contracts are gaining attention in policy circles 🌍🧪 From a place-based perspective, many of these questions are already being worked through in practice, in how people negotiate relationships, responsibilities, and care over time. learningforsustainability.net/post/eco-soc...

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What eco-social contracts can learn from place-based work

A reflection on how place-based work can inform emerging eco-social contract thinking.

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Will Allen @willallennz.bsky.social · 12/03/2026

A collaborative approach to ethics review in applied and multi-actor work.🧪🌍 For independent researchers and evaluators without ready access to institutional review, this page outlines a practical peer review model that makes ethical judgement visible. learningforsustainability.net/human-ethics...

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Human ethics for independent researchers and evaluators

Introduces human ethics as a practical foundation for independent research and evaluation, with guidance, protocols, and reflective resources for applied and participatory work.

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Will Allen @willallennz.bsky.social · 11/03/2026

Many collaborative initiatives spend a lot of time exchanging updates, but far less time reflecting on what information means. This post explores how shared learning environments help groups notice change, respond to uncertainty, and adapt together. 🧪🌍 learningforsustainability.net/post/support...

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Will Allen @willallennz.bsky.social · 03/03/2026

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Ethics review for independent research and evaluation

A practical model for a collaborative ethics review in applied and independent research, including structured peer review and documented reflection.

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Will Allen @willallennz.bsky.social · 18/02/2026

🧪🌍 Nature underpins the economy. The new IPBES Business & Biodiversity Assessment frames biodiversity loss as systemic economic risk – and calls for stronger governance and organisational capability. A short reflection: learningforsustainability.net/post/nature-...

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Nature underpins the economy: lessons from the IPBES business assessment

A practice-focused reflection on the IPBES Business and Biodiversity Assessment and what it means for organisational strategy, governance and systemic risk.

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Will Allen @willallennz.bsky.social · 09/02/2026

In complex systems work, evaluation supports learning and adaptation as change unfolds, not just end-point judgement. I reflect on five recurring patterns in complexity-aware MEL and what this means for evaluator roles in practice. 🌍🧪 learningforsustainability.net/post/evaluat...

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Evaluation in complex settings: reflections on practice and evaluator roles - learningforsustainability.net

Reflections on evaluator roles and practice in complexity-aware MEL, sharing five grounded patterns for learning, adaptation, and strategic insight.

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Will Allen @willallennz.bsky.social · 09/02/2026

Evaluation in complex, place-based work is not just about methods 🧪🌍 When programmes end but places and responsibilities continue, evaluation becomes part of the design work — shaping how learning and accountability carry forward. learningforsustainability.net/post/evaluat...

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Evaluation as design: complexity, place, and continuity

A post on complexity-aware evaluation as a design practice in long-term, place-based and multi-actor settings.

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Jos Buurmans | New Zealand @josbuurmans.bsky.social · 04/01/2026

The Shape of Silence - Hawke's Bay, NZ. At dawn, the trees at Lake Tūtira were barely more than shadows in the fog. As the sun lifted, their shapes emerged—brief, delicate silhouettes—before the light burned the mist away and the magic dissolved into the everyday. #photography #landscape #nz #fog

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Will Allen @willallennz.bsky.social · 01/02/2026

A common misunderstanding in systems change: if we map the system well enough, uncertainty will reduce. In practice, the map mainly helps people have better conversations about choices.

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