If you are trying to make a positive difference in this world and you're finding that you're losing the energy to do the work needed with all that is going on around you, it might be time to do something different.
As a wise friend said, if you want to find hope, hang out with hopeful people!
Complex Messes are challenges (individual, organisational and societal) that arise due to the fact that the world is changing rapidly and becoming increasingly complex. These challenges don’t seem to respond to traditional ways of thinking and doing things. These are situations where we really don’t know what is going on.
Problems with no clear cause and no easy answer.
Information is not clear, misunderstandings are common.
Planning is hard as what will happen next is unknown and unknowable.
Harnessing human energy is slippery when things keep changing.
Emotions, interactions and relationships create stumbling blocks to group cohesion.
Our own thoughts, feelings and energy levels threaten to derail us.
With thanks to Jessamy Gee (Think in Colour) for creating the Complex Mess character!
Complex Mess
We acknowledge all Traditional Custodians of Country throughout Australia, where we work and live that is the Wurundjeri people of the Kulin Nation, and we recognise their continuing connection to land, water and community. We acknowledge that Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people have been managing Complex Messes in this place for thousands of years. We pay respect to their Elders, past and present.
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