We are asking a question many of us would rather avoid: Can systemic work offer what’s needed in the world to come? Our honest answer: not enough. And in asking it, we also look at ourselves. Below you can read what we see, what we have changed and what we have left behind. Including a […]
Over the last seven years we have worked in about 15 different countries, mainly in the context of organizations, teams and business, but also in the societal reality these countries and companies are facing due to geopolitical and cultural developments. Of course, we also worked with individuals and their issues. (Jan Jacob has worked in […]
Dees was the first to embrace AI. I was anxious after reading Nexus by Yuval Noah Harari. Be that as it may, Dees is far more in the Ya-space than I am. (‘Ba’ is a Japanese term that can be translated as ‘the origin of this all.’ ‘Ya’ (my own terminology), loosely translated as ‘that, […]
The pain of stopping to use our systemic home ‘The Three Ashes’ is still sharp and pops up unexpectedly. My head knows this is the logical consequence of the decision to only work in the future on invitation instead of continuing offering programs in our dear venue. There is also a sense of freedom and […]
For a long time, I didn’t know there was a difference. Yes, in my head and linguistically. Through all kinds of concepts. But not in my body and whole being. Organizing is part of it, of having a business. Creating beautiful programs, bringing groups together, having a wonderful location where people can be with each […]
Recently we’ve met and worked with quite a few teams, companies, self-employed entrepreneurs and individuals who are approaching – or already in – the ‘void’ of a transformational process. The void First of all, we love the word ‘void’. But what is it? We capture the void as a sort of vacuum. An empty space, […]
Dees and Jan Jacob are guests on the podcast “The Profit of Loss: Unraveling Change” by Esther Polak. In this episode, you’ll hear, among other things: • How systemic interventions work in organizations• What you allow into the team – and what stays outside• The power of language• Wielding the sword: recognizing and breaking patterns […]
We’re sitting in a hot pot in the Westfjords of Iceland. Four generations of an Icelandic family are present. Son and grandson fysically. Father and grandfather imaginary, but very present in the stories. Son: ‘I want to show my kids where we come from. When I was young, the conversations were often about the fishermen […]
What happens when a CEO who once saved his company from bankruptcy is now faced with his own ‘expiration date’? In an Eastern European country, we spent a day and a half working with CEO Alex and his remarkably stable management team thirteen years together without a single change, true ‘brothers in arms’. Despite their […]
Current geopolitical shifts serve as a wake-up call, prompting us to reexamine our patterns, beliefs, ideals, and perspectives within organizations, businesses, communities, and ourselves. These reviews often trigger transition and transformation processes, sometimes without our conscious choice or decision. Beyond external triggers, transition and transformation are natural evolutionary processes. Growing into a new phase of […]
