Unfolding Stories
A story is not a finished map, it’s a path taking shape as you walk it. This is where I think out loud about my PhD: ideas at the point of setting out, still finding their way, or arriving, for now, at something more settled. Nothing here is final. Return at a later date with a fresh coffee and you might find fresh thinking.
You can browse by concept or simply read through the posts below at random.
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Nurturing trust through the process
Equitable collaboration is less about who sits at the table than when they are invited to it. Trust is nurtured by opening the process while it is still unfinished, so that partners shape the work rather than receive it. Process…
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The Words We Use
I have a tagline for the creative writing side of my life – “words can be doves or bullets, choose wisely”. I try to be careful with the words I use. Yet sometimes (and I know from experience) a word…
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Equitable Engagement
While researchers do think, and try their best, to be equitable in their engagement with communities there is often (and I know this from experience) the feeling among communities, partners etc that researchers are more extractive than they realise. This…
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Telling and Listening
Two different skills, both valuable. As researchers we love to share what we are doing but sometimes I feel it’s just as important to take a breath and listen to those we want to work with.