Sustainable development & co-design practitioner. Supports multi-stakeholder processes and constructive change. Sharing insights on systems thinking, adaptive management, evaluation, facilitation. More at https://learningforsustainability.net/https://bsky.app/profile/willallennz.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/willallennz.bsky.social/post/3muo6auucuc26Indicators 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. 🧪 https://learningforsustainability.net/post/assessing-climate-adaptation/04 Sep 2026 04:53 +0000at://did:plc:h26f2t4cs6op22yvs34h2srt/app.bsky.feed.post/3muo6auucuc26https://bsky.app/profile/willallennz.bsky.social/post/3mt6aq2zvnk25What 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.🧪 https://learningforsustainability.net/post/rethinking-ai-education-training/16 Aug 2026 03:30 +0000at://did:plc:h26f2t4cs6op22yvs34h2srt/app.bsky.feed.post/3mt6aq2zvnk25https://bsky.app/profile/willallennz.bsky.social/post/3msjqytpp6c2jA 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: https://learningforsustainability.net/post/problem-framing/07 Aug 2026 23:55 +0000at://did:plc:h26f2t4cs6op22yvs34h2srt/app.bsky.feed.post/3msjqytpp6c2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/willallennz.bsky.social/post/3msfuqr37os2wAI 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-... https://learningforsustainability.net/post/better-..06 Aug 2026 10:52 +0000at://did:plc:h26f2t4cs6op22yvs34h2srt/app.bsky.feed.post/3msfuqr37os2whttps://bsky.app/profile/willallennz.bsky.social/post/3msfn753e7k2vOver 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/ https://learningforsustainability.net/generative-ai/06 Aug 2026 08:36 +0000at://did:plc:h26f2t4cs6op22yvs34h2srt/app.bsky.feed.post/3msfn753e7k2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/willallennz.bsky.social/post/3mrqwjhupxk2pAI 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.🧪 https://learningforsustainability.net/post/ethical-terrain-of-ai/29 Jul 2026 02:57 +0000at://did:plc:h26f2t4cs6op22yvs34h2srt/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrqwjhupxk2phttps://bsky.app/profile/willallennz.bsky.social/post/3mqvewkrpp224Involving 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. 🧪 https://learningforsustainability.net/post/good-engagement/18 Jul 2026 04:01 +0000at://did:plc:h26f2t4cs6op22yvs34h2srt/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqvewkrpp224https://bsky.app/profile/willallennz.bsky.social/post/3mrjv6v7di22n 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: https://learningforsustainability.net/post/ai-and-participation/26 Jul 2026 07:45 +0000at://did:plc:h26f2t4cs6op22yvs34h2srt/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrjv6v7di22nhttps://bsky.app/profile/willallennz.bsky.social/post/3mqvh2jak3k2gA 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. 🧪 https://learningforsustainability.net/post/distributed-planning-runsheet/ https://learningforsustainability.net/post/distrib..18 Jul 2026 04:39 +0000at://did:plc:h26f2t4cs6op22yvs34h2srt/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqvh2jak3k2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/willallennz.bsky.social/post/3mqvewkrpp224Involving 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. 🧪 https://learningforsustainability.net/post/good-engagement/18 Jul 2026 04:01 +0000at://did:plc:h26f2t4cs6op22yvs34h2srt/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqvewkrpp224https://bsky.app/profile/willallennz.bsky.social/post/3mqauqtezfk27Practice 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. 🧪 https://learningforsustainability.net/practice-change/10 Jul 2026 00:18 +0000at://did:plc:h26f2t4cs6op22yvs34h2srt/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqauqtezfk27https://bsky.app/profile/willallennz.bsky.social/post/3mq3mpfkutc2sA 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. 🧪 https://learningforsustainability.net/post/distributed-planning-runsheet/⁠07 Jul 2026 22:11 +0000at://did:plc:h26f2t4cs6op22yvs34h2srt/app.bsky.feed.post/3mq3mpfkutc2shttps://bsky.app/profile/willallennz.bsky.social/post/3mpnuhxm5is2tThe 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. 🧪 https://learningforsustainability.net/post/ai-first-synthesis/02 Jul 2026 10:52 +0000at://did:plc:h26f2t4cs6op22yvs34h2srt/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpnuhxm5is2thttps://bsky.app/profile/willallennz.bsky.social/post/3mpnrai7jdk2iLong-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. 🧪 https://learningforsustainability.net/evaluation-design-and-continuity/02 Jul 2026 09:54 +0000at://did:plc:h26f2t4cs6op22yvs34h2srt/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpnrai7jdk2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/willallennz.bsky.social/post/3mpe7ee3bd22fReflective 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: https://learningforsustainability.net/reflective-practice/28 Jun 2026 14:41 +0000at://did:plc:h26f2t4cs6op22yvs34h2srt/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpe7ee3bd22fhttps://bsky.app/profile/willallennz.bsky.social/post/3mpe75flics2fI 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/ https://learningforsustainability.net/toc-resources/28 Jun 2026 14:37 +0000at://did:plc:h26f2t4cs6op22yvs34h2srt/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpe75flics2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/willallennz.bsky.social/post/3mpe73xlayc2fA 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.28 Jun 2026 14:36 +0000at://did:plc:h26f2t4cs6op22yvs34h2srt/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpe73xlayc2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/willallennz.bsky.social/post/3mpascjvqrs2fThe 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. https://learningforsustainability.net/post/one-future-many-pathways/27 Jun 2026 06:09 +0000at://did:plc:h26f2t4cs6op22yvs34h2srt/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpascjvqrs2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/willallennz.bsky.social/post/3mknywiwxwk2wLong-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. 🧪 https://learningforsustainability.net/evaluation-design-and-continuity/29 Apr 2026 21:06 +0000at://did:plc:h26f2t4cs6op22yvs34h2srt/app.bsky.feed.post/3mknywiwxwk2whttps://bsky.app/profile/willallennz.bsky.social/post/3mp67jipaps2zThe 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. https://learningforsustainability.net/one-future-many-pathways/26 Jun 2026 05:27 +0000at://did:plc:h26f2t4cs6op22yvs34h2srt/app.bsky.feed.post/3mp67jipaps2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/willallennz.bsky.social/post/3mlw4pjihj22nIndicators 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: https://learningforsustainability.net/effective-indicators-guide/15 May 2026 20:00 +0000at://did:plc:h26f2t4cs6op22yvs34h2srt/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlw4pjihj22nhttps://bsky.app/profile/willallennz.bsky.social/post/3mlw4pjihj22nIndicators 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: https://learningforsustainability.net/effective-indicators-guide/15 May 2026 20:00 +0000at://did:plc:h26f2t4cs6op22yvs34h2srt/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlw4pjihj22n