by Mark Harling | Aug 25, 2025 | Blog, UK, Uncategorized
Choosing What to Nurture When a gap opens in the canopy, the forest responds. Seedlings that had been lying dormant suddenly push upward, stretching toward the light. Some look strong and promising, others more fragile, even lacklustre. But not all seedlings become...
by Mark Harling | Aug 25, 2025 | Blog, UK, Uncategorized
Facing the Canopy as Business Owners I was walking in the forest this morning when I came across a sign about the forest canopy. It explained how the canopy is always in flux: trees die, storms knock them over, and new gaps open in the cover above. Those gaps are then...
by Mark Harling | Aug 5, 2025 | Uncategorized
In the series introduction, we framed choice points as silent forks in the road. Today, we explore why even skilled leaders overlook them, and the costly consequences. Leaders pride themselves on foresight and control. Yet, time and again, organisations are blindsided...
by Mark Harling | Jan 14, 2025 | Blog, Uncategorized
I want to talk about a sensitive topic: Diversity and Inclusion. Let’s face it, it’s a very serious issue, but in many organisations it’s often reduced to a collection of superficial measures and symbolic gestures. Recent studies confirm this...
by Mark Harling | Jan 15, 2024 | Blog, Uncategorized
Save the date! From April 10th to 14th, 2024, I’ll be facilitating workshops at the CREA conference in Italy. This year’s theme is “thinking forward” ⏩ The list of offerings includes applied creativity, creative thinking tools, creative emergence,...
by Mark Harling | Jun 4, 2020 | Life Lab, Uncategorized
As part of our return to classroom learning, we held conversations with our Life Lab students to reflect upon online learning; Here are a few ingredients worth keeping in the learning pot from our Year 1 and 2 students on their experience of distance learning. Whilst...
