Issue #1 Return and refresh
A newsletter restart, 2026 intentions and honest conversations.
Archive
My first note, OFF February
The intention of these notes is to be swift, shorthand and capturing thoughts as they fleet by, instead of leaving
Now Feb 2026
Reading Behave by Robert Sapolsky as I prepare 'self care guidance in emergencies' for an event.
Ordered Descartes&
LinkedIn: Comparison is the thief of joy
It was the last remaining social media account I had, and I realised just how much joy it was sapping from my life when it triggered an anxiety response.
#13. Rachel Jackson - major events, post lockdown behaviour, Zone Ex, women in security, burnout
This episode does not hold back, covering many angles and challenging topics. Rachel Jackson, a freelance crowd management and event
Let fail what no longer serves you
Learning I was a Projector in Human Design helped me realise why this wasn't working, and how I was conditioned to believe I had keep going in order to succeed.
#12. Marcel Altenburg - from military to marathons, bomb threats, flood response, deviance, crowd science, risk, control rooms. E12
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Marcel, who is Senior Lecturer in Crowd Science at Manchester
Success in Zone Ex // IBIT Cologne 2024
I was invited back to Cologne in 2024 to follow up on progress made in developing Zone Ex concepts and
#11. John Dundas - spectrum management for major events, code words, protocol and interoperability
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John Dundas, a Radio and Spectrum Manager for major
#10. IBIT 2024, Roxana Luca, Alexandra Von Samson and May-Britt Morgenstern
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I start with a solo chat about my experience
Unconsciously driven by shame
Recently I had an experience, triggered by an email reply, that brought up intense anger. The person had replied to
The return to writing letters
The quest for freedom from smartphones in a world of upheaval.
The enshittification of social media, Human Design and 2027
The importance of having original thought before the energy shifts. One of the reasons Human Design came into existence was to prepare us for the change in “background frequency” in 2027.
#9. Olivia Bellas - the power of facilitation to create safety, relationship building, designing meetings differently, respect and empowering social impact.
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Olivia Bellas, a facilitator who empowers people to
WYSIAYS
A play on Daniel Kahneman's What You See Is All There Is
Autumn and seeking refuge
When your world is falling apart, if you can remember one word: refuge. It is helpful to plan what refuge means to you before we enter a crisis.
About being on Joe Marler's Podcast - Things People Do
Season 11 Episode 5 About Crowd Control
Curating our event environment
A few weeks ago I delivered an event that my friend and I have been planning for months. It was