A CLOSER LOOK

28. October 2021

The future of philanthropy – towards a global civil society realising the love for humanity

  European School of Governance, position paper #211028 by Louis Klein Philanthropy is said to be stuck in venture philanthropism. “Making the world a […]
29. October 2021

Systemic wisdom for and beyond systems change – A critical systems perspective convening not only indigenous traditions of wisdom

  European School of Governance, position paper #211029 by Louis Klein Embracing indigenous wisdom traditions promises to successfully meet the challenges of the Anthropocene […]
19. December 2021

Black Forest Metamodernism – Dissolving the Traumata of Modernity

  European School of Governance, position paper # 211219-1 by Adrian Wagner Black Forest Metamodernism addresses the existential underneath of the traumata of modernity. […]
19. December 2021

Understanding the Metamodern Turn – Realising the Existentiality of Love

  European School of Governance, position paper #211219-2 by Louis Klein Realising the existentiality of love is the metamodern turn that allows us to […]
19. December 2021

The EUSG Metamodernity Masterclass 2022

  European School of Governance, course description, Metamodernity Masterclass 2022   Just as the hare is zipping across the finish line, the tortoise has […]
27. March 2022

Storytelling and Collaborative Future Making – Symposium at Malmö University, 23-25 May 2022

  Call for papers, 500 words by 2 May 2022 The Leadership and Organization Group, the Urban Business and Development group, and the platform […]
30. March 2022

Appreciating Socio-Systemic Complexity Evaluation

  European School of Governance (EUSG) and Tamkeen Community Foundation for Human Development (Tamkeen), joint research note #220330-1 by Karima Kadaoui (Tamkeen) and Louis […]
30. March 2022

Socio Systemic Complexity Evaluation: Anticipating and appreciating the future in the present

  European School of Governance, intervention brief #220330-2 by Louis Klein Keywords: appreciation, evaluation, systems change, metamorphic transformation, anticipation, future Social development and change […]
18. March 2023

Once upon a time in the future: The Dumbledore of Metamodernity

Artist in Residence, Metamodern Fairytale #230318 by Héde van Dekker Keywords: complexity, estuarine, Existentiality of Love, meta-muggleism, metamodernism, metamodernity, real magic   Lets travel […]
11. October 2023

When the IDGs learned to fear: a Fairytale from the Black Forest

Artist in Residence, Metamodern Fairytale #231011 by Héde van Dekker Keywords: Blackforestmetamodernism, complexity, IDG, innerdevelopmentgoals, metamodernism, metamodernity   A Black Forest IDG Fairy Tale  […]
17. January 2024

A personal inquiry towards an understanding of Trauma: What forms and informs my understanding?

European School of Governance, research note #240117 by Adrian Wagner Keywords: metamodern, blackforestmetamoderism, trauma, collective trauma, traumaticevents, collectivememory, gentlegrowth, actionresearch   This research note […]
13. February 2024

Noticing potential for movement with more “withness”: How do I (we) see and be seen?

European School of Governance research note #240213 by Louise McCulloch Keywords: seeing, reflection, “withness”, connection, movement   Abstract This is a reflective exploration and […]
27. May 2024

Custodian of Trust Seeds

  European School of Governance,  Poem  #240527 by Louise McCulloch Keywords: trust, communication, understanding, being heard, listening, meaning, voice, compassion, power, metamodernism   Custodian […]
6. June 2025

Global Social Witnessing: Cultivating Societal Resilience and Mature Global Citizenship

European School of Governance, fellow policy paper #250606 by Adrian Wagner and Kosha Joubert  (Pocket Project Policy Brief 1 in cooperation with EuroSense) Keywords:  […]