A place for conversation.
A commitment to a more human world.
Sanvaad is a space for thoughtful dialogue – to explore ideas, question assumptions, and make sense of how we live and work together.
"Archive" is of the past. It brings together writing from over the last two decades. Some pieces remain substantially as they were written, because the circumstances and assumptions of their time are part of what makes them interesting. Some are accompanied by a contemporary note, acknowledging what has changed and what has not. Others have been revisited more substantially, because returning to an earlier thought after the passage of time can reveal things that were not visible then.
Thinking Strategically
On strategy, systems and the challenge of thinking beyond immediate solutions.
At Harvard
A reflection on learning, institutions and what educational experience can reveal.
The Century of Shifting Sands
On change, continuity and the shifting conditions within which education takes place.
When Words Wound
On language, relationships and the consequences of words that are difficult to take back.
"Thoughts" dwells in the present. It is a space for reflection, inquiry and conversation on the questions that seem to matter today – in education, society, organisations and the inner life. These, too, will pass into the Archive at the appropriate time, and more pressing concerns will take their place.
Earning Legitimacy
What makes institutions worthy of trust, and how legitimacy is built through the quality of everyday encounters.
Extreme Inequality
On the scale of inequality and what it means for how a society understands fairness, opportunity and citizenship.
Religion in Our Times
A reflection on religion, belonging, meaning and the place of faith in a society marked by growing individualism.
Democracy and Majority Rule
A reflection on disagreement, community, coercion and the possibilities of more local, consensual governance.
"Conversations" builds for the future. It is an invitation to engage together with the questions that might change us – our personal lives, our organisational beliefs, the nature of our relationships. It offers a mirror so that "what is" might be seen more clearly.
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