Don’t Waste a Serious Crisis
I decided to write this piece to offer a perspective — and perhaps introduce a different narrative — about what we are witnessing across the
I decided to write this piece to offer a perspective — and perhaps introduce a different narrative — about what we are witnessing across the
“Systems on the edge of chaos are not failing. They’re searching — often painfully — for a new shape that fits the complexity of their
When I began writing my chapter, Inclusive and Intelligent Governance: Enabling Sustainability Through Policy and Technology, I didn’t expect it to feel like writing from
The system didn’t crash. It blinked. And in that blink, thousands of us disappeared. One email sent. One budget line erased. One restructuring plan —
We didn’t cry when it happened. We had already learned how to grieve while replying to emails. To mourn while coordinating handovers no one planned
In one of my recent papers — some called it the HQ Efficiency Manifesto — I wrote about “small c” cuts: quiet, strategic shifts that make systems
This paper might provoke you. It might affirm what you’ve whispered in hallways, raised on field visits, or challenged in meetings. You might love it,
I’ve spent years inside the humanitarian system, seeing both its strengths and its struggles. This article is my reflection on the urgent need for reform.
What if the biggest localization failure in the humanitarian sector isn’t a lack of funding, but something far more insidious—a silent epidemic where INGOs unintentionally
I’ve sat in countless conference rooms—some virtual, some in grand headquarters—where the urgency of a crisis was met not with swift action, but with more
