When the School of Cybernetics at ANU reached out to Maverick Minds, I was intrigued and a little surprised. Afterall Cybernetics is not a term I use every day, and one of my first thoughts was, what do I know about Cybernetics?
It soon became clear. Of course this wasn’t about Maverick Minds being Cybernetics experts and so I quickly became very enthusiastic as I began to understand that this was about me bringing my expertise in coaching, facilitation, creative engagement and a systems thinking approach into this rich, interdisciplinary and emergent space.
Through a series of conversations, we began to create a shared understanding and purpose for where we would start. Cybernetics has a provenance which ANU is building on. It’s a field that focuses on complex systems, and how we balance technological, cultural and ecological dynamics. It’s the nexus between humans, technology, ecology and the interplay between these that shape the systems in our society. It’s at these transdisciplinary intersections, where possibility, invention and innovation live and where Maverick Minds flourishes. It’s also a place where we can develop critical and creative thinking.
As a facilitator and coach with a creative approach and systems thinking mindset, I support people to have complex conversations and co-create a space for new ways of thinking and perspectives to form, enabling individuals and teams to gain shared understanding, insights and find ways to align their efforts in meaningful ways.
The emerging work with the School of Cybernetics is discovering the intersection of facilitation, education, learning, collaboration, communication, leadership, participation and engagement. It’s early days, and there’s more to uncover. I’m looking forward to diving into this world with such an intelligent, creative and funky group of people doing interesting, different and emergent things. It’s a whole new world to collectively explore.
As a bonus I scored myself a Cybernetics t-shirt and had a chance to see their exhibition which features REG (Random Excuse Generator) by fictional inventor Henry Hoke, and it’s brilliant. To see the random excuse generator and theory in action follow the link.
I’m excited to be working with the team. What’s not to be enthusiastic about!
I have no excuse…not even REG could help me.
Contact
Dr Cathryn Lloyd
cathryn@maverickminds.com.au
+61 406 007 753