The Problem

30 September 2022 The challenges that are the trickiest when planning and designing infrastructure tend to have to do with what we actually want the infrastructure to deliver. This is tricky only because the way we choose to articulate the outcomes we want is not very clearly at all. Few would argue that we want infrastructure to be resilient, but what that contains is actually a host of opposites. Paradoxes that we have to be extremely adept at solving in order for all our p

2022/93 "Climate Emergency and Food-Energy Conflicts in Southeast Asia" by Prapimphan Chiengkul - ISEAS-Yusof Ishak Institute It’s not unusual to read a perspective article like this and come away wondering how we can possibly solve such a complex problem. When considering solutions, simply thinking about things like “deep-tech” and “platform or software solutions” really does very little to get us closer to figuring out the right thing to do. The authors flag out a ‘4Es’ int

We show you how to expand the problem & the potential, while keeping execution focus, strategic discipline, and nurturing relationships. Inclusion sounds… Slow. We're encouraged to "make a decision" or "take a stand" to speed things up. Bringing in views that vary is, if nothing else, messy. But when you have a problem that is harder or more complex, rushing to pick a position encourages everyone to ignore at least one side of the problem and excludes solutions that could ser