Reflections 2 May

On My Mind

In an economy built on values of scale and perpetual growth, the idea and nature of relationships have remained a constant background theme for me over the last few weeks.

How do we take the lessons that lockdown has taught us concerning the jobs that matter, the fragility of supply chains, the instant malleability of political dogma and the realisation that mean nationalism is never far from the surface, and harness them?

There are many keen to promote their vision of what might be from all parts of the political spectrum. The challenge is that there is a huge credibility gap. Many advertise their ideas without conviction on the one hand or absolute confidence on the other. There seems to be little appetite for dialogue with those they expect to do the work of the needed change.

If we ask people to make a significant change, relationships are at the heart of it, and there are five facets that we know make relationships work. Firstly and perhaps most obviously is one to one con…