So Many Questions
This understanding of wellbeing has shown us just how complex, nuanced and messy creating change can be. It’s opened up more questions than answers for us.
Like:
How do we rebalance the language we use? It currently focuses on deficits, on “vulnerable people,” and “social disorder.” Can we start to reframe our narratives and stories with examples of strength, resilience and resourcefulness?
How do we frame problems in both material and non-material terms? Problems are often boiled down to material needs. Can we give more consideration for the need for dignity, purpose and connection?
How do we rebalance solutions? Solutions tend to focus on new programs and services, or on buildings or infrastructure. What if solutions were built around new roles, new rules and designing different interactions in those programs or buildings?
How do we move beyond expressing knowledge in rational and empirical ways? Can we give equal weight to building knowledge through experiences and other ways of knowing?
Questions like these, and many others, drive our work.