Practical traction after a hard hit—field notes and tools for rebuilding without performative positivity
Welcome back, my dear Ledgewalkers. This is day two of deliberately using the tools from Walking the Ledge and showing you how they work in real life. Not in a perfect life. Not in a quiet life. Not after everything has already been fixed. I am using them while I am tired, working, dealing with … Continue reading Day Two of Using the Tools: Put It on Paper, Then Put It down
There comes a point where the tools have to become more than words on a page. I have to be willing to use them on myself. I am tired. Not the satisfying kind of tired that comes after finishing something. This is the sore, restless, frustrated kind of tired where I know I need sleep, … Continue reading When the Rebuild Slips Out of Rhythm: Using Low Capacity Mode
A reflection on Individual and Community Responses to Trauma and Disaster: The Structure of Human Chaos There are some books that teach you something new, and there are others that give a name to something you have already lived through. Individual and Community Responses to Trauma and Disaster: The Structure of Human Chaos, edited by … Continue reading Giving Chaos a Shape
A reflection on Great Thinkers: Simple Tools from Sixty Great Thinkers to Improve Your Life Today, published by The School of Life Introduction Great Thinkers is not easily confined to one academic subject. It brings together philosophy, political theory, sociology, psychology, Eastern thought, art, architecture, and literature. Its purpose is not simply to explain what … Continue reading Learning Journal: Great Thinkers
Standing on the Ledge — A Reflection on the Entire Body of Work A reflection on collapse, recovery, agency, systems, communication, power, and what remains after the entire archive is viewed as one developing body of work. When I began Standing on the Ledge, I did not have a framework. I had a collapse. I … Continue reading What the Ledge Became
Module focus Conflict, conflict sources and management styles, negotiation, BATNA, and third-party dispute resolution LensConflict is information. The task is to keep disagreement attached to the issue before it becomes damage between people. Topic Focus This learning journal examines conflict as a normal feature of organizational life rather than an automatic sign of failure. It … Continue reading Module 9 Learning Journal Conflict, Negotiation, and the Work of Resolution
Date: Calendar week: July 7-July 13, 2026 Category: Field Lab Learning Journals > MGT2382 Learning Journal Course link: MGT2382 Organizational Behaviour – Week 9: Conflict; McShane Chapter 11. Lens: Critical lens: conflict is not automatically failure; sometimes it is the first honest signal that something in the system needs attention. Opening reflection This week’s material … Continue reading MGT2382 Week 9 Learning Journal: Conflict, Boundaries, and the Cost of False Peace
What the Learning Journals Are Teaching Me About Standing on the Ledge When I first started Standing on the Ledge, I thought I was writing about collapse. Honestly, that made sense at the time. Collapse was the thing sitting right in front of me. It was the thing I could feel, the thing I was … Continue reading Learning Why the Ledge Was There
Date: Calendar week: June 2-8, 2026 Category: Field Lab Learning Journals > MGT2382 Learning Journal Course link: MGT2382 Organizational Behaviour - Week 4: Workplace emotions, attitudes and stress; McShane Chapter 4. Lens: Critical lens: emotions are information, not automatic instructions; stress is often the receipt for unmanaged load. Opening reflection This week’s material on workplace … Continue reading MGT2382 Week 4 Learning Journal: Emotions, Attitudes, Stress, and the Cost of Pretending Workers Are Machines
When I first began writing Standing on the Ledge, I was not thinking about organizational behaviour, workplace psychology, or management theory. I was trying to understand what had happened. I was trying to make sense of how a person could work, sacrifice, adapt, carry responsibility, and continue showing up, only to find themselves standing at … Continue reading The System Behind the Ledge
