The journal

Ideas worth exploring.

Seven subjects. An open mind. Follow a topic, or discover the connections between them.

8 stories

Surreal illustration of two stone arches on either side of a dry, cracked riverbed, joined by a thin yellow suspension line. Simple shapes, circles, squares and triangles, travel along it while a sculpted hand ties a knot in the middle.

Good ideas need better translation.

Why communication belongs inside the work from the very beginning, and how plain language, listening and trust help good ideas reach the people they are for.

Mohamed Rahmo4 min read

Surreal illustration of several sculpted hands reaching in from different directions, passing a clear curved shield, a band and a frame along a yellow line toward a simple stone building with an arched doorway, beside a small plant.

When a community becomes a supply chain.

A madNess story from Morocco: how connecting people, materials and an urgent need during COVID-19 turned collective action into protection for doctors.

Mohamed Rahmo3 min read

Surreal illustration of a spiral stone staircase rising from an open stone book, with small doorways and plants on its steps. A sculpted hand places a new step while a yellow thread spirals upward around the tower.

Education / Tech / SocialField note

Learning how to learn, again.

Curiosity, critical thinking and the habits that travel between disciplines. Why lifelong learning is less about knowing everything and more about asking well.

Hamza Aid4 min read

Surreal illustration of a large stone balance scale on sand. One pan holds stacks of stone coins; the other holds a seedling, a small house and a water drop. A yellow measuring tape curls around the beam.

Economy / Policy / SocialEssay

What if we measured what matters?

Every metric is a choice about what to see. A wider conversation about value, impact and progress beyond growth for its own sake.

Mohamed Rahmo4 min read

Surreal illustration of a long pale stone table on sand surrounded by many different seats, including stools, benches, a child’s chair and a wheelchair, while a sculpted hand pulls out a chair. A yellow line runs across the table connecting every place.

Policy / SocialPerspective

A seat at the table is only the beginning.

Participation matters most when it comes with the ability to influence a decision. What inclusive decision-making requires after the invitation is sent.

Mohamed Rahmo4 min read

Surreal illustration of a long stone table on sand: a sculpted marble hand rests at one end, a dark faceted geometric sphere sits at the other, and a yellow line between them curves into the shape of a question mark above open books.

Tech / Education / PolicyPerspective

The AI question we’re not asking.

Beyond what a tool can do: who gets to shape how artificial intelligence is used, who can challenge it, and whose experience counts when deciding whether it works?

Hamza Aid4 min read

Surreal illustration of a quiet stone neighbourhood on sand: a sculpted tree giving shade, a water basin with green growth spreading through cracked ground, a bench and an arched doorway, all linked by a thin yellow line.

Environment / Policy / SocialField note

Climate resilience starts closer to home.

Looking at the everyday systems that help a community adapt, respond and recover, from shaded streets to the neighbour who knows where to find help.

Mohamed Rahmo4 min read

Surreal illustration of five pale stone towers, each framing a symbol: a gear, a leaf, an open book, a balance scale and a heart. One yellow line weaves through every tower while a sculpted hand passes it from one to the next.

Progress doesn’t happen in silos.

The most useful ideas live between disciplines. What changes when technology, policy, environment and everyday life are treated as one connected story?

Mohamed Rahmo5 min read

Ideas worth exploring.

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