Developers are businesses. So the socially motivated developer simply needs to be a business for people over profit. A social enterprise.

With a high level of transparency on the money going out of the business, to match the high level of scrutiny that we would subject such a company to.

Operating under a collaborative, human-centred design approach. Using principles that might look something like these.

Basically: Someone who works with us, and for us. Who values people. And cares about seeing good things happen to others.

Welcome to my little corner of the internet.

I believe that place matters.

Our connection to whatever little corner of the planet we find ourselves in, or choose to place ourselves on, matters.

I'm relentlessly curious and continually learning.

My interests are scattered across topics including property, strategy, acoustics, psychology, theology, systems theory, quantum physics and leadership. I read, listen, watch, and learn about whatever grabs my attention in the moment.

This is a learning experiment.

I come here to try to make sense of something I’ve come across, by writing about it.

I’m immersing myself in a new language.

I’m learning to speak Te Reo Māori, the language of the indigenous people of Aotearoa New Zealand and one of our official languages. After spending 2020 studying, I’m figuring out how to keep the journey going outside the classroom.

You’re welcome to follow along.