If we're designing our new neighbourhoods, we need to enlist the help of experts.

Architects. Engineers. Urban Designers. Planners.

But to create Suburbia 2.0, instead of Suburbia 1.1 (i.e. a new version, not a tweak on the current version), we need experts who understand key elements of the vision. And ideally embody it within their own personal lives and/or professional practice.

Key elements like:

Less is more. Simplicity. Living Small.
Energy efficiency. Low waste. Smart design.
Connectedness. Sharing. Openness.
Local living. Not commuter lifestyle.
People. Not cars.

Maybe someone like you.

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.