All sets
Set 00
First Encounters
Five universal anchor encounters. One for each MESSY dimension. No prior context required — just a few minutes of honest attention.
Set 01
Containing Multitudes
Five encounters with the parts of yourself you have been trying to tidy away. What gets lost in the polishing — and what is recoverable.
Inspired by Jennifer Rosner, Massachusetts Review, 2006
Set 02
Beyond Problem Solving
Five encounters with the messes you are still trying to solve. Managers do not solve problems — they manage messes. These take that argument personally.
Inspired by Russell L. Ackoff, Journal of the Operational Research Society, 1979