A celebration of exploration
The Patterning of Hope is an eight-part conversational series that grew out of my conversations with Bill Sharpe. In it, we sit together, wondering about how change and transformation unfold, and inviting you to listen in and reflect alongside us.
Across the series, Bill and I reflect together on the practices that have shaped our work and our conversations over the years – drawing on Three Horizons to explore patterns, time, imagination, dilemmas and hope. We share stories, questions and moments of not-knowing, as well as the practices that help us stay oriented when things feel uncertain.
Alongside each conversation, we’ve included short bonus episodes – gentle pauses where you’re invited to reflect, notice what’s alive for you, and try these ideas out in your own life. Our hope is that the series feels less like something to consume, and more like something to walk with – sensing the future already alive in the present moment.
Warmly, Yasu
The podcast series and bonus episodes:
Ep1: Three Horizons and 'The Patterning of Hope'
In this first episode of the series you’re invited into the study of futures practitioner Bill Sharpe in conversation with his friend and mentee, Yasu Mali. In this episode we talk about why we created this series, we give a brief introduction to the Three Horizons framework including understanding the voices of the Three Horizons, and what we mean by H2+ and H2-.
Bonus 1: Identifying the Three Horizons
In episode one we introduced Three Horizons, which is the foundation for all the practices we’ll be discussing. So, if you haven’t already become familiar with it, take a little time to skip back and listen or watch the video introduction to Three Horizons which you can find in the show notes of episode one.
In this bonus episode Bill leads a simple exercise to help you identify the three horizons and their voices in your own life. As you listen you may wish to ‘pause’ the recording at different moments.
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Ep2: Seeing everything as patterns (holism with focus)
How does a tree become a tree? How did the internet become the internet? How does seeing in patterns help us effect change? In this second episode in The Patterning of Hope series, Bill and Yasu dive into the world of ‘structures and flows’, a core practice of seeing the world through a lens of interconnectedness.
Bonus 2: Seeing everything as patterns
One way to develop an understanding of patterns is by bringing both structures and flows into view. Structures are the stable things that configure flows – we see these easily. Flows are the processes that sustain those structures and change them over time – these are often less easy to see. In this bonus episode Bill shares a simple exercise for attuning to the structures and flows around you, called ‘holism with focus’.
For this exercise you’ll need at least 30 minutes, a pencil and paper, and somewhere outside where you can sit and draw a building or structure.