Welcome

Hello, I’m Adam. I’ve been writing here for many years – blogs, essays, and the occasional book – all shaped by the things I’ve seen, the people I’ve worked with, and the systems I’ve lived inside.

My background isn’t straightforward. I grew up with very little, left school at sixteen, worked on farms and in practical jobs, and found my way back into education at twenty. Since then I’ve spent time in local government, charities, business, and community work – often in roles where the decisions were real and the consequences mattered. All of that experience shapes how I think and what I write about.

These days I’m focused on how we make sense of the world as it is, and how we might build something better from where we stand. I’m interested in the gap between how systems are supposed to work and how they actually behave, and in the choices people make when they’re navigating that space.

If you’re here to explore ideas, understand patterns, or make sense of the world around you, you’re in the right place.

You can start with What I Write About, or head straight into the Archives if you prefer to wander.