Why Safety Fails as Meaning and Leadership Collapse When violence erupts, societies instinctively reach for control. More security. Faster laws. Tighter surveillance. Clear enemies. Decisive action. Yet despite ever-expanding systems of protection, the sense of safety continues to erode. This article explores why. Rather than treating violence as an isolated act or a failure of enforcement, it examines violence as a symptom of deeper breakdowns in Being, sense-making, meaning-making, and l...

Nanny Governance, Teenagers, the Illusion of Imposed Integrity and the Quiet Erosion of Legitimacy This article examines Australia’s decision to restrict teenagers’ access to social media not as a technological or generational issue, but as a symptom of a deeper shift in governance. Framed through the concept of nanny governance, it argues that the policy reflects a broader tendency to substitute coercive control for parental responsibility and developmental guidance. Rather than treat...

Power, Righteousness and the Quiet Collapse of Being We live in an age that prides itself on intelligence, progress, and institutional sophistication. Surrounded by data, frameworks, and expert authority, we reassure ourselves that humanity has finally learned how to organise power responsibly. And yet, beneath the surface, anxiety rises, trust erodes, and social fabric thins. Something essential is missing, though rarely named. This article approaches that absence indirectly. Using Tol...

Distinguishing Sustainabilism from the Architecture of Systems That Truly Endure This article examines the crucial difference between systems that merely endure and those that are genuinely sustainable. It reveals how endurance often disguises itself as sustainability and how Sustainabilism, the ideological imitation of sustainability, provides decorative appearances rather than structural integrity. Through clear distinctions, systemic analysis and a dry touch of humour, the piece shows why ...

Escaping the Cult of Sustainabilism to Rediscover What Truly Endures We live in a world obsessed with the word sustainability – yet few can explain what it really means. It’s on every corporate report, political promise and social campaign. But beneath the polished language lies a quieter truth: much of what we call ‘sustainable’ isn’t sustainable at all. And while the word is often confined to environmental concerns, the deeper crisis runs through every layer of human life – the ...

Partnership isn’t just a business arrangement—it’s a way of being. In this article, innovation, inclusion and leadership consultant Dr Jordan Marijana Alexander explores the critical role of trust in building sustainable, purpose-driven partnerships that empower SME founders to grow and thrive. Drawing on personal experience and real-world case studies, she reveals how trust in oneself and others underpins collaboration, leadership effectiveness and long-term business success. With practic...

Midlife isn’t a crisis—it’s a woman’s time to shine. Innovation, inclusion and leadership consultant Dr Jordan Marijana Alexander explores how authenticity, empowerment and self-expression are the keys to unlocking your full potential in this transformative life stage. In this article, she outlines four practical steps to reclaim your confidence, creativity and wild, joy-filled self—without fear or external validation. If you’re ready to redefine success on your own terms, this is yo...

The Courage to Know What We Don’t Know is a call to humility and responsibility in a world drowning in information and self-proclaimed certainty. Drawing on the reality that more than 95% of the universe is still unknown, it challenges the authority of prophets, gurus and ideologues while exposing our tendency to outsource morality to those who claim absolute truth. The article argues that in an age of cascading crises, from climate collapse to authoritarian resurgence, salvation will not come...

The Hidden Architecture of Burnout, the Cascade of Absence and Why Presence Still Matters This article builds upon the foundational insights from The Silent Weight of Leadership: The Grace of Responsibility, the Illusion of Power, and the Betrayal of Conformity, where the archetypes of the Crowd, the Elites, and the Leaders were first distinguished. In that piece, we exposed the existential burden of true leadership, often invisible, unrewarded, and unrelenting. Now, we go deeper. Not only...

Leaders have been told to keep emotions out of work for decades. But what if love is the key to better leadership? Innovation, inclusion and leadership consultant Dr Jordan Marijana Alexander explores how connection, trust, appreciation and love (as a way of being) shape high-performing teams. Backed by science, this article reveals how attachment styles, emotional intelligence and genuine care can transform workplace relationships and organisational culture. Dr Alexander also shares practical s...

A case study in entrenched dysfunction through the lens of the Authentic Sustainability Discourse and the Unified Ontology of Systemic Integrity, exposing the descent from shadow to collapse and the missing resolve for transformation. This article delivers a forensic and dissective ontological diagnosis of Israel’s accelerating systemic collapse, building on and extending the analysis presented in the earlier piece: Israel: The Ontological Collapse of a State Consumed by Its Own Shadows. Le...

A Phenomenological Deconstruction of False Flags Through the Lens of Systemic Integrity, Sense-Making and Being Framework This article offers a forensic and ontological investigation into false flags, treating them not merely as geopolitical strategies but as existential distortions that infiltrate organisations, relationships, and individual psychology. By analysing historically verified cases such as the Reichstag Fire, the Lavon Affair, and Operation Himmler, the piece unpacks how false fl...