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Rendered image of the Fans for Life 2 – Love What We Do Together Design Sprint at the NWG Innovation Festival 2026 Like me, you’ve probably sat through too many "transformation" away-days, listened to an inspiring keynote and bought into the bold new vision statement, only to return to the status quo and a refreshed sense of hopelessness in a matter of weeks. I was recently part of Northumbrian Water Group's 10th Innovation Festival, working in a design sprint to co-create

When you focus too hard and for too long on what the system needs from you, you forget what you need in order to function well and stay healthy. Instead of doing more, what if you did enough? Enough can feel almost transgressive, but in reality it can be quite transformative. Here are some reasons why enough is worth taking seriously. Set aside 20–30 minutes to work through these prompts to find clarity, which, as any experienced clinician knows, is where good decisions com

As a champion for change, you know you are under strain. Considering what is enough could be the best thing to do now. Switching from thinking about what is enough interrupts the more or less cycle and takes you to a more contented place. If you've read my post The Hidden Cost of Being the Champion of Change, something in it may have landed harder than you expected. Maybe you recognised the extra hours, extra vigilance, extra emotional labour you’ve been giving has been abso