Find The Outside

Here we go, friends! Tim and Tuesday are back for Season 6 of the podcast. In this season opener, they talk about what they’ve been up this summer, let us in on the series of conversations they are offering up this …

For the final episode of Season 5, Tues and Tim chat about the mosaic of this season’s podcast guests who pushed, expanded, and made them think differently. Change is on and we are all adapting, as the circumstances …

For the final episode in our Learning and Evaluation spotlight series, Tuesday and Gabrielle reflect on what they learned from our spotlight guests, how The Outside works with evaluation, and how evaluation can support …

For the third episode in our spotlight series on Learning and Evaluation, we talk to Dr. Gladys Rowe. We talked about finding your people, sharing …

For today’s second episode in our spotlight series on Learning and Evaluation, we talk to Jamie Gamble, one of the leading experts in developmental evaluation. We talk about power/strategy in how data is used and …

For today’s first episode in our spotlight series on Learning and Evaluation, we talk to the indomitable Dr. Dominica McBride where we explore evaluation as a pathway for healing oppression, visioning and dreaming …

The Outside is excited to be hosting a mini spotlight series on "Learning + Evaluation" for the month of June. Hosted by Tuesday Ryan-Hart and Dr. Gabrielle Donnelly, we’re shedding a light on one of key pillars of The …

Join Tuesday and Tim as they deep dive into the world of Burning Man! Burning Man is a radical attempt to create and experience an alternative society; a place where human generosity, creativity, and hard work are …

Join Tuesday and Tim as they reflect on their conversations with Meg Buzzi, Brandon Dubé, and Dr. Báyò Akómoláfé. These two sets of conversations …

Tuesday and Tim are joined by Dr. Báyò Akómoláfé where they discuss ancestors and new gods, the concept of slushy time, the soul as “between,” the …

Tuesday and Tim are joined by co-founders of the Present of Work, Meg Buzzi and Brandon Dubé, where they introduce the Present of Work, the importance of pausing and reflecting on the reality of what people do and who …

Join Tuesday and Tim as they reflect on their conversations with Natalie Williams, Alex Schneider, Tenneson Woolf and Quanita Roberson. These two …

Tuesday and Tim are joined by long-time friends and colleagues, Tenneson Woolf & Quanita Roberson, where they talk about their friendship, their …

Tuesday and Tim are joined by Natalie Williams + Alex Schneider, advocates of social change, who talk about their work at The Wellbeing Blueprint, of reimagining a country where everyone has an opportunity for wellbeing.

On today's special episode of the pod, Tim and guest host, Sommer Sibilly-Brown, are excited and proud to chat with Tuesday and Dr. Gabrielle Donnelly about their recently published book chapter in the "Handbook for …

Join Tuesday and Tim as they reflect on their conversations with Alex McCann, Shaun Rutland and Andrew Grant-Thomas. Three inspirational leaders who are very different but who all talked about their children and their …

Tuesday and Tim are joined by friend, co-founder and co-director of EmbraceRace, Andrew Grant-Thomas, to talk about the founding of EmbraceRace, its …

Tuesday and Tim are joined by Shaun Rutland, CEO and co-founder of Hutch, a video games company based in the UK and Nova Scotia. Together, they travel along a fascinating journey through his early life all the way to …

Tuesday and Tim are joined by friend, past Activating Change cohort participant and Executive Director of the Organization for Nova Scotia Innovation Driven Entrepreneurship, Alexandra (Alex) McCann, where they talk …

We're excited for the next series in the pod - our "Inspiration Series." We thought this would be a great way to close out 2022 and ring in 2023. 

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Join Tuesday and Tim as they reflect on their "Authors Series" - interviews with writers Zaid Hassan, Cyndi Suarez and Richard Beard - who are each trying to change the world in wildly different ways. In this episode, …

Tuesday and Tim are joined by Richard Beard, author of Sad Little Men - Private Schools and the Ruin of England, where they deep dive into his book …

Tuesday and Tim are joined by friend, author and president and editor in chief of Nonprofit Quarterly, Cyndi Suarez, where they talk about her work in shifting the discourse in nonprofits toward many things: innovation, …

Tuesday and Tim are joined by CEO of 10-in-10 and author of The Social Labs Revolution, Zaid Hassan, where they talk about invitations into work, how …

Here we go, friends! Tim and Tuesday are back for Season 5 of the podcast. In this season opener, they talk about what they’ve been up this summer …

Join Tuesday and Tim on their season finale episode where they reflect on their conversation with long-time friend and mentor, Toke Moeller - his personal presence, practice, knowledge, reflection, depth and grounding - …

Tuesday and Tim are joined by long-time friend, and mentor, Toke Moeller, co-founder of the Art of Hosting, The Flow Game, and The Practising for Peace dojo. Toke is one of the most grounded, pragmatic and visionary …

Join Tuesday and Tim as they reflect on their conversations with Pascal Porchet and Carolyn Townsend. They dive into all things systems change - …

Tuesday and Tim are joined by friend and colleague, Pascal Porchet, Chief of Staff for the International Committee of the Red Cross’ (ICRC) Global …

There are people trailblazing new paths and there are good people working in broken systems trying to make change. Both are needed. Tuesday and Tim …

Join Tuesday and Tim as they talk about what's up for them personally and professionally and reflect on the recent conversations with systems change duos from Reos Partners South Africa and The Systems Sanctuary - …

Join Tim and Tuesday for a session with Colleen Magner and Mahmood Sonday, leaders of Reos Partners South Africa, who give us a remarkable insight …

Where are the islands of sanity in the midst of this modern mayhem? Where can I catch my breath, see the bigger picture and prioritize my next strategic steps? Join Rachel Sinha and Tatiana Fraser, the co-founders of …

Public Health Leaders have been on the forefront on change over the last 2 years. They've had to rise to the inherent complexity of our times and …

Tuesday and Tim continue their public health series - this time with a Midwestern US perspective - where they are joined by public health professionals, Kim Milbrath, Becky Sechrist, and Sarah Reece.

Together they …

Join Tuesday and Tim as they reflect on the last three episodes of the pod with dear friends and mentors, Adam Kahane, Arawana Hayashi & Margaret Wheatley. Tune in to hear how these three leaders continue to …

Join Tuesday and Tim as they reflect on the last three episodes of the pod with dear friends and mentors, Adam Kahane, Arawana Hayashi & Margaret Wheatley. Tune in to hear how these three leaders continue to …

Tuesday and Tim are joined by friend and mentor, Margaret (Meg) Wheatley, co-founder and president of The Berkana Institute, where she talks about …

Tuesday and Tim are joined by Arawana Hayashi, founder of the Social Presencing Theater, where she talks about the wisdom in bringing forward our embodied intelligence to guide our relationships and systems change work, …

Tuesday and Tim are joined by long-time friend, mentor, author, and thought leader, Adam Kahane, Director of Reos Partners, where he talks about the inspiration and reasons for writing his most recent book, Facilitating …

They’re back! In the first episode of season four, Tim and Tuesday chat through what you can expect for Season 4. From interviews with mentors and elders in the field, to clients working to make change, to Tim & …

Tuesday and Tim are joined by Dr. Robert Strang, Nova Scotia's Chief Medical Officer of Health, where they discuss the topic on EVERYONE'S MIND these days, COVID (and the Omicron variant!), his personal leadership, and …

That's right, friends! Tim & Tuesday will be back in your ears in January 2022. We've been interviewing some amazing guests, including: Arawana Hayashi, Adam Kahane and Margaret Wheatley... to name a few. In the …

That's right, friends! Tim & Tuesday will be back in your ears in January 2022. We've been interviewing some amazing guests, including: Arawana Hayashi, Adam Kahane and Margaret Wheatley... to name a few. In the …

Season three’s final episode has Tim and Tuesday reflecting on the impact of COVID on our lives and work. What do we need to shed to truly renew? …

Tim & Tuesday are joined by fellow Outsider, Jermaine Henry, where they reflect together on feedback from our listeners and brainstorm the possibilities of the podcast moving forward. Hint - Jermaine will be …

Change is on everywhere! This week we hear from Matt Hall, Founder and CEO of Agile Geoscience. He talks about changes they are leading in the energy sector and we get to compare notes from our work. Join us for an …

“Does it always have to be the two of you together?” Dive in with Tim, Tuesday and their business coach, Francis Baldwin, as they respond to this very provocative question.

Together, Tim Merry and Tuesday Ryan-Hart are …

Join Tim & Tuesday as they share their wildest dreams for The Outside with Organizational Development Specialist, and new member of The Outside …

Too much control and we kill learning, not enough order and things fall apart. The Outside is changing and maturing. Listen in as Tim & Tuesday …

Join in as Tim & Tuesday discuss The Outside’s third anniversary and their changing role as co-founders and the face of The Outside. As the team …

All inclusive soccer at Mahone Bay United. A Goddess Class that is building a community rooted in the divine feminine. Listen in as Tim and Tuesday share their personal passions and what’s keeping them inspired and …

Join us on a journey to the underworld as we dig deep into some of the harder and more hidden aspects of the work of systems change & equity and what it demands of each us individually. This episode is not for the …

The Outside commissioned a retrospective on the last 3 years of our work. We’re letting you in on all the things - what clients had to say about our work, our branding audit, and why we were compared with people who …

Tim and Tuesday welcome Jeremy Lu, co-founder of the online collaboration tool GroupMap. Get ready for a conversation that reveals his incredible …

Tim & Tuesday talk through what is inexorable in ourselves and the world right now and what is open to our influence. To meet the unstoppable momentum of these times, they explore what mythical weapons they will be …

Tim & Tuesday kick off the new year reflecting on the turning points of 2020 while reaching into history and ancestry to lend some meaning and insight on this moment we’re in and where we go from here.

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Tim & Tuesday host a far ranging conversation on how they relate to ambition and willpower in thier work. How is our drive helping, and hindering, our ability to do the work we love?

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Tim & Tuesday dive into a conversation on class, spurred on by a recent conversation with an Outsider about delegation and leadership. Join in as we explore money, class structures, hierarchy, unconscious bias, …

Inspired by Dr. Martin Shaw and author Cyndi Suarez, Tim and Tuesday explore the power of words, story and myth in systems change. How can …

Tim and Tuesday talk with fellow Outsiders, Sommer Sibilly-Brown and Kristina Torres, where they introduce us to the Island of St. Croix, Crucians and how this small island can show us that big change can be done …

What does the spiritual journey look like for people involved in large scale systems change work? How is the spiritual path different from the mental …

In the first episode of season three, Tim and Tuesday talk with Cyndi Suarez, author of The Power Manual, where they explore the complexities of …

In season two’s final episode, Tim and Tuesday wrap up by offering a piece of advice: stay woven! Stay woven with the people you care about, stay woven with the people you work with and pay attention to how woven and …

For episode nineteen of season two, Tim and Tuesday delve into the hopefulness, the openness, the fear, and the fragility they are seeing in this …

For episode eighteen of season two, Tim and Tuesday discuss what it means to take the work, and The Outside, to greater scale and longer lasting impact.

Together, Tim Merry and Tuesday Ryan-Hart are THE OUTSIDE—systems …

What leadership is needed now? What are we learning in community, in business and globally about leadership? Join Tim and Tuesday as they dive into these questions, and more, for episode seventeen of season two.

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For episode sixteen of season two, Tim and Tuesday reflect on how sheltering in place, during COVID-19, is presenting an opportunity for the discovery of other parts of ourselves and how unsettling that can be. 

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For episode fifteen of season two, Tim and Tuesday are excited to introduce you to two members of the Outside Team, Bronagh Gallagher and Sommer Sibilly-Brown. We hear their perspectives, from two different parts of the …

For episode fourteen of season two, Tim and Tuesday host a conversation with members of the NYC Administration for Children Services Operations Team where they reflect on the work so far, their learnings and their …

For episode thirteen of season two, Tim and Tuesday reach out to explain what they are doing, both personally and professionally, during the Coronavirus outbreak.

Together, Tim Merry and Tuesday Ryan-Hart are THE OUTSIDE…

For episode twelve of season two, Tim and Tuesday speak directly to the invitations they are receiving in the work of getting big change done. At …

For episode eleven of season two, Tim and Tuesday reflect on how hope can — and must — co-exist with an acknowledgement of where we are, even in crisis or struggle. If we are to respond massively to an emerging future, …

For episode eight of season two, Tim and Tuesday talk about the fix-it phenomenon we all share: on seeing a problem, we rush to fix it. But when we …

In episode seven of season two, Tim and Tuesday sit down with colleague Isoke Femi, who brings a beautifully enriching and unique perspective to the …

In episode six of season two, Tim and Tuesday talk about how adopting or shedding labels — political, economic, ideological, identity — can give us …

In episode five of season two, Tim and Tuesday venture into the heart of their change work: equity. How do we distribute power and wealth? How do we relate across lines of race, class, and gender, and how do we keep …

In episode four of season two, Tim and Tuesday explore the nature of moving from a start-up mindset to next-phase growth. As enthusiastic prototypers and experimenters, how do we know one phase is done and it’s time to …

In episode three of season two, Tim and Tuesday explore the often talked-about, always sought-for, and ultimately elusive ideal of balance. In our …

For episode two of season two, Tim and Tuesday interview Jacob Watkins of PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) in Zürich, Switzerland. Collaborating with The …

In the first episode of season two, Tim and Tuesday explore one of the most prescient requirements of equitable change: the generosity necessary to …

In season one’s final episode, Tim and Tuesday wrap a year of incredible conversations with a summer assignment: how do we cultivate readiness? Along …

In episode twenty, Tim and Tuesday dig into the substance of change—how to cultivate the kind of big-picture view that validates a good forward path.

In episode nineteen, Tim and Tuesday tell the story of an improvised process in the middle of a three-day session. As facilitators, how can we orchestrate memorable, game-changing breakthroughs or surges ahead in …

In episode eighteen, Tim and Tuesday explore how we work with distributed teams: as ‘managers of one’, how can we keep a strong connection? How can we navigate highly complex issues and change processes of a …

In episode seventeen, Tim & Tuesday talk about being clear versus having a feeling of clarity - even through confusion. How can we train ourselves to stay open and keep moving forward in rooms electric with …

In episode sixteen, Tim and Tuesday speak with change makers at Forward Malmö, a movement uniting for multi-sector, multi-stakeholder change. How can …

In episode fifteen, Tim & Tuesday share insights on their many rapid-pace leaps and lessons over the last year. The Outside’s team, delivery, …

When we intentionally practice what it means to be together, we increase the possibility of levelling-up. In episode fourteen, Gibrán Rivera joins us for a conversation about how to co-create the space to tackle …

In episode thirteen, Tim and Tuesday continue their conversation around history, impact, and our world — since context fundamentally alters how we relate to each other in the work of change, we delve in.

In episode twelve, Tim and Tuesday talk about how we honour and interpret our ancestors’ actions, roles, and impacts — think reverberations of …

In episode eleven, Tim and Tuesday deconstruct the change journey of a piece of work that rings bells across the spectrum. Using sport as a container, what can the rest of us learn about breaking through to ‘win’?

In episode ten, Tim and Tuesday talk to author and collaborator Kate Inglis on the parallels of how we can be light-keepers despite impossible loss …

In episode nine, Tim and Tuesday dig into the reflex to act without pausing to consider the schisms at-play — and illuminate how and why we retreat …

In episode eight, Tim and Tuesday empathize with facilitators and collaborators separated by organizational difference or mandates — and explore how …

In episode seven, Tim and Tuesday invite us ‘backstage’ to share revelations and lessons along the path of making their work of systems change into a …

In episode six, Tim and Tuesday explore the role played by limiting beliefs in their work on systems change, equity and leadership—and the practice …

In episode five, Tim and Tuesday unpack why they’ve declined invitations to grow bigger, choosing instead to make The Outside small, flexible, and …

In episode four, Tim and Tuesday reflect on the mindset shift of seeing reality clearly—not just the future that we hope for—and the value of working …

In episode three, we contemplate the nature of neutrality. Is it even possible - or desirable - to be neutral as a host or facilitator? What are our …

In episode two, Tim and Tuesday recap the facilitation paths that led them towards their collaboration on equity, big systems change, and leadership.

In episode one, Tim and Tuesday kick off with a lively conversation on what matters most as change makers push back — on broken systems, missing voices, and the status quo. 

First up, we introduce ourselves, …