This blog post is a bit of a ramble and a rant. I discuss my current struggles as a student. If you would like to only read about the content of my studies, please go ahead to the next post, bearing in mind that my interpretations of that content were produced in the context outlined below. - Since completing my second tutor-marked assignment (TMA), I have lost steam a little, overwhelmed by university work in this final part of the TB872 module. I passed the TMA and was init

<p>...The transition from ‘being’ systemic to ‘doing’ Systems encompasses all the ‘balls’ juggled by an aware systems practitioner—Being, Engaging, Contextualising, Managing.</p>

This summer, I took a spontaneous leap into the (somewhat) unknown by signing up to study for a degree at The Open University, after having completed a couple of short courses the previous year that left me feeling inspired and intrigued. The first was the Lean Organisation Management course by Learning Curve. I took the course to improve my knowledge of business management and to update my CV. Although the study process itself may not have been the most engaging, I finished

<p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">MarchMeetTheMaker® (MMTM) is a 31-day social media challenge for creative businesses. This event runs throughout March every year and starts on Tuesday the 1st of March this year. It takes place primarily on Instagram which makes this a really interesting visual event during which makers, crafters, creators, and artists can share their work and themselves using visual storytelling in the form of daily social media posts.</p>

Woohoo, the draft website is live! This website will be the home of creative content from Alex Makes, particularly graphic design work, sustainable business and creative project updates. I am a designer based in London (UK), formerly working under the name Anna Magombe Creative Thinking but now operating under Alex Makes. Find out more about me in the About section. I’m open to collaborating on creative projects that benefit society or reduce harm to people, animals and th