Hi, I'm Mark. I'm relentlessly curious about what becomes possible when people come together to tackle difficult problems.

I've spent my career moving between strategy, entrepreneurship, innovation, systems thinking, positive psychology, climate action and collaborative problem solving.

The interesting part isn't the list. It's that all of it kept pointing at the same question — one I now can't put down.

How might humanity become a regenerative force for our living planet?

Mark Rowland talking with researchers in the field

Where the curiosity came from

Strategy & entrepreneurship

Years spent building things, advising others building things, and learning how hard it is to make a good idea actually land.

Innovation & systems thinking

Discovering that most stubborn problems aren't technical failures — they're system failures hiding in plain sight.

Positive psychology

Studying what makes people and groups flourish, and why agency tends to precede action.

Climate & collective action

Working on the biggest coordination challenge our species has attempted, and getting hooked on the people attempting it.

More stories from along the way will land here over time — the projects, the mistakes and the conversations that changed how I think.

Join the exploration

Occasional field notes: what I'm discovering, who I'm meeting, what surprised me.