The Relaunch of Patterns and Possibilities: Thriving in Uncertainty with Miss Handie

I recently traveled out of town and found myself in an awkward social experience that some would have avoided. Instead, I decided to look at it as a social experiment that I could get curious about and become better as a result of it.

Human Systems Dynamics (HSD) has been around for more than twenty years. There are associates, around the globe, who have been certified in it and countless learners who have attended one or many HSD non-certification courses. 
The hope is that those that learn HSD are sharing it with others and that sharing will attract more human beings to touch HSD and make it a pattern of being. 
Just recently, I realized that HSD may be part of an individual’s way of living and being without them being formally or informally introduced to HSD. Imagine that! 
It made me wonder where HSD begins and where it ends?
Press play to hear some of the ways HSD is being practiced by human beings as a pattern who don’t know anything about HSD.


The 2024 Paris Olympics is over now, but it’s still a popular topic of conversation around the world. I watched this round of the Olympics more than any other and became sort of addicted to it, but not in the way that you may think. The question that came to mind as I observed the pattern of victory and celebrating life in different events, was where did this notion of being the best come from? How is it helping and/or hindering us both in and outside of sports? What do you think?

Ego is often the primary driver in the life choices and decisions of people that we interact with everyday. Has your ego ever told you that you’re more qualified or better than you are? How often are you making decisions influenced by ego rather reality? How much can your ego be trusted to lead you to the best decision for you and the people living , playing, and working with and around you? Is your ego a little or big influence in your life? How does ego impact three of the most important decisions of our lives? Press play to discover three common adult decisions you may be soon be faced with and learn how our egos can impact the outcome of those critical decisions.

When you finally meet the romantic partner you’ve been dreaming about, love is a splendored thing! If you’re lucky, you can fall in love and stay there forever. If something happens to cause you to fall out of love with the person of your dreams, it can suddenly feel like your heart has been pierced with splinters. I’ve developed a Relationship Math Quiz to help you and your mate determine if your relationship is thriving or just surviving. I invite you and your mate to take the quiz independently so you can see, hear and experience how your partner views your relationship and if it’s in alignment with how you see it.

I have always been afraid of birds, especially those that flock together. On a recent trip to Chicago, I had an epiphany about why everything in the bird species terrifies me, and it took me back to my past when I first read, “I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings” by Maya Angelou. I was inspired to figure out why the caged bird sings at work, and I now know why their lyrics bother me so much.

I had an amazing four-day vacation that was sandwiched by two wicked issues. Both created major tension between me and the other people that were involved. Rather than remain a victim of my circumstances, I took time to think about what transpired in an HSD type of way. I figured out how I can open a doorway to empathy even when I’m dealing with unreasonable human beings. I realize that there are bad apples out there, but I prefer to beat them with a pattern of self-awareness rather than join them.

In March 2001, I was granted a five-day opportunity to be locked in a room on The Oprah Winfrey Show with Dr. Phil McGraw and 41 other human beings, from around the country, for five days, in The Get Real Challenge. The 42 of us were filmed from morning to night even while we were just interacting with one another, on an informal basis, outside of Harpo Studios. Those five days felt like a lifetime and by the time we were preparing to head home, I had transformed into someone else…who was ready to bring my creative side out of hiding so it could live and breathe real air. At the end of that journey, myself and the other 41 human beings who were participating in the experiment, were required to make a written contractual declaration about who we’d evolved into after spending time with Dr. Phil. In this episode, I’ll share my declaration and reveal how it and HSD are helping me to navigate the restless waters flowing through my life right now.

I’m delighted to announce the relaunch of this podcast, and it’s happening in just a few days. I wouldn’t be here, doing something I love and in this fashion, without loyal listeners like YOU. Press play to learn more about the What, So What, and Now What of this new version of the podcast, and how WE can continue THRIVING together.

It’s been awhile since we had a curious conversation, so we wanted to reunite with all of you for some important news from Glenda Eoyang, Founder and Executive Director of Human Systems Dynamics Institute. The Human Systems Dynamics Institute is hosting a Gathering of Curious Minds in Minneapolis, Minnesota, Friday and Saturday, April 5-6. This is an in-person opportunity to meet people from everywhere, who lightly and deeply touch and use HSD to see, understand, and influence patterns personally and professionally. Glenda reveals: 1. Why now is an opportune time for people everywhere to gather around the patterns that disrupt our daily lives; 2. What people everywhere should bring to the gathering table; and 3. What people everywhere can expect to gain and leave with after the HSD Gathering. If you’re curious about HSD and want to create the patterns that help you and everyone around the globe to thrive, then register for the HSD Gathering and meet us in Minneapolis, Minnesota on April 5.