**July 29, 2025** #### Links [Transistor](https://share.transistor.fm/s/0670703e) [Spotify](https://open.spotify.com/show/3DBRCVFep0YbYeLPcVVXQv) [Apple Podcasts](https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/essential-dynamics-with-derek-hudson/id1542392917) [Podcast Addict](https://podcastaddict.com/podcast/essential-dynamics-with-derek-hudson/3153944) #### Summary In this solo follow-up to Episode 115, Derek builds on lessons from a backpacking trip through the Canadian Rockies, this time focusing on [[People]] and [[System Flow|Flow]], two important considerations in any quest. Derek reflects on group dynamics, decision-making without hierarchy, and how flow becomes visible and tangible on the trail. From wrong turns to resource management, Derek shows how backpacking mirrors the real challenges of leading, collaborating, and staying energized in complex systems. #### Concepts - [[People]] - [[The Individual and The Group]] - [[System Flow]] - [[Value Flow]] - [[Cash Flow]] - [[Information Flow]] - [[Energy Flow]] #### Quotes >If you want to go fast, go alone. If you want to go far, go together. >Each of us has to find our own way in the group. And, if you're the leader of a group, you have to figure out who's with you, and who might be slow, and then understand how you can help them, without generally singling people out and demoralizing them further. >Nobody had any ego about whether their answer was the right answer. We just had different ideas. Trying them out, in a sense, we did some test runs, validated a hypothesis, and everyone else just tucked into that. There was no positioning about ownership of ideas or anything like that. >That idea of value flow is just baked into a hike. You see the progress in elevation, distance, and your approaching destination. We don't see that enough in organizations. We lose the plot, we lose the purpose, and it's very hard for us to see progress. >The only energy flow that really matters is what's inside a person. We can help them. We can help them find their energy. We can help them replenish their energy, but it is individual to each person. #### See also - [[Episode 100 Energy Flow]] - [[Episode 103 What is System Flow|Episode 103 What is System Flow?]] - [[Episode 115 Consider Your Quest - A Report From the Field]] - [The Goal](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/113934.The_Goal) by Eliyahu Goldratt - [FarOut](https://faroutguides.com/) Navigation App