A Living Archive of Thought and Practice

I’m Christopher James. This site brings together the systems, ideas, and questions I’ve developed, across leadership, ethics, and human behaviour.

From Bias-Conscious Leadership to Networked Mimetic Ethics, these projects explore how bias shapes our decisions, how values spread through systems, and how we might lead with greater clarity, responsibility, and care.

Current Projects

Explore a living collection of systems and writings focused on leadership, ethics, bias, and the moral architecture of decision-making.

A park setting with a pathway flanked by grass and trees. A book titled 'Winning with Honour' is resting on a backpack placed on a bench. In the background, a person is sitting at a picnic table.
A park setting with a pathway flanked by grass and trees. A book titled 'Winning with Honour' is resting on a backpack placed on a bench. In the background, a person is sitting at a picnic table.
Bias and Procurement: A Systems Lens

This initiative applies the principles of BCL to procurement practice, where implicit bias, procedural defaults, and power dynamics often go unexamined.

The project examines how decisions are framed, how assumptions are embedded in specifications and moderation, and how to cultivate fairness and critical scrutiny at each stage. It forms the basis for applied training and guidance in public-sector and institutional settings.

Two people are standing in front of a whiteboard containing various colorful sticky notes. The notes are arranged in a grid and each one has a word or phrase related to company values, such as 'Culture', 'Vision', 'Diversity', and 'Respect'. One person is gesturing towards the board, wearing a blue sweater, while the other is observing attentively, dressed in a red jacket.
Two people are standing in front of a whiteboard containing various colorful sticky notes. The notes are arranged in a grid and each one has a word or phrase related to company values, such as 'Culture', 'Vision', 'Diversity', and 'Respect'. One person is gesturing towards the board, wearing a blue sweater, while the other is observing attentively, dressed in a red jacket.
Bias-Conscious Leadership (BCL)

An applied leadership philosophy focused on bias mitigation, ethical awareness, and reflective decision-making.

BCL supports individuals and organisations in recognising the subtle forces that shape judgement and influence behaviour. Currently under doctoral research and field application, this framework offers a structured yet human approach to cultivating leadership clarity in complex environments.

Note: Core methodologies and tools remain unpublished pending further research and publication.

yellow sunflower field during daytime
yellow sunflower field during daytime

A philosophical system that reimagines ethical life as a networked, transmissible process.

Rather than grounding ethics solely in rational agents, NME explores how values are imitated, reinforced, and distorted through social, cultural, and technological systems. With original concepts such as ethical vectors and reflective nodes, this work bridges moral philosophy with social theory and behavioural science.

Visit the dedicated site: MimeticEthics.com

Networked Mimetic Ethics (NME)
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pen on white lined paper selective focus photography

Articles, essays, and academic works that interrogate how ideas, behaviours, and ethical norms spread.

Topics include mimetic influence, decision fatigue, structural bias, and the philosophical limits of rational agency. These writings aim to open dialogue, challenge assumptions, and contribute to a more reflective leadership culture across sectors.

Published and Forthcoming Writings
Insights

Short reflections and ongoing thinking on leadership, ethics, bias, and the systems that shape how we live and decide.

These writings are not declarations, but invitations, to slow down, reconsider, and approach complexity with greater clarity and care.

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