My Work
Duncan McNair
Human, Dignity Power of Choice and How Systems Work
Areas of Work
My Work
My work focuses on human dignity, the power of choice, and the systems that shape everyday life. These themes connect across practice.
Human rights, education, public infrastructure, and science all depend on people being able to understand their personal and community circumstances, make informed decisions, and act meaningfully within the systems around them.
This page brings together the principal areas of work and selected related projects.
Human Rights & Human Dignity
This work strengthens understanding of dignity, rights, responsibility, and the conditions that allow people genuine agency in everyday life.
Selected Projects
• Human Dignity Awareness Training Workbook — a practical workbook exploring the 10 elements of dignity and the 10 temptations to violate it.
• Know Your Human Rights — a course designed to make human rights accessible and usable in daily life, encouraging responsibility for the rights of others.
• Human Rights Course in Five Asian Languages — developed in Farsi, Kurdish Sorani, Arabic, Turkish, and Urdu.
Education & Empowerment
Education should build capability, confidence, understanding, and meaningful participation.
Selected Projects
• Peaceful Planet Learning Resources — practical materials supporting peaceful living, informed citizenship, and human development.
• Rights-Based Educational Tools — resources linking education with dignity, responsibility, and social participation.
• Science for Citizens — a simple course helping non-scientists understand and engage with the environment and systems that affect their lives.
Public Infrastructure
Well-designed infrastructure supports dignity, access, movement, safety, wellbeing, and opportunity.
Selected Projects
• London Infrastructure Taskforce — work exploring how infrastructure can strengthen wellbeing during economic and environmental pressure, including collaboration with scientists examining environmental conditions.
• Community Surveys and Support — practical engagement to understand local needs and improve shared services.
• Systems Design Thinking — applying structured thinking to public challenges and practical improvement.
Science & Systems
Science and systems thinking help us understand causes, patterns, and better solutions to shared problems.
Selected Projects
• Applied Scientific Thinking — using evidence, reasoning, and observation to improve practical decision-making.
• Decision Systems — examining how choices are shaped by information, incentives, and institutional design.
• The Science of Natural — a project exploring sustainable approaches to health, energy, and human wellbeing through open scientific inquiry.
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