'Many are stubborn with regard to the once-chosen path, few with regard to the goal' -Nietzsche
My weekly posts Reading James Plunkett’s piece, I kept thinking about how strange it is that modern states still imagine they govern through decisions. Mostly they govern through reduction I’m struck by how modern states pretend to govern through decisions when they really govern through reduction. Reality is compressed as it moves from frontline encounters into … Continue reading Transduction – leading transformation – Issue #221
Reading James Plunkett‘s piece, I kept thinking about how strange it is that modern states still imagine they govern through decisions. Mostly they govern through reduction. Join the conversation on LinkedIn. https://www.linkedin.com/posts/antlerboy_the-centre-is-from-mars-the-edges-are-from-activity-7460354986712039424-lO28?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_desktop&rcm=ACoAAACuq-oBecVFDW6PCf3lkoG-peMeuLBeoho Reading James Plunkett's piece, I kept thinking about how strange it is that modern states still imagine they govern through decisions. Mostly they govern through … Continue reading Reading James Plunkett’s piece, I kept thinking about how strange it is that modern states still imagine they govern through decisions. Mostly they govern through reduction
The same structural bottleneck now appears almost everywhere: science, public services, consultancy, software, universities and politics. As usual, the issue isn’t lack of intelligence or expertise. It’s that institutions lose the ability to assemble the right cognition across boundaries. Join the conversation on LinkedIn. https://www.linkedin.com/posts/antlerboy_i-just-published-a-new-essay-for-the-2026-activity-7460579178367750144-woPN?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_desktop&rcm=ACoAADUV_eUBZSxZvFpx70OV050F6K5HM2MhTMo But mature systems usually fail due to competence: they become … Continue reading The same structural bottleneck now appears almost everywhere: science, public services, consultancy, software, universities and politics
An admission. Lynne Wardle asked how much of my recent writing is actually me, and how much is ChatGPT. Join the conversation on LinkedIn. https://www.linkedin.com/posts/antlerboy_i-read-scott-odells-island-of-the-blue-activity-7460599789932548096-BFTs?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_desktop&rcm=ACoAAACuq-oBecVFDW6PCf3lkoG-peMeuLBeoho An admission. Lynne Walley asked how much of my recent writing is actually me, and how much is ChatGPT. Honestly: more than I would've admitted a year ago. Maybe 75% me, 25% AI on … Continue reading Intertwingling with The Machinic
Thesis: you can tell the decade a WEIRD management model came from by what it fears — and the remedy it prescribes. Join the conversation on LinkedIn. https://www.linkedin.com/posts/antlerboy_thesis-you-can-tell-the-decade-a-weird-management-activity-7459610782557777924-DtK4?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_desktop&rcm=ACoAAACuq-oBecVFDW6PCf3lkoG-peMeuLBeoho Thesis: you can tell the decade a WEIRD management model came from by what it fears — and the remedy it prescribes. (A thought about management models, inspired by a comment from Stephen … Continue reading Thesis: you can tell the decade a WEIRD management model came from by what it fears – and the remedy it prescribes.
An absolute honour to speak again to Myriam Hadnes on her new ‘unprofessionalsm’ podcast. My thesis: Most ‘professionalism’ is just a way of making power look tidy. Join the conversation on LinkedIn. https://www.linkedin.com/posts/antlerboy_leadership-corporateculture-psychologicalsafety-activity-7460271858760888320-36dh An absolute honour to speak again to Myriam Hadnes on her new 'unprofessionalsm' podcast. My thesis: Most 'professionalism' is just a way … Continue reading An absolute honour to speak again to Myriam Hadnes on her new ‘unprofessionalsm’ podcast. My thesis: Most ‘professionalism’ is just a way of making power look tidy.
A (shorter) manifesto for relational public services. https://www.linkedin.com/posts/antlerboy_a-shorter-manifesto-for-relational-public-share-7459860412805783552-0jWo A (shorter) manifesto for relational public services. We need to say something plainly. Public services aren’t failing because people don’t care. They are failing because the system cannot admit what it knows. We know that relational work helps people.We know it reduces cost, restores capability, and makes sense … Continue reading A (shorter) manifesto for relational public services.
My weekly posts Learning to read the island I’m reflecting on how Island of the Blue Dolphins shaped me early on. Karana’s survival taught me that systems fail and rescue may not come, but the world can still be understood through attention, relationship and agency. Real change is not imposed from outside; it means observing closely, … Continue reading Transduction – leading transformation – Issue #220
Learning the island. Join the conversation on LinkedIn. https://www.linkedin.com/posts/antlerboy_i-read-scott-odells-island-of-the-blue-activity-7458465671245570048-T5bQ?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_desktop&rcm=ACoAAACuq-oBecVFDW6PCf3lkoG-peMeuLBeoho I read Scott O’Dell’s ‘Island of the Blue Dolphins’ when I was five. I’m not sure I understood it, but I think I absorbed it. It’s the story of Karana, a girl left alone on an island after her people leave. She survives for years. She learns … Continue reading Learning to read the island
What ethical or spiritual belief system is tucked away, perhaps in your back pocket, influencing you even if you don't acknowledge it? https://www.linkedin.com/posts/antlerboy_what-ethical-or-spiritual-belief-system-is-share-7456816557772500992-7jfj What ethical or spiritual belief system is tucked away, perhaps in your back pocket, influencing you even if you don't acknowledge it?I've been thinking about it since my dad's wake, my uncle's eulogy … Continue reading What ethical or spiritual belief system is tucked away, perhaps in your back pocket, influencing you even if you don’t acknowledge it?
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