'Many are stubborn with regard to the once-chosen path, few with regard to the goal' -Nietzsche
My weekly posts Beyond provision: civic life is lived by people I think that we need to move beyond seeing society through the lens of service provision. Focusing only on who provides services traps us in managing demand rather than understanding the wider system of relationships, strengths, communities and support that help people thrive. Drawing on … Continue reading Transduction – leading transformation – Issue #224
Beyond provision: civic life is lived by people https://www.linkedin.com/posts/antlerboy_we-need-an-industrial-strategy-for-civic-activity-7468566750004064256-VOMG Beyond provision: civic life is lived by people Polly Mackenzie’s piece is trying to solve an institutional-capital problem. I think we also need to solve a system-seeing problem. Too often we start from the assumption that the 'provision' of 'services' is the point, even when talking … Continue reading Beyond provision: civic life is lived by people
I spend a lot of time arguing that systems thinking shouldn’t be a niche specialism anymore; it should be basic managerial literacy. Especially in public services! https://www.linkedin.com/posts/antlerboy_slide-deck-activity-7468202558516465664-T_w3?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_desktop&rcm=ACoAAACuq-oBecVFDW6PCf3lkoG-peMeuLBeoho I spend a lot of time arguing that systems thinking shouldn’t be a niche specialism anymore; it should be basic managerial literacy. Especially in public services! Because we’re entering … Continue reading I spend a lot of time arguing that systems thinking shouldn’t be a niche specialism anymore; it should be basic managerial literacy. Especially in public services!
LGR? The real challenge is what comes next https://www.linkedin.com/posts/antlerboy_the-real-challenge-is-what-comes-next-activity-7467470349996130304-APqB A growing number of leaders in councils are privately saying the same thing about LGR: 'We can probably get through vesting day. What worries me is what happens after.'They're right to worry. The visible programme risks, governance, finance, HR, ICT, and service continuity are well understood. But … Continue reading LGR? The real challenge is what comes next
My weekly posts One thing I’ve learned after 17 years running a consultancy: the consulting industry often rewards dependency more than transformation. After 17 years running a consultancy, I’ve learned that the industry often rewards dependency more than transformation. On this week’s podcast, John Degnan and I discussed why we’ve tried to resist that model: helping … Continue reading Transduction – leading transformation – Issue #223
One thing I’ve learned after 17 years running a consultancy: the consulting industry often rewards dependency more than transformation. Join the conversation on LinkedIn. https://www.linkedin.com/posts/antlerboy_one-thing-ive-learned-after-17-years-running-activity-7465665799828013056-EXhT?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_desktop&rcm=ACoAAACuq-oBecVFDW6PCf3lkoG-peMeuLBeoho One thing I've learned after 17 years running a consultancy: the consulting industry often rewards dependency more than transformation.Clients say they want change. Many consulting models quietly optimise for indefinite … Continue reading One thing I’ve learned after 17 years running a consultancy: the consulting industry often rewards dependency more than transformation.
Most public service systems talk about outcomes far less than they think they do. Join the conversation on LinkedIn. https://www.linkedin.com/posts/antlerboy_most-public-service-systems-talk-about-outcomes-activity-7464934026391232512-5Uu1?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_desktop&rcm=ACoAAACuq-oBecVFDW6PCf3lkoG-peMeuLBeoho Most public service systems talk about outcomes far less than they think they do. They talk about activity. Referrals. Assessments. Contacts. Waiting lists. Reviews. Contracts. KPIs. All useful — but not the same as outcomes in peoples’ lives. … Continue reading Most public service systems talk about outcomes far less than they think they do
My weekly posts This essay on the ‘institutional immune system’ is one of the clearest descriptions I’ve read of a dynamic many of us in public service transformation spend our lives inside. This essay on the ‘institutional immune system’ captures a dynamic I recognise across public service transformation: institutions ask for innovation, prevention and systems thinking, … Continue reading Transduction – leading transformation – Issue #222
This essay on the ‘institutional immune system’ is one of the clearest descriptions I’ve read of a dynamic many of us in public service transformation spend our lives inside. https://www.linkedin.com/posts/antlerboy_earlier-this-week-james-plunkett-published-activity-7463161130266497024-C379 This essay on the ‘institutional immune system’ is one of the clearest descriptions I’ve read of a dynamic many of us in public service transformation … Continue reading This essay on the ‘institutional immune system’ is one of the clearest descriptions I’ve read of a dynamic many of us in public service transformation spend our lives inside.
This is a really important piece of work from Alison Turner and colleagues at The Strategy Unit. https://www.linkedin.com/posts/antlerboy_failuredemand-valuedemand-nhs-activity-7463154305286615041-BbQk what if a large part of the public sector productivity crisis is actually the machine metabolising its own fragmentation? This is a really important piece of work from Alison Turner and colleagues at The Strategy Unit. What … Continue reading This is a really important piece of work from Alison Turner and colleagues at The Strategy Unit.
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