Transduction — leading transformation — Issue #135

My weekly posts

A conservative perspective on radical change

I offer a conservative perspective on radical change, inspired by G.K. Chesterton’s parable about understanding the purpose of existing institutions before dismantling them. Reflecting on my own experience, I once sent an 18-page memo to the chief executive, advocating for change based on insights from Vanguard consulting. I realized that while new methods like Agile and Service Design are valuable, true change requires understanding the perspectives of those who have tried and failed before. Passion must be balanced with empathy.

A conservative perspective on radical change

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Courses and events

National Commissioning Academy

Join us on the national Commissioning Academy this autumn, hosted by Royal Borough of Greenwich

New Academy announced – a New National Commissioning Academy based in London – launching this Autumn

Contract management development

Joint us this Autumn for a virtual only development programme!

https://bit.ly/ContractManagement2024

Outcomes-based commissioning: a 10 step introduction

Join us this Autumn for a virtual introduction to commissioning.

https://bit.ly/10stepIntroduction8

My selection of systems | cybernetics | complexity links from the weblog Systems Community of Inquiry

I’m not currently keeping www.syscoi.com up fully but I am still trying…

SCiO monthly events – UK and Nederland, Jun 2024

Follow SCiO – Systems and Complexity in Organisation

SCiO monthly events – UK and Nederland, Jun 2024

Navigating the Now: A Guide to Recognizing What Is Going On – A 3-Day In-Person General Semantics Seminar, July 25-27, 2024, London

[Some discounted tickets may be available – email benjamin.taylor@redquadrant.com if you are interested]

Navigating the Now: A Guide to Recognizing What Is Going On – A 3-Day In-Person General Semantics Seminar, July 25-27, 2024, London

New publications from David Ing, including resequencing systems thinking at the ISSS conference

New publications from David Ing, including resequencing systems thinking at the ISSS conference

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Things I shared on socials

Some philosophical razors. Jonn Elledge.

https://jonn.substack.com/p/some-philosophical-razors?utm_content=bufferc9ea2&utm_medium=social&utm_source=linkedin.com&utm_campaign=buffer

Why the Future Leaders Scheme (FLS) fails — and what to do about it

View at Medium.com

Exposing the pseudoscience of traffic engineering. CNU.

https://www.cnu.org/publicsquare/2024/06/05/exposing-pseudoscience-traffic-engineering?utm_content=buffer1023e&utm_medium=social&utm_source=linkedin.com&utm_campaign=buffer

Fast-track courts unlawfully convict thousands of fare evasion. The Standard.

https://www.standard.co.uk/news/uk/prosecution-courts-fare-evasion-northern-rail-single-justice-procedure-b1164191.html?utm_content=bufferb4a27&utm_medium=social&utm_source=linkedin.com&utm_campaign=buffer

Capacity crunch: the biggest challenges facing the next government – UK 2040 Options.

https://options2040.co.uk/capacity-crunch-the-biggest-challenges-facing-the-next-government/?utm_content=buffer28ac6&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_campaign=buffer

Is the criminal justice system broken? Chris Perry.

https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/criminal-justice-system-broken-chris-perry-cod7f/?trackingId=02xOkiZwS6FO0qM%2BHpC1EQ%3D%3D

Could Peterloo happen again? The case of Orgreave. Kmflett’s Blog.

Could Peterloo happen again? The case of Orgreave