Author: antlerboy - Benjamin P Taylor

www.antlerboy.com * curator at www.syscoi.com * The Public Service Transformation Academy - Chief Executive - www.publicservicetransformation.org * RedQuadrant - public service network consultancy - www.redquadrant.com * SCiO - non-exec director - www.systemspractice.org * Quadrant Resourcing - excellent interim change people - www.quadrantresourcing.com I tweet at www.twitter.com/antlerboy Please connect to me at www.linkedin.com/in/antlerboy benjamin.taylor@redquadrant.com +44 (0)7931317230

things that flow into their opposite…

Loads of contributions on this over at LinkedIn - join the debate at https://www.linkedin.com/posts/antlerboy_apologies-this-is-a-bit-philosophical-activity-7201116972317581312-Ms5T Apologies (if you need them), this is a bit philosophical. So many things in organisation (and in) life seem to contain or flow into their opposite – what would you call this? * Metaphors, models, ways of thinking are both stages … Continue reading things that flow into their opposite… →

Transduction — leading transformation — Issue #133

This week: Upcoming Events Systems and Complexity in Organisation Public services Systems intelligence Upcoming Events: ILG Large Group Interventions (1.0d) In a classic 2005 article, ‘Techniques to Match our Values’, Weisbord set out the ‘learning curve’, with a movement from ‘experts solve problems’ to ‘’everybody’ solves problems’ to ‘experts improve whole systems’ to ‘’everybody’ improves … Continue reading Transduction — leading transformation — Issue #133 →

Have you ever left a business meeting with a deep feeling of resentment?

Join the discussion on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/posts/antlerboy_productive-conversation-activity-7198579602611392512-8h5K?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_desktop If you did, then probably:- it hit your productivity- the conversation didn't achieve what was most needed and would have been most useful- your resentment was being communicated, one way or the other, but not usefully- you weren't the only person with issues about that meetingsEvery time I teach … Continue reading Have you ever left a business meeting with a deep feeling of resentment? →

Transduction — leading transformation — Issue #132

This week: Upcoming Events Systems and Complexity in Organisation Cybernetics AI Upcoming Events: SE Stakeholder Engagement – Productive Conversations (0.5d) This training programme could equally be called ‘honest conversations’, ‘difficult conversations’, ‘constructive conversations’, or ‘challenging conversations’. Fundamental to the success and flavour of organisational life – and systems practice interventions – are the quality of … Continue reading Transduction — leading transformation — Issue #132 →

The speakularity. The total transcription event horizon. The legipocalypse.

Join the discussion on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/posts/antlerboy_gpt4o-largelangaugemodel-activity-7196048129790545920-Rs3c?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_desktopOne day - and very soon - everything you ever do or say will be recorded, transcribed, accessible, searchable, and interpretable.That day just came a lot closer with the release of 'hashtag#GPT4o'  (https://lnkd.in/gUWUcsJF) - a version of the hashtag#LargeLangaugeModel that can work with live video feed and a bunch more real-time, … Continue reading The speakularity. The total transcription event horizon. The legipocalypse. →

Transduction — leading transformation — Issue #131

This week: Upcoming Events Systems and Complexity in Organisation Cybernetics Government Upcoming Events: SE Stakeholder Engagement – Productive Conversations (0.5d) This training programme could equally be called ‘honest conversations’, ‘difficult conversations’, ‘constructive conversations’, or ‘challenging conversations’. Fundamental to the success and flavour of organisational life – and systems practice interventions – are the quality of … Continue reading Transduction — leading transformation — Issue #131 →

How can we apply cybernetics to public service transformation

Join the discussion on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/posts/antlerboy_applying-cybernetics-to-public-service-transformation-activity-7193504714204884993-ZWiD If I asked you ‘what do you imagine would be the core things that would make public services work’, what would you say? It’s less complex than it might seem… @Mitali Deypurkaystha set me this ‘exam question’.  I’ll start with management cybernetics – what it says about organisation (in … Continue reading How can we apply cybernetics to public service transformation →

Transduction — leading transformation — Issue #130

This week: Upcoming Events Systems and Complexity in Organisation Public Sector Innovation Upcoming Events: SE Stakeholder Engagement – Productive Conversations (0.5d) This training programme could equally be called ‘honest conversations’, ‘difficult conversations’, ‘constructive conversations’, or ‘challenging conversations’. Fundamental to the success and flavour of organisational life – and systems practice interventions – are the quality … Continue reading Transduction — leading transformation — Issue #130 →

What would be the perfect ‘system’ for the public sector to adopt

Join the discussion on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/posts/antlerboy_the-perfect-system-for-the-public-sector-activity-7190972783244292096-v8t4  I asked for exam questions recently and, Jim Nicholls threw me a doozy! I’ve spent 25 years or more thinking about this, so rather than agonise, I’m just typing my answer straight. There are two answers, which point the way to a third. __ First: do really really good work analysing your … Continue reading What would be the perfect ‘system’ for the public sector to adopt →

Transduction — leading transformation — Issue #129

This week: Upcoming Events Systems and Complexity in Organisation Communications biology Transformation  Upcoming Events: SE Stakeholder Engagement – Productive Conversations (0.5d) This training programme could equally be called ‘honest conversations’, ‘difficult conversations’, ‘constructive conversations’, or ‘challenging conversations’. Fundamental to the success and flavour of organisational life – and systems practice interventions – are the quality … Continue reading Transduction — leading transformation — Issue #129 →