See This! Newsletter! More! Beautifully! At https://www.getrevue.co/profile/antlerboy power, responsibility, euphemisms, the amazing Workona, unsafe 'check in'?, wordcel advice sought, Independent Commission on Culture and Local Government, The Consequence Of All Learning: We Can No Longer See The Chicken, Transaction-Cost Utopias Reconsidered, The Curse of the Chatbot, wheels vs doors, Rejection Therapy, Castaneda, Everything You See … Continue reading Transduction – leading transformation – Issue #41
Author: antlerboy - Benjamin P Taylor
Transduction – leading transformation – Issue #40
This might conceivably make for some interesting weekend reading for you. If you’re interested in the same sort of things I’m interested in: * public | service | transformation * systems | complexity | cybernetics * ethics, social and economic justice * things that reveal deep, long, old connections between things * the thrill of … Continue reading Transduction – leading transformation – Issue #40
Transduction – leading transformation – Issue #39
See it nicely at https://www.getrevue.co/profile/antlerboy/issues/transduction-leading-transformation-issue-39-1048826/d67a8d3b-0a59-4b97-ba12-2016adf8a220This week:Why understanding that there are ‘five worlds’ in organisational systems can be so powerfulIncluding video of me presenting to sensemaking.rsWhy being in the wrong frame is so hilarious – and the implications for businessBasics of meta-rationalityWomen in systems thinking – speaker seriesSystems convening across boundaries with Collective Leadership ScotlandEvaluating government … Continue reading Transduction – leading transformation – Issue #39
Why is being in the wrong frame so hilarious? And what are the implications for business?
https://videopress.com/v/VykLpeMG?resizeToParent=true&cover=true&preloadContent=metadata&useAverageColor=true Why are misunderstandings so funny?What's your favourite misunderstanding? The implications of humorous misunderstandings for #management, #creativity, and #innovation are really significant. So humour can help our #work in unexpected ways. But before that - I'm an absolute sucker for these kinds of things! From 'Engrish funny' mistranslations or words out of context to the attached video showing broken communication leading … Continue reading Why is being in the wrong frame so hilarious? And what are the implications for business?
Transduction – leading transformation – Issue #38
The facilitrainer rainbow, failure to reverse engineer success, strategic commissioning, primary care, and systems | complexity | cybernetics… The opposite experiment this week - late and no time to add all the tweets, due to travel. So a condensed newsletter! Top phive of the week Do you know a trainer, facilitator, or consultant – and … Continue reading Transduction – leading transformation – Issue #38
Transduction – leading transformation – Issue #37
This weekDark patternsUntidy farmingUpcoming meetupLooking out for liarsLevelling up and the climate crisis (not)Help us support adult social care commissionersExperience your relationship with systems and powerWhy public service transformation conversations are getting oldYour brain does not process information and it is not a computerContext recognition, First Nations thinking in systems, and the Frame ProblemThe person … Continue reading Transduction – leading transformation – Issue #37
Pathological liars: they’re out there, and we keep giving them power
Have you ever been taken for a mug? Lied to, manipulated? We hired someone into an important #management position, with financial responsibilities. They aced all the #jobinterviews. Had great references, an engaging style. Perhaps a bit too 'matey', something off. But they were from a visible, minoritised group, and shared a lot about their upbringing … Continue reading Pathological liars: they’re out there, and we keep giving them power
Current subject: Transduction – leading transformation – Issue #36
Subscribe for nice formating at https://www.getrevue.co/profile/antlerboyWhat I most want to draw your attention to is some work we’re doing with the LGA - if you are involved in Commissioning, please see below and get in touch! Supporting strategic commissioning Supporting Adult Social Care Commissioners – Strategic Commissioning Options AppraisalWorking on behalf of the LGA, the … Continue reading Current subject: Transduction – leading transformation – Issue #36
We can ‘level up’ by transforming commissioning
It’s absolutely critical to work with the voluntary, #community, and social enterprise sector if we’re going to achieve anything with ‘#levellingup’. What do you think is most important to enable this and transform our communities and our lives for the better? As well as the brilliant work we do at the Public Service Transformation Academy … Continue reading We can ‘level up’ by transforming commissioning
Can you see the courtly rituals still at work in our organisations and management?
The annual review: where I come before your throne (well, desk) and you tell me two things: you own me, and I’m insufficient.Peter Block Human resources, or dealing with the King? Our organisations and workplaces still draw, for better or worse, from the rich heritage of royalty. This has huge implications for innovation and shaping … Continue reading Can you see the courtly rituals still at work in our organisations and management?







