Relational practice, relational leadership, relational public services. How do we change the way we relate? Join the conversation on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/posts/antlerboy_relational-public-services-some-learning-activity-7388842086483259393-FERx Relational practice, relational leadership, relational public services. Behind the buzz sits something older and simpler – the idea that good life, good work depends on good relationships. Nick Kimber asked an innocent but impossible … Continue reading How do we change the way we relate?
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
How to move to relational public services
On LinkedIn, Nick Kimber asked this question: https://stream.syscoi.com/2025/10/24/nick-kimber-on-linkedin-hello-can-anybody-point-me-to-a-decent-accessible-history-of-relational-practice-thinking-leadership-ideally-short-form/ I responded in some depth - posted also on syscoic above - and the other contributions on the thread are event better - read the whole thing at: https://www.linkedin.com/posts/nick-kimber-a7789a21_hello-can-anybody-point-me-to-a-decent-accessible-activity-7387430771348897792-Si42 There were further comments and questions, including Nick Kimber asking Benjamin P. Taylor I was worried by the … Continue reading How to move to relational public services
Transduction – leading transformation – Issue #197
My weekly posts Join us to lean about the complexity of achieving public outcomes I shared a story about a family everyone knew—noise complaints, domestic abuse, antisocial behaviour, then suddenly… silence. Did the system work? That’s the kind of complexity we explore in the Outcomes in Complexity Level 7 Systems Thinking Practitioner apprenticeship. Final funded … Continue reading Transduction – leading transformation – Issue #197
Join us to learn about the complexity of achieving public outcomes
Join us to lean about the complexity of achieving public outcomes. There was this family everyone knew. Noise complaints, domestic abuse call-outs, drugs and alcohol issues, antisocial behaviour, the child struggling in school – all the usual. Join the conversation on Linkedin to hear more: https://www.linkedin.com/posts/antlerboy_join-us-to-lean-about-the-complexity-of-achieving-activity-7386295408978788352-elXA?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_desktop&rcm=ACoAAACuq-oBecVFDW6PCf3lkoG-peMeuLBeoho Join us to lean about the complexity of achieving … Continue reading Join us to learn about the complexity of achieving public outcomes
Transduction – leading transformation – Issue #196
My weekly posts The map is the territory It’s tempting to believe that better data or dashboards reveal reality, but as Heinz von Foerster said, the map is the territory — we live entirely within our own framings. In my latest piece and podcast, I explore what this means for leadership, judgment, and management in … Continue reading Transduction – leading transformation – Issue #196
SysPrac25 – Reflections on Professionalising Systems Practice
resharing my own blog post from http://www.syscoi.com https://stream.syscoi.com/2025/10/15/sysprac25-reflections-on-professionalising-systems-practice/
Is professionalising systems practice the ultimate #futureofwork paradox?
Is professionalising systems practice the ultimate #futureofwork paradox? How do we embed #systemsthinking in institutions that seem designed to repel it? How can we sustainably continue to design contextually-relevant learning systems? How do we spread systemic insight through the mainstream without turning it into just another orthodoxy? Join the conversation on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/posts/antlerboy_futureofwork-systemsthinking-systemicconsulting-activity-7383771010082164736-Kmr1 Professionalising systems … Continue reading Is professionalising systems practice the ultimate #futureofwork paradox?
The map is the territory
It’s comforting to think that with the right data, model, or dashboard we can finally see the world as it is. But as Heinz von Foerster reminded us, the map is the territory — because we have nothing else but maps. In other words, we live entirely within our own framings. We never compare a map to … Continue reading The map is the territory
Transduction – leading transformation – Issue #195
My weekly posts Don’t be Darth Vader if you want effective organisation — but don’t be a Rebel either… Early in my career, I saw a team transform a service in a morning by spotting the right constraint. Since then, I’ve helped leaders uncover hidden patterns shaped by habits and incentives. Organisations must balance boundaries and freedoms … Continue reading Transduction – leading transformation – Issue #195
Don’t be Darth Vader if you want effective organisation – but don’t be a Rebel either…
Don’t be Darth Vader if you want effective organisation — but don’t be a Rebel either… The more we tighten our grip, the brittler our organisations become — and the faster reality slips through our fingers. Join the discussion on Linkedin https://www.linkedin.com/posts/antlerboy_leadership-systemsthinking-complexity-activity-7380691276305965056-HRf5 A moment of clarity hit me early in my career. I watched a team see its work afresh, … Continue reading Don’t be Darth Vader if you want effective organisation – but don’t be a Rebel either…
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