We're having a real debate about whether to stick with our in-person awayday at the end of September (rescheduled from July, rescheduled from June). That is, assuming we even have a choice and there isn't another lockdown. We really want to meet - for the first time in eighteen eventful months - but several people … Continue reading I’m in a quandary. Would you run a face-to-face awayday for a dispersed UK/international team in September? →

 Do you enable learning across boundaries? Can you connect people across silos? Are you able to bring a broader view to local settings?Have you heard of systems conveners? Are you one? Or do you simply want to learn more about this approach? Please like, share, and comment here:https://www.linkedin.com/posts/antlerboy_systems-convening-launch-2-september-join-activity-6836192316554907648-965K Register for the launch on 2 September: https://bit.ly/SCBookLaunch Download the … Continue reading Systems convening →

I try to make these posts interesting, challenging, accessible. But today I'm just going to be proud of my company for a minute here. What's your big achievement at the moment? Mine is that we set up in public services consultancy in 2009, just as the good times turned into full-blown austerity. We survived that, … Continue reading I’m proud of RedQuadrant →

Can we really say that people progress through different levels of ability to deal with #complexity across their life? And that we can measure and identify what level people are at? Predict how they’ll develop? And select and promote people based on that? Or, as Nora Bateson said when she began the tango, will it … Continue reading There’s been a kerfuffle about ‘stage theory’. What do you think? →

Do you have tips how to get the best results out of them? My mission seems to be to spread the good-humoured word about systems | cybernetics | complexity. I wanted to change the world by transforming consultancy and transforming public services, and, well, in the words of Tesla about the 'self-driving' myth – ‘the … Continue reading Speaking gigs – what do you think? →

Have you ever seen #consultants deliver the right thing — in the wrong time and place? Go wrong because they were trying to impose their model, not adapt to circumstances? Many consultancies are one-trick ponies, and that kinda works. They do one thing and they do it well, giving people variants of the same approach. The less … Continue reading Why we need #metaconsulting →

What does the shift to the collective journey mean to you? I was raised on Star Wars. stay on target Almost literally; we went on exchange to the USA when I was five, and I saw the movie 14 times that year. I’m sure I could have recited the entire script for you well into … Continue reading The world is grey – and it’s a lot more interesting that way. →