My weekly posts Finding better stories I spent winterval taking stock of 2024 and, most important, thinking about 2025 and beyond. I’ll share more of our big plans soon. But in the meantime, I keep circling back to two quotes: Wittgenstein’s reminder that genuine understanding spurs action, and MacIntyre’s warning that if we don’t know which story … Continue reading Transduction — leading transformation — Issue #162 →

My weekly posts So, in 2024, we’re discussing serious local government reform. There’s a new White Paper out. It’s a rational, forward-looking document that cites innovation and leadership, that seems to be the culmination of Treasury’s century-long campaign to ‘make local government make sense’ (to it), and is laser-focused on removing planning obstructions as ‘barriers to growth’. … Continue reading Transduction — leading transformation — Issue #161 →

My weekly posts Oh no! It’s all becoming intertwingled! Struggles (?) of preparation I do an absolutely absurd amount of preparation for speeches, workshops, and training. A ridiculous amount. At certain points I’m swimming around in slides, ideas, everything is just tooo deeply intertwingled to separate. A lot of formatting (which idiot allowed slides to have … Continue reading Transduction — leading transformation — Issue #160 →

I do an absolutely absurd amount of preparation for speeches, workshops, training.A ridiculous amount. At certain points I'm swimming around in slides, ideas, everything is just tooo deeply intertwingled to separate. A lot of formatting (which idiot allowed slides to have different formats and fonts). And eventually it emerges... and changes completely once the group … Continue reading Oh no! It’s all becoming intertwingled! Struggles (?) of preparation →

My weekly posts The Journey A certain young shaman was beset from all around by the cares of the world. Relationships, money, work, the news — it all seemed to be hitting hard. Friends were concerned. The shaman, true to his calling, journeyed to the spirits to ask for protection. The next morning, walking to work across the … Continue reading Transduction — leading transformation — Issue #159 →

Join the discussion on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/posts/antlerboy_id-love-to-hear-your-response-to-this-activity-7269644725568131072-1gZw A certain young shaman was beset from all around by the cares of the world. Relationships, money, work, the news — it all seemed to be hitting hard. Friends were concerned. The shaman, true to his calling, journeyed to the spirits to ask for protection. The next morning, walking to work … Continue reading The Journey →

My weekly posts Talking Data: Insights on Using Data for Transformation My #career has been shaped by experiences tackling inefficiencies and improving effectiveness — with early lessons from optimising youth development programmes to improving public sector advice services. These experiences taught me the power of ‘seeing the system’, and the importance of frontline (or rather customer/citizen) data in … Continue reading Transduction — leading transformation — Issue #158 →

Join the conversation here: https://www.linkedin.com/posts/antlerboy_publicsector-systems-innovation-activity-7267145115352055808-oTli?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_desktop I'm really pleased that we at The Public Service Transformation Academy will be working with Systems Innovation to support the SI Public Sector Conference: Systems Innovation in Government, in London on 14 February 2025. It's organised by Si Governance Hub and Si London Hub.  I'll be hosting a themed session … Continue reading How can the public sector become brilliant at systems innovation?  →

My weekly posts How do you think more widely, with your hair on fire? These bigger questions are vital for innovation, and necessary if we’re ever going to get out of the pressures. To think on a bigger stage, we need to ask bigger questions. How do you find the time, the energy the space to do … Continue reading Transduction — leading transformation — Issue #157 →