Are the โ€˜rebels with a causeโ€™ actually preventing the very change they campaign for?

#relationalpublicservicesโ€Šโ€”โ€Šare the โ€˜rebels with a causeโ€™ actually preventing the very change they campaign for? https://www.linkedin.com/posts/antlerboy_provocation-relational-public-services-activity-7288194671233679361-l4yL provocation paper and Systems Innovation conference discussion Are the โ€˜rebels with a causeโ€™ actually preventing the very change they campaign for? Join the conversation on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/posts/antlerboy_provocation-relational-public-services-activity-7288194671233679361-l4yL UK public services are in a crisis. The weird thing is, the answer … Continue reading Are the โ€˜rebels with a causeโ€™ actually preventing the very change they campaign for? →

Transductionโ€Šโ€”โ€Šleading transformationโ€Šโ€”โ€ŠIssueย #163

My weekly posts I wish AI LLMs were better at insight I wish โ€˜AIโ€™ (LLMs) were better at insight. At the moment, is is quite good at stating the obvious. The limits of course are lack of embodiment, cross-platform access, walled gardens hiding information. If you ask an LLM for an overview of your social media activity, … Continue reading Transductionโ€Šโ€”โ€Šleading transformationโ€Šโ€”โ€ŠIssueย #163 →

AI LinkedIn report card

AI LinkedIn report card I wish 'AI' (LLMs) were better at insight โ€“ though sometimes its useful to restate the obvious. Hereโ€™s my linkedin report card for 2024: https://www.linkedin.com/posts/antlerboy_governance-systemsthinking-transformation-activity-7284850200551030784-ZXpS If you ask an LLM for your social media overview, is it an accurate mirror? What would a critical friend say? I wish 'AI' (LLMs) were … Continue reading AI LinkedIn report card →

Transductionโ€Šโ€”โ€Šleading transformationโ€Šโ€”โ€ŠIssueย #162

My weekly posts Finding better stories I spent winterval taking stock of 2024 and, most important, thinking about 2025 and beyond. Iโ€™ll share more of our big plans soon. But in the meantime, I keep circling back to two quotes: Wittgensteinโ€™s reminder that genuine understanding spurs action, and MacIntyreโ€™s warning that if we donโ€™t know which story … Continue reading Transductionโ€Šโ€”โ€Šleading transformationโ€Šโ€”โ€ŠIssueย #162 →

Bird on fire, tide at rest: paint spilled in the desert

Don Van Vliet: Heinz, you ever hear a tree laugh? I was out in the desert, and this big old Joshua tree was just cracking up, shaking its needles like it knew a joke I didnโ€™t. The worldโ€™s like that tree. It laughs at you the second you try to nail it down. Heinz von … Continue reading Bird on fire, tide at rest: paint spilled in the desert →

Transductionโ€Šโ€”โ€Šleading transformationโ€Šโ€”โ€ŠIssueย #161

My weekly posts So, in 2024, weโ€™re discussing serious local government reform. Thereโ€™s a new White Paper out. Itโ€™s a rational, forward-looking document that cites innovation and leadership, that seems to be the culmination of Treasuryโ€™s century-long campaign to โ€˜make local government make senseโ€™ (to it), and is laser-focused on removing planning obstructions as โ€˜barriers to growthโ€™. … Continue reading Transductionโ€Šโ€”โ€Šleading transformationโ€Šโ€”โ€ŠIssueย #161 →

So, in 2024, we’re discussing serious local government reform. There’s a new White Paper out.

Lots of comments and discussions on this on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/posts/antlerboy_innovation-leadership-socialcare-activity-7274712857965998082-dG1t The Devolution White Paper 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'. There are … Continue reading So, in 2024, we’re discussing serious local government reform. There’s a new White Paper out. →

Transductionโ€Šโ€”โ€Šleading transformationโ€Šโ€”โ€ŠIssueย #160

My weekly posts Oh no! Itโ€™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 Iโ€™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 Transductionโ€Šโ€”โ€Šleading transformationโ€Šโ€”โ€ŠIssueย #160 →

Oh no! It’s all becoming intertwingled! Struggles (?) of preparation

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 →

Transductionโ€Šโ€”โ€Šleading transformationโ€Šโ€”โ€ŠIssueย #159

My weekly posts The Journey A certain young shaman was beset from all around by the cares of the world. Relationships, money, work, the newsโ€Šโ€”โ€Šit 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 Transductionโ€Šโ€”โ€Šleading transformationโ€Šโ€”โ€ŠIssueย #159 →