A conservative perspective on radical change

Join the discussion on LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/posts/antlerboy_evolving-enterprises-stories-of-growth-activity-7208722887673872384-ELCD  I want to offer a conservative perspective today* — and a bit of the ‘superhero origin story’ of ‘antlerboy’ (that’s me) in a podcast. antlerboy: origin story There’s a famous parable from GK Chesterton: ‘There exists in such a case a certain institution or law; let us say, for the sake … Continue reading A conservative perspective on radical change →

Transduction — leading transformation — Issue #134

My weekly posts Differentiation and integration - supporting growth and change over sterile stuckness. Explore how balancing differentiation and integration can drive growth and transformation in your organisation. Learn to support these processes to avoid stagnation and enhance innovation, agility, and effective decision-making. Read the full discussion on leveraging these dynamic flows for organisational success. … Continue reading Transduction — leading transformation — Issue #134 →

differentiation and integration – supporting growth and change over sterile stuckness

Join the discussion on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/posts/antlerboy_decisionmaking-innovation-agility-activity-7203724124815327235-JEUf AndyScott, CC BY-SA 4.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0, via Wikimedia Commonshttps://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Battersea_Park,_Single_Form_by_Barbara_Hepworth.jpgA large abstract sculpture made of metal, resembling an elongated oval or a teardrop shape, stands upright on a grassy area by a lake. The sculpture features a circular hole near its upper portion. Behind the sculpture, a tranquil lake is surrounded … Continue reading differentiation and integration – supporting growth and change over sterile stuckness →

things that flow into their opposite…

Loads of contributions on this over at LinkedIn - join the debate at https://www.linkedin.com/posts/antlerboy_apologies-this-is-a-bit-philosophical-activity-7201116972317581312-Ms5T Apologies (if you need them), this is a bit philosophical. So many things in organisation (and in) life seem to contain or flow into their opposite – what would you call this? * Metaphors, models, ways of thinking are both stages … Continue reading things that flow into their opposite… →

Transduction — leading transformation — Issue #133

This week: Upcoming Events Systems and Complexity in Organisation Public services Systems intelligence Upcoming Events: ILG Large Group Interventions (1.0d) In a classic 2005 article, ‘Techniques to Match our Values’, Weisbord set out the ‘learning curve’, with a movement from ‘experts solve problems’ to ‘’everybody’ solves problems’ to ‘experts improve whole systems’ to ‘’everybody’ improves … Continue reading Transduction — leading transformation — Issue #133 →

Have you ever left a business meeting with a deep feeling of resentment?

Join the discussion on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/posts/antlerboy_productive-conversation-activity-7198579602611392512-8h5K?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_desktop If you did, then probably:- it hit your productivity- the conversation didn't achieve what was most needed and would have been most useful- your resentment was being communicated, one way or the other, but not usefully- you weren't the only person with issues about that meetingsEvery time I teach … Continue reading Have you ever left a business meeting with a deep feeling of resentment? →

Transduction — leading transformation — Issue #132

This week: Upcoming Events Systems and Complexity in Organisation Cybernetics AI Upcoming Events: SE Stakeholder Engagement – Productive Conversations (0.5d) This training programme could equally be called ‘honest conversations’, ‘difficult conversations’, ‘constructive conversations’, or ‘challenging conversations’. Fundamental to the success and flavour of organisational life – and systems practice interventions – are the quality of … Continue reading Transduction — leading transformation — Issue #132 →

The speakularity. The total transcription event horizon. The legipocalypse.

Join the discussion on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/posts/antlerboy_gpt4o-largelangaugemodel-activity-7196048129790545920-Rs3c?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_desktopOne day - and very soon - everything you ever do or say will be recorded, transcribed, accessible, searchable, and interpretable.That day just came a lot closer with the release of 'hashtag#GPT4o'  (https://lnkd.in/gUWUcsJF) - a version of the hashtag#LargeLangaugeModel that can work with live video feed and a bunch more real-time, … Continue reading The speakularity. The total transcription event horizon. The legipocalypse. →

Transduction — leading transformation — Issue #131

This week: Upcoming Events Systems and Complexity in Organisation Cybernetics Government Upcoming Events: SE Stakeholder Engagement – Productive Conversations (0.5d) This training programme could equally be called ‘honest conversations’, ‘difficult conversations’, ‘constructive conversations’, or ‘challenging conversations’. Fundamental to the success and flavour of organisational life – and systems practice interventions – are the quality of … Continue reading Transduction — leading transformation — Issue #131 →

How can we apply cybernetics to public service transformation

Join the discussion on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/posts/antlerboy_applying-cybernetics-to-public-service-transformation-activity-7193504714204884993-ZWiD If I asked you ‘what do you imagine would be the core things that would make public services work’, what would you say? It’s less complex than it might seem… @Mitali Deypurkaystha set me this ‘exam question’.  I’ll start with management cybernetics – what it says about organisation (in … Continue reading How can we apply cybernetics to public service transformation →