Transduction — leading transformation — Issue #130

This week: Upcoming Events Systems and Complexity in Organisation Public Sector Innovation 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 … Continue reading Transduction — leading transformation — Issue #130 →

What would be the perfect ‘system’ for the public sector to adopt

Join the discussion on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/posts/antlerboy_the-perfect-system-for-the-public-sector-activity-7190972783244292096-v8t4  I asked for exam questions recently and, Jim Nicholls threw me a doozy! I’ve spent 25 years or more thinking about this, so rather than agonise, I’m just typing my answer straight. There are two answers, which point the way to a third. __ First: do really really good work analysing your … Continue reading What would be the perfect ‘system’ for the public sector to adopt →

Transduction — leading transformation — Issue #129

This week: Upcoming Events Systems and Complexity in Organisation Communications biology Transformation  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 … Continue reading Transduction — leading transformation — Issue #129 →

What keeps you up at night?

Join the discussion on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/posts/antlerboy_what-keeps-you-up-at-night-for-me-suffering-activity-7188441114738085889-5CqW?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_desktop For me… *suffering* — mostly that which isn’t directly mine — wondering whether I’m making the right contribution to the world. There are so many causes I could happily give my life to…  I’ve kept a vaguely amusing list:Traumatic brain injury and incarceration, food security, soil, survival rates from accidental burns, cycling, open source, … Continue reading What keeps you up at night? →

Transduction — leading transformation — Issue #128

This week: Upcoming Events Systems and Complexity in Organisation Systems leadership Business agility 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 … Continue reading Transduction — leading transformation — Issue #128 →

UK Department for Health and Social Care invitation to tender for £8m consultancy support for adult social care – one single lot, three weeks to respond – over Easter

I have flagged this up with the Public Procurement Review Service. I don't expect much of a result. The last time I complained, about a council tender for 18 months of leadership development which required 58 compliance requirements, they sent my complaint to the council then sent me back the council's response which was 'we … Continue reading UK Department for Health and Social Care invitation to tender for £8m consultancy support for adult social care – one single lot, three weeks to respond – over Easter →

What is #systemschange exactly? Why and when do we need it?

Join the discussion on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/posts/antlerboy_systemschange-leadership-theory-and-practice-activity-7186265403994591232-izN3?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_desktop Shaun O’Neil set me this ‘exam question’ when I requested some recently. The problem is there’s no single definition. Many people use it in the context of climate change to signify a need for a total shift in our organising system — capitalism, the way we do governance, the way we live … Continue reading What is #systemschange exactly? Why and when do we need it? →

Transduction — leading transformation — Issue #127

This week: Upcoming Events Systems and Complexity in Organisation Podcasts Management 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 #127 →

How did you come to do what you do, thinking in the way you do?

Join the discussion on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/posts/antlerboy_how-did-you-come-to-do-what-you-do-thinking-activity-7183355907437699072-Z65J?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_desktop Something starts for me with reading my dad’s Sci-Fi collection – I was a voracious, early reader but I don’t think Saberhagen’s Berserker books, Asimov, Heinlein, Bester, Niven, Clarke, and the many apocalypses of Wyndham were susposed to be read by pre-teens. Those – and my mum’s books from … Continue reading How did you come to do what you do, thinking in the way you do? →

Transduction — leading transformation — Issue #126

This week: Upcoming Events Systems and Complexity in Organisation Cybernetics Philosophy  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 #126 →