Transduction — leading transformation — Issue #111

This week: Commissioning Academies Systems Thinking Systems and Complexity in Organisation Civil Service Upcoming events: Two new commissioning academies: coming this winter! Exciting News! Introducing two Commissioning Academies. We will be offering a new Virtual Commissioning Academy, launching in October, facilitated entirely online and an In-Person Commissioning Academy launching in January, with in-person sessions held in Nottingham. Both … Continue reading Transduction — leading transformation — Issue #111 →

Transduction — leading transformation — Issue #110

This week: Commissioning Academies Systems Thinking Systems and Complexity in Organisation Systems change Learning Upcoming events: Two new commissioning academies: coming this winter! Exciting News! Introducing two Commissioning Academies. We will be offering a new Virtual Commissioning Academy, launching in October, facilitated entirely online and an In-Person Commissioning Academy launching in January, with in-person sessions held in Nottingham. … Continue reading Transduction — leading transformation — Issue #110 →

Are you planning a workshop, meeting, or event that needs effective facilitation? If so, you might want to check out this handy tool that I use to prepare, design, and deliver engaging and productive sessions. It’s called the facilitation canvas, and it helps you think through three key aspects of facilitation: planning, vibes, and process.

Join the discussion on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/posts/antlerboy_a-facilitation-canvas-taylor-activity-7135180786776834048-1Pi7 What’s your experience of being facilitated — what stands out? Good, or bad? I remember a meeting where very experienced facilitators introduced the ‘helicopter view’ concept, to mocking laughter from some of the participants. And a high-stakes, tense workshop where skilled facilitation had bitter enemies eating out of each other’s hands by the … Continue reading Are you planning a workshop, meeting, or event that needs effective facilitation? If so, you might want to check out this handy tool that I use to prepare, design, and deliver engaging and productive sessions. It’s called the facilitation canvas, and it helps you think through three key aspects of facilitation: planning, vibes, and process. →

The joke often goes that managers pick up the OperationalExcellence bible and flip through the chapters: hmmm ‘Create Flow’? Sounds confusing… what else we got?

‘Pull at the rate of demand’? Ok, ok, whatever that means…. ‘Remove Waste’! Aha! THAT I like… There’s also a chapter tucked away in there on Respect For People… but most managers and implementers don’t get that far. But at the Operational Excellence Summit in Hamburg, there was a key, consistent theme… It’s All About … Continue reading The joke often goes that managers pick up the OperationalExcellence bible and flip through the chapters: hmmm ‘Create Flow’? Sounds confusing… what else we got? →

Transduction — leading transformation — Issue #109

This week: Commissioning Academies Systems Thinking Systems and Complexity in Organisation Systems change Upcoming events: Two new commissioning academies: coming this winter! Exciting News! Introducing two Commissioning Academies. We will be offering a new Virtual Commissioning Academy, launching in October, facilitated entirely online and an In-Person Commissioning Academy launching in January, with in-person sessions held in Nottingham. Both … Continue reading Transduction — leading transformation — Issue #109 →

We fear rejection like we fear death. It’s the fear of being abandoned by the tribe, left to survive on our own

Join the discussion on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/posts/antlerboy_rejection-therapy-learn-how-to-hear-no-activity-7130089825835114496-DVD- What could you do if you didn’t fear rejection? What experiences have helped you get over yourself? We fear rejection like we fear death. It’s the fear of being abandoned by the tribe, left to survive on our own. But in our modern world, the fear of rejection is more likely … Continue reading We fear rejection like we fear death. It’s the fear of being abandoned by the tribe, left to survive on our own →

Transduction — leading transformation — Issue #108

This week: Commissioning Academies Systems Thinking Systems and Complexity in Organisation Local government Upcoming events: Two new commissioning academies: coming this winter! Exciting News! Introducing two Commissioning Academies. We will be offering a new Virtual Commissioning Academy, launching in October, facilitated entirely online and an In-Person Commissioning Academy launching in January, with in-person sessions held in Nottingham. Both … Continue reading Transduction — leading transformation — Issue #108 →

What is the use of a spam filter you have to check every day?

Why can’t you buy and install a toilet seat that stays fixed? Join the discussion on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/posts/antlerboy_what-is-the-use-of-a-spam-filter-you-have-activity-7127566866645999618-JX0y What are your favourite example of humdrum problems that no innovation seems to fix? Why do you think these things don’t get addressed, despite the pace of innovation? …everybody’s out here inventing general artificial intelligence, nobody’s making a better … Continue reading What is the use of a spam filter you have to check every day? →

Transduction — leading transformation — Issue #107

This week: Commissioning Academies Systems Thinking Systems and Complexity in Organisation Organisational Cybernetics framework Upcoming events: Two new commissioning academies: coming this winter! Exciting News! Introducing two Commissioning Academies. We will be offering a new Virtual Commissioning Academy, launching in October, facilitated entirely online and an In-Person Commissioning Academy launching in January, with in-person sessions held in Nottingham. … Continue reading Transduction — leading transformation — Issue #107 →

There’s a core tension in human organisation.

It's critical for management, innovation, and strategy - not to mention human resources - that we manage this. There are four dynamics going on in every human organisation: * segment - separating people into like capabilities, so you get specialisation, expertise Here, I identify myself as my profession or group focus. I AM a Lawyer... * blend - groups sharing learning … Continue reading There’s a core tension in human organisation. →