A manifesto for relational public services. Join the conversation on LinkedIn. es https://www.linkedin.com/posts/antlerboy_a-manifesto-for-relational-public-services-activity-7452245510435885056-2s8R A manifesto for relational public services. For years, Keir Hardie’s address to the Merthyr Tydfil Labour representation association hung on the wall in Glossop Labour club. It may be there still!Bold yellow, dense text, no branding or ‘campaign strategy’. Striking CAPITALISED words … Continue reading A manifesto for relational public services. →

My weekly posts What if the most valuable thing in ‘whole system’ work is not seeing the whole system at all? I agree with the move from abstract systems thinking to people experiencing reality through each other’s eyes. But I’m wary of the idea that we can ever truly “see the whole system”. What emerges is … Continue reading Transduction – leading transformation – Issue #217 →

The UK wants more growth from professional services SMEs. Good. Then stop treating us as decoration around the edges of procurement focused on a locked-in central market. Join the conversation on LinkedIn. https://www.linkedin.com/posts/antlerboy_the-uk-wants-more-growth-from-professional-activity-7449711773131321344-ITQ7?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_desktop&rcm=ACoAAACuq-oBecVFDW6PCf3lkoG-peMeuLBeoho The UK wants more growth from professional services SMEs. Good. Then stop treating us as decoration around the edges of procurement focused … Continue reading The UK wants more growth from professional services SMEs. Good. Then stop treating us as decoration around the edges of procurement focused on a locked-in central market. →

My weekly posts We need to be much more precise about what AI can and can’t do in public services I think we need to be far more precise about what AI can and can’t do in public services. Big Tech operates in highly measurable environments with simple goals, whereas public services deal with complex, contested, … Continue reading Transduction – leading transformation – Issue #216 →

We need to be much more precise about what AI can and can’t do in public services. Join the conversation on LinkedIn. https://www.linkedin.com/posts/antlerboy_we-need-to-be-much-more-precise-about-what-activity-7447175907456212992-zu-u?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_desktop&rcm=ACoAAACuq-oBecVFDW6PCf3lkoG-peMeuLBeoho We need to be much more precise about what AI can and can’t do in public services. A lot of the hype assumes that if ‘Big Tech’ can make powerful predictions, government should … Continue reading We need to be much more precise about what AI can and can’t do in public services →

OK, you got me. That post earlier was an April Fool’s. Join the conversation. https://www.linkedin.com/posts/antlerboy_ok-you-got-me-that-post-earlier-was-an-share-7444844243656785920-xzgt?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_desktop&rcm=ACoAADUV_eUBZSxZvFpx70OV050F6K5HM2MhTMo OK, you got me. That post earlier was an April Fool’s. But there was a true element: I have received some funding, and I’m entering a new phase of work. I’m grateful to have been awarded a grant by the … Continue reading OK, you got me. That post earlier was an April Fool’s. →