Transduction – leading transformation – Issue #80

Look out for lots of events coming up for me, as things like that seem to be ramping up again! And in this edition, a fantastic offer - see below. Meanwhile, here's our weekly selection of systems|cybernetics|complexity, public|service|transformation and plenty more of interest... Unlock your organisation’s full potential with the operational excellence and process transformation summit! … Continue reading Transduction – leading transformation – Issue #80 →

Implementing Requisite Agility Workshop for Change Agents

Attention Change Agents! Are you ready to join the Requisite Agility movement? The University of Brighton’s 20 years of research has revealed that agility needs to be customized and tailored to individual organizations rather than following a ‘one-size-fits-all’ approach. The Implementing Requisite Agility Workshop on 21–22 April 2023 is the perfect opportunity to become a … Continue reading Implementing Requisite Agility Workshop for Change Agents →

How do you cope when there’s a sudden release of strong emotions in a meeting or facilitated workshop?

Join the discussion on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/posts/antlerboy_how-do-you-cope-when-theres-a-sudden-release-activity-7041677935501586432-ahks How do you cope when there's a sudden release of strong emotions in a meeting or facilitated workshop?  I was asked about this recently when training facilitators. My answer began from meeting setup:Don't manipulate or trick people - if there is a risk of overwhelming emotions or disclosure that … Continue reading How do you cope when there’s a sudden release of strong emotions in a meeting or facilitated workshop? →

Which horse are you backing to bring us creativity, innovation, and productivity in the future?

Join the discussion on LinkedIn: What do you think is the future of organisational transformation?https://www.linkedin.com/posts/antlerboy_opex-process-summit-hamburg-activity-7039142330162946048-f-Ho From Frederick Taylor's The Principles of Scientific Management in 1911 to The Machine That Changed The World in 1990, the 20th Century was one of relentless focus on - and evolution of - operational excellence.  Improving #management practices and the way organisations work … Continue reading Which horse are you backing to bring us creativity, innovation, and productivity in the future? →

Stochastic parrots will keep us trapped in our own mediocrity

LinkedIn is now doing banal AI-generated articles on a range of 'business' topics and inviting 'experts' to 'contribute', within pre-defined subsections. They're so far off the mark that they're not even wrong. They make sweeping generalizations and provide trite advice that is completely disconnected from the real world of business, and will of course contain … Continue reading Stochastic parrots will keep us trapped in our own mediocrity →

Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world®

I mentioned this once on twitter, it's an interesting story https://twitter.com/antlerboy/status/959395729373585415 Today, David Ing liked a post from Ken Homer on LinkedIn, which put it in my timeline: https://www.linkedin.com/posts/kenhomer_margaret-meades-quote-with-the-correct-annotations-activity-7036514068446220288-lN_t?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_desktop It featurrs this image: My response: To add some much-needed annotations 😉 The original quote (which she may or may not have said) is of course … Continue reading Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world® →

Transduction – leading transformation – Issue #79

Here's our update of interesting and relevant links - for those interested in systems|cybernetics|complexity, public|service|transformation, deep history, environmental and social justice, beautiful interludes, commissioning, the metamodern, organisational development and transformation, ethics in public service, and brain food in general.. starting with a heart-felt question from me: are there any appreciative theories of why our organisations, … Continue reading Transduction – leading transformation – Issue #79 →

How do organisations keep on keeping on?

Join the discussion on LinkedIn: How do organisations keep on keeping on? When we know how many terrible flaws they have, and we know better theories of leadership, management, adaptation? https://www.linkedin.com/posts/antlerboy_the-bumblebee-staggers-on-anyway-activity-7036970921433198592-zieX If you spend much time in #TPOLI (This Part Of LinkedIn), you’ll find no shortage of trenchant criticisms of managers, leaders, organisations, bureaucracy, failure to … Continue reading How do organisations keep on keeping on? →

Transduction – leading transformation – Issue #78

Here's the Transduction: Leading Transformation newsletter covering a fortnight, during which I've had Covid (not recommended) and slowly recovered. Still sleeping at about 5pm most days, and taking it very easy.  Anyway, see below for my newsletter with selected links from the last two weeks, ably assembled by editorial assistant Amber Griffiths. Link collection: My weekly … Continue reading Transduction – leading transformation – Issue #78 →

What do you do when you don’t have enough people for the jobs?

Join the discussion on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/posts/antlerboy_new-language-for-a-new-world-activity-7034061530304290816-knK9 Have you seen any of these in your sector? The response of my #localgovernment client as we approach the 14th straight year of austerity was to turn to #innovation For a new approach to #management and #humanresources, we lifted concepts from a wide range of sources for a n𝗲𝘄 𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗴𝘂𝗮𝗴𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗮 𝗻𝗲𝘄 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗹𝗱 Have you seen … Continue reading What do you do when you don’t have enough people for the jobs? →