Transduction — leading transformation — Issue #120

This week: Upcoming Events Systems and Complexity in Organisation Organisation theory Development 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 #120 →

There’s a better way for us to ‘get our needs met’. Can we talk about it? 

Join the discussion on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/posts/antlerboy_putting-humanness-first-activity-7163088691685502976-ryDr Two weeks ago, I posted on the 'royal paradigm' that underpins visits to a doctor in the UK. Given the broken state of our healthcare system, I should have realised that lots of people would respond by: - sharing my assumed frustration and complaint about the system and the … Continue reading There’s a better way for us to ‘get our needs met’. Can we talk about it?  →

Transduction — leading transformation — Issue #119

This week: Upcoming Events Systems and Complexity in Organisation Cybernetics Operational Excellence 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 #119 →

The river remembers: eddies of time on Dog’s Beach

The river banks where I love to walk my dog are changing. Not development, though they're building a bridge upstream which is already changing the water flows. It is in its nature to change. Comment or join the conversation on LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/posts/antlerboy_the-river-banks-where-i-love-to-walk-my-dog-activity-7160546007603101696-1sMy The water's been high this year, parts are still impassable and submerged. … Continue reading The river remembers: eddies of time on Dog’s Beach →

Transduction — leading transformation — Issue #118

This week: Upcoming Events Systems Convening Systems and Complexity in Organisation Metaphysics 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 #118 →

Prescriptive Power?

A Doctor is one of the closest things to a King or Queen we encounter in UK public services. How much power do you think they actually have? Join the discussion on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/posts/antlerboy_publicservices-activity-7158014653145497600-hPhg?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_desktop What do you think are the implications for #publicservices? To see my doctor, I have to petition him - find a … Continue reading Prescriptive Power? →

Transduction — leading transformation — Issue #117

This week: Upcoming Events Systems Thinking Systems and Complexity in Organisation Organisational Cybernetics 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 #117 →

From problem to opportunity – how to make a meeting productive.

Join the discussion on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/posts/antlerboy_the-flow-of-a-meeting-from-problem-to-opportunity-activity-7155471387279650816-fZPQ Do you like the tips in the slides? How do you ensure your meetings are not just a series of talks but a journey from problem to opportunity? Share your thoughts and strategies! Meetings: often dreaded, yet they hold an untapped potential to turn challenges into breakthroughs. In a world … Continue reading From problem to opportunity – how to make a meeting productive. →

Transduction — leading transformation — Issue #116

This week: Upcoming Events Systems Thinking Systems and Complexity in Organisation Local 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 … Continue reading Transduction — leading transformation — Issue #116 →

Are businesses ecosystems? 

Join the discussion on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/posts/antlerboy_zones-of-order-and-nature-activity-7152939174508077056-iQst I use this image to encourage people to think about the richness of metaphor, and how their ‘transformation’ work engages with the messy reality of organisation. Are they dredging out the stream and building a concrete gunnel? Maintaining the bridge? Seeding trout in the stream? In a recent episode … Continue reading Are businesses ecosystems?  →