Transduction – leading transformation – Issue #49

Things about public | service | transformation, systems | cybernetics | complexity, ethics in public life, fascinating things and, this week, a warm and lovely puppy.Nicely formatted at https://antlerboy.substack.com/publish/post/53754606 What I’ve learned from my puppy.Social media really is for sharing pet pictures — sorry, but there’s no way around it. It’s good to have something to chew … Continue reading Transduction – leading transformation – Issue #49 →

What I’ve learned from my puppy.

https://videopress.com/v/Nk5cJ4Ry?resizeToParent=true&cover=true&preloadContent=metadata&useAverageColor=true Social media really is for sharing pet pictures — sorry, but there’s no way around it.It’s good to have something to chew on.A backlog of (pe)email can be very distracting.It’s easier to get into a tight corner than get out.No to-do list is more important than a cuddle.Sometimes it’s nice just to feel the breeze in … Continue reading What I’ve learned from my puppy. →

Transduction – leading transformation – Issue #48

A high entropy edition with a high amount of valuable signal… many thanks to Sin Lu Tan who kept these newsletters and my LinkedIn/blog/Medium postings much better organised for these last few weeks!Nicely fromated as usual at https://www.getrevue.co/profile/antlerboy Why can’t we talk the same language, when it’s so important?For change, management, innovation – for all … Continue reading Transduction – leading transformation – Issue #48 →

Why can’t we talk the same language, when it’s so important?

For change, management, innovation – for all our futures. You should listen to this 70-minute work-through of a US council meeting – in Springfield Massachusetts – with a commentary from Charles Marohn of Strong Towns. link (audio one third down) https://www.strongtowns.org/journal/2021/12/13/two-different-languages transcript https://otter.ai/u/n6-YvQZRj8iQkvfN6vva_HERhTY Why on earth would you spend over an hour of your life … Continue reading Why can’t we talk the same language, when it’s so important? →

What do you do when you need to get yourself going – when you’re short on motivation?

I have a to-do list as long as your arm - worthwhile stuff. And a bunch of deadlines, which usually motivate me 🙂 I have had a #coffee, I've started the day reasonably well. I had big plans for my Monday #LinkedIn post, for the morning in general... but I just can't quite get moving! I'd love to … Continue reading What do you do when you need to get yourself going – when you’re short on motivation? →

Transduction – leading transformation – Issue #47

Dealing with double binds, a systems approach to identifying vulnerability, supporting systems changers, deutero-learning, reading for public service transformation, aligning the concept of ‘Decentralized Autonomous Organization’ to precedents in cybernetics, ethics in public life, elephants in rooms disrupt object identification, the oldest animation, and Galaxies On The Other Side Of The Universe May Appear Bigger … Continue reading Transduction – leading transformation – Issue #47 →

How do you deal with unreasonable demands at work – when there’s no way out?

I had a conversation with a client yesterday that I think will stick with me. He said (roughly) ‘in organisations I’ve worked in before, we used to go for those kinds of things like ‘top 100 organisations to work for’, and so we did ‘#culture audits’ where there was a lot of pressure to agree … Continue reading How do you deal with unreasonable demands at work – when there’s no way out? →

Transduction – leading transformation – Issue #46

An absolutely overpacked bank holiday stream here, dive in if you will and thrash around. Apologies for banging on about ethics in a very boring way….Also cover songs, Dirty Dancing to the tune of Only Fools and Horses, Beluga babies, meta-rationality and metamodernism, sincerity, modelling, first class stamps, and flag-waving for Novi Sad.See with full … Continue reading Transduction – leading transformation – Issue #46 →

How can you make better decisions in #complexity?

What is one thing you'd like to offer to adult social care commissioners to help them decide their approach? How can you make better decisions in #complexity? How do we ensure a better #future for citizens, communities - and ourselves? How can we encourage #innovation in an over-pressurised and partly broken system? Adult social care #commissioning … Continue reading How can you make better decisions in #complexity? →

When have you seen someone break a well-established pattern? What were the consequences of that action?

In businessm and in life, the easiest thing is to go along with the established patterns. They’re there for a reason, they’ve been set up over decades and generations, they give us the way things are done. To change them is to go against tradition, to take on risk, to break into the unknown. Yet … Continue reading When have you seen someone break a well-established pattern? What were the consequences of that action? →