When is #selforganization… not? And does it matter?

For many years, a favourite exercise of our is what we call 'the Obolensky game' - because we learned it from Nick Obolensky and his book 'Complex Adaptive #Leadership'. It is in fact, I think, a classic of the #systemsthinking | #complexity | #cybernetics genre - various called 'the triangle game' and something like 'assassins and shields' - you can google Nick or me … Continue reading When is #selforganization… not? And does it matter? →

Transduction – leading transformation – Issue #39

See it nicely at https://www.getrevue.co/profile/antlerboy/issues/transduction-leading-transformation-issue-39-1048826/d67a8d3b-0a59-4b97-ba12-2016adf8a220This week:Why understanding that there are ‘five worlds’ in organisational systems can be so powerfulIncluding video of me presenting to sensemaking.rsWhy being in the wrong frame is so hilarious – and the implications for businessBasics of meta-rationalityWomen in systems thinking – speaker seriesSystems convening across boundaries with Collective Leadership ScotlandEvaluating government … Continue reading Transduction – leading transformation – Issue #39 →

What does seeing the different worlds that make up an organisation show you?

It can unlock #innovation, #creativity, and improve #customerrelations and #productivity. Today I’m talking to sensemaking.rs about my ‘five worlds’ model. 1) In customer or citizen world, we live our lives and try to achieve our purposes 2) In service world, we try to deal with the complexity of all the customer demands (which never *quite* seem to fit our services - the … Continue reading What does seeing the different worlds that make up an organisation show you? →

Why is being in the wrong frame so hilarious? And what are the implications for business?

https://videopress.com/v/VykLpeMG?resizeToParent=true&cover=true&preloadContent=metadata&useAverageColor=true Why are misunderstandings so funny?What's your favourite misunderstanding? The implications of humorous misunderstandings for #management, #creativity, and #innovation are really significant. So humour can help our #work in unexpected ways. But before that - I'm an absolute sucker for these kinds of things! From 'Engrish funny' mistranslations or words out of context to the attached video showing broken communication leading … Continue reading Why is being in the wrong frame so hilarious? And what are the implications for business? →

Transduction – leading transformation – Issue #38

The facilitrainer rainbow, failure to reverse engineer success, strategic commissioning, primary care, and systems | complexity | cybernetics… The opposite experiment this week - late and no time to add all the tweets, due to travel. So a condensed newsletter! Top phive of the week Do you know a trainer, facilitator, or consultant – and … Continue reading Transduction – leading transformation – Issue #38 →

Have you seen data, ‘best practice’, benchmarking, or ‘learning’ applied in ways which block innovation?

In the 90s, I trained to be an FA coach (soccer/football)* I learned from the coaching and #management wisdom of the time, led by a Football Association coach/apparatchik called Charles Taylor. They'd done analysis of every game in the 1966 world cup - the first to be recorded - and discovered two critical things.The vast … Continue reading Have you seen data, ‘best practice’, benchmarking, or ‘learning’ applied in ways which block innovation? →

Do you know a trainer, facilitator, or consultant – and how do they feel about their job?

Do you know someone who does #training, is a facilitator, or a #management #consultant? Where do they sit on the facilitrainer rainbow – and how do they feel about their #job? This might seem like a confusing question: let me explain. I was introduced to the ‘facilitraining rainbow; in 2021 by Kevin Purcell at the … Continue reading Do you know a trainer, facilitator, or consultant – and how do they feel about their job? →

Transduction – leading transformation – Issue #37

This weekDark patternsUntidy farmingUpcoming meetupLooking out for liarsLevelling up and the climate crisis (not)Help us support adult social care commissionersExperience your relationship with systems and powerWhy public service transformation conversations are getting oldYour brain does not process information and it is not a computerContext recognition, First Nations thinking in systems, and the Frame ProblemThe person … Continue reading Transduction – leading transformation – Issue #37 →

Your help needed – Supporting Adult Social Care Commissioners – Strategic Commissioning Options Appraisal

Can you add insight to help #adultsocialcare #commissioning? The way that councils and their partners arrange for #socialcare to be provided is one of the things that makes a huge difference to people and #communities. It's the difference between: - an older lady (a real night owl) being 'put to bed' at 7pm because that's … Continue reading Your help needed – Supporting Adult Social Care Commissioners – Strategic Commissioning Options Appraisal →

Pathological liars: they’re out there, and we keep giving them power

Have you ever been taken for a mug? Lied to, manipulated? We hired someone into an important #management position, with financial responsibilities. They aced all the #jobinterviews. Had great references, an engaging style. Perhaps a bit too 'matey', something off. But they were from a visible, minoritised group, and shared a lot about their upbringing … Continue reading Pathological liars: they’re out there, and we keep giving them power →