'Many are stubborn with regard to the once-chosen path, few with regard to the goal' -Nietzsche
Meta-rationality, anti-war, systems thinking deep dive on Carbon Capture for the Systems Change Alliance, hosting the Public Sector Show, a system approach to identifying vulnerability, 'levelling up' - or not (and arguments against), a reality check on social care reform, a car for the Crown and no cooking and budgeting, an unmuffled scooter, the address … Continue reading Transduction – leading transformation – Issue #50
To work from facts and use theories, methods, and logic, we need to deal with the undefinability of the world. So if we want to get something done, we need to think about meta-rationality. Roughly following David Chapmanโs scheme (see http://www.metarationality.com), we can think about the world as infinite nebulosity and limitless pattern. Diagram from … Continue reading What is meta-rationality?
Iโve been wanting for some time to write and post something about the distinction Jonathan Horwitzโโโwho Iโve been lucky enough to learn fromโโโmakes between his time in the anti-War movement, and his time in the Peace movement. A couple of weeks ago, he did it better than I ever could, because itโs his story. I … Continue reading Are you anti-war, or pro-peace?
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 Iโve learned from my puppy.Social media really is for sharing pet picturesโโโsorry, but thereโs no way around it. Itโs good to have something to chew … Continue reading Transduction – leading transformation – Issue #49
https://videopress.com/v/Nk5cJ4Ry?resizeToParent=true&cover=true&preloadContent=metadata&useAverageColor=true Social media really is for sharing pet picturesโโโsorry, but thereโs no way around it.Itโs good to have something to chew on.A backlog of (pe)email can be very distracting.Itโs easier to get into a tight corner than get out.No to-do list is more important than a cuddle.Sometimes itโs nice just to feel the breeze in … Continue reading What Iโve learned from my puppy.
A high entropy edition with a high amount of valuable signalโฆ 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 canโt we talk the same language, when itโs so important?For change, management, innovation โ for all … Continue reading Transduction – leading transformation – Issue #48
For change, management, innovation โ for all our futures. You should listen to this 70-minute work-through of a US council meeting โ in Springfield Massachusetts โ 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 canโt we talk the same language, when itโs so important?
I have a to-do list as long as your arm - worthwhile stuff. And a bunch of deadlines, which usually motivate me ๐ 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?
Dealing with double binds, a systems approach to identifying vulnerability, supporting systems changers, deutero-learning, reading for public service transformation, aligning the concept of โDecentralized Autonomous Organizationโ 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
I had a conversation with a client yesterday that I think will stick with me. He said (roughly) โin organisations Iโve worked in before, we used to go for those kinds of things like โtop 100 organisations to work forโ, and so we did โ#culture auditsโ 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?
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