What questions do you have about systems thinking | complexity | cybernetics? Who would you like to ask about finding the true joy in work? Way back in a different world, before the pandemic and in the first UK lockdown, I interviewed a bunch of wonderful, insightful, and patient people. For two connected podcasts: systems … Continue reading Announcing two ‘new’ podcasts… coming soon! (With bonus puppy pics) →

See https://www.getrevue.co/profile/antlerboy for better formattingGovernment-funded systems thinking practitioner learning - and… more 🙂 Top phive of the week Taking systems thinking practice to a new levelTaking systems thinking practice to a new level Everyone from the United Nations to the OECD to old bastions of management thinking like Harvard Business review recognises that systems hinking and … Continue reading Transduction – leading transformation – Issue #43 →

Taking systems thinking practice to a new level Everyone from the United Nations to the OECD to old bastions of management thinking like Harvard Business review recognises that systems hinking and handling complexity are the key skills for the future. Can these skills — which are so core to innovation — be formalised? Professionalised? Can they support formal careers? Should … Continue reading Taking systems thinking practice to a new level →

Have you ever been in a management meeting where everyone used the jargon, but nobody had a clue what they meant? The Power of Names, part three: And for the power of names parts one and two:https://chosen-path.org/2021/06/30/the-power-of-names-part-1-why-redquadrant/https://chosen-path.org/2021/07/01/the-power-of-names-part-two%e2%80%8a-%e2%80%8aantlerboy/ Nathan W Pyle http://www.nathanwpyle.art/ Folks in RedQuadrant know that I'm a demon for seeking out and removing what … Continue reading Why I Am Against Capitalisation (Or, Actually, Capitals) →

1, 2, 3, 6, 7, 14, 21, 42 I have a great new gig, the buying of reputation and spread of corruption, rejection, giving advice, systems change, and a lot lot more… (Better formatting at https://www.getrevue.co/profile/antlerboy) Top phive of the week What’s your dream role – if you didn’t even have to leave your current … Continue reading Transduction – leading transformation – Issue #42 →

Mine involves #systemschange, #collaborativedesign, #innovationfor #socialjustice, and #metaconsulting 🙂 People talk about ‘side gigs,’ at least when they’re trying to be trendy. But I’m a consultant – and the sort of person who does this sort of thing – so I end up wearing a number of hats:- RedQuadrant (a network consultancy)- The Public Service Transformation Academy (a not-for-profit partnership social enterprise)- trying to support SCiO - … Continue reading What’s your dream role – if you didn’t even have to leave your current job? →

It's a key skill for #innovation, #creativity, #entrepreneurship, #leadership, #selfdevelopment - but it gets too little attention. A recent tweet reminded me how I got this insight from learning about Rejection Therapy. The theory is that our brains are fairly 'hard wired' to avoid rejection. The logic is clear: being rejected by your family or your tribe would, for most of … Continue reading How good are you at getting rejected? What rejections have shaped you? And when are you planning on getting rejected next? →

See This! Newsletter! More! Beautifully! At https://www.getrevue.co/profile/antlerboy power, responsibility, euphemisms, the amazing Workona, unsafe 'check in'?, wordcel advice sought, Independent Commission on Culture and Local Government, The Consequence Of All Learning: We Can No Longer See The Chicken, Transaction-Cost Utopias Reconsidered, The Curse of the Chatbot, wheels vs doors, Rejection Therapy, Castaneda, Everything You See … Continue reading Transduction – leading transformation – Issue #41 →

Where is the blue dot in your organisation? This lovely little exercise from Barry Oshry reveals and opens up a lot about how organisational systems work - and how management fails, and innovation and creativity are blocked. We start a session with a group by telling them that, under three of their chairs, there's a … Continue reading The blue dot and the terrible dance of power →

I got interested in this today because I saw a tweet quoting an old blog from Matt Webb: "Our ancient ancestors were so worried about bears, they didn’t even want to name them because they feared [the bears] might overhear and come after them. So they came up with this word – this is up in … Continue reading What’s your favourite management euphemism? →