Transduction – leading transformation – Issue #4

Sign up, read back issues and enjoy better formatting here: https://www.getrevue.co/profile/antlerboyAsk me anything!Iโ€™m trying out โ€˜Racketโ€™ - so you have a chance to ask me about systems | cybernetics | complexity in public | service | sransformationโ€ฆ and anything else youโ€™d like.๐Ÿ‘‰๐Ÿป Leave a 30-second voicemail here and Iโ€™ll reply:https://lnkd.in/g2FMzuw ๐Ÿ‘ˆ๐ŸปWhat is Racket? Hereโ€™s one … Continue reading Transduction – leading transformation – Issue #4

The power of names, part two - @antlerboy

What name would you choose, if you had to rename yourself? And why am I antlerboy? People might know @antlerboy is my consistent user name on social media - Twitter, LinkedIn, Facebook, and everything else. It's a little bit embarrassing. antlerboy, by Alex Hough My former business partner, not too much given to wasteful professional … Continue reading The power of names, part two - @antlerboy

The power of names, part 1 – why RedQuadrant?

How did you name your company? Or what would you name your startup? Many people ask about our name, RedQuadrantโ€“ is it โ€˜the quadrant where things get doneโ€™, โ€˜the danger zoneโ€™, a strange political reference (itโ€™s not) โ€“ or is it a reference to part of the Gateshead Metrocentre or the failure mode indicators of … Continue reading The power of names, part 1 – why RedQuadrant?

#Ask me anything!

I'm trying out 'Racket' - so you have a chance to ask me about Systems | Cybernetics | Complexity in Public | Service | Transformationโ€ฆ and anything else you'd like... Image Jernej Furnman CC2.0 https://www.flickr.com/photos/91261194@N06/51081901577 Leave a 30-second voicemail here and I'll reply:๐Ÿ‘‰๐Ÿป https://racket.com/antlerboy/ask ๐Ÿ‘ˆ๐Ÿป Or you can just ask me in the comments - what … Continue reading #Ask me anything!

Transduction – leading transformation – Issue #3

Sign up at:ย https://www.getrevue.co/profile/antlerboyย Itโ€™s been a busy week, including:* A review after the end of a three-year capability building contract with a client which revealed thatโ€ฆ we had very successfully helped them to grow their capacity! Case study coming soon.* The reunion of ourย learning community to build back better in the days after, reflecting on the … Continue reading Transduction – leading transformation – Issue #3

In world of infinite overlapping possibility and multiple, irreconcilable differences, what does #education mean?

I was invited to speak to #Gilbfest, an annual conference that's been running for many years. The topic this year was Education, not something I really know about as a field. But my presentation was on how to educate people who are dealing with true #complexity - the space of my work in systems | … Continue reading In world of infinite overlapping possibility and multiple, irreconcilable differences, what does #education mean?

๐Ÿ‘‰ What I learned from 100 intentional LinkedIn posts ๐Ÿ‘ˆ๐Ÿป

(Actually 106 including this one!) For about a year, I've made the effort two or three times a week to design posts that attract comment, to invite engagement, and to pause all my usual updates for a while. Results: An average of 5,000 views, ranging from just three under 1,000 (articles and videos get very … Continue reading ๐Ÿ‘‰ What I learned from 100 intentional LinkedIn posts ๐Ÿ‘ˆ๐Ÿป

Making sense of systems change and systems leadership

Systems leadership and systems change โ€“ what are we trying to achieve? What does these practices mean to you? Iโ€™ve been thinking a lot about this, from place-based change in public services to the systems change and systems leadership movements. I have three pieces out at the moment: Local Government Chronicle: what will it actually … Continue reading Making sense of systems change and systems leadership

Transduction – leading transformation – Issue #2

Sign up at: https://www.getrevue.co/profile/antlerboy This second edition comes hot on the heels of the first, as I try to move to Saturday publishing and get into a rhythm. Thereโ€™s a bit of duplication from the first edition just to focus on our upcomingsystems/complexity/cybernetics, public/service/transformation23 June, RedQuadrant tool shed show-and-tell sessionOver nearly twenty-four years of service transformation, … Continue reading Transduction – leading transformation – Issue #2

First edition – transduction: systems/complexity/cybernetics, public/service/transformation

https://www.getrevue.co/profile/antlerboy/issues/first-edition-transduction-systems-complexity-cybernetics-public-service-transformation-657443 Welcome to the inaugural edition of my newsletter.For some time Iโ€™ve been thinking about putting something together which brings together my interests and passions - and can reduce the frequency of my posting on social media.Revue looks like being a good solution for me as itโ€™s easy to add links. Whether you will appreciate my weblogging … Continue reading First edition – transduction: systems/complexity/cybernetics, public/service/transformation