'Many are stubborn with regard to the once-chosen path, few with regard to the goal' -Nietzsche
The account of a former US Marine, Lucas Kunce, who served twice in Afghanistan and in Iraq, as narrated to The Kansas City Star: “I led a team of Marines training Iraqi security forces to defend their country. When I arrived I received a “stoplight” chart on their supposed capabilities in dozens of missions and … Continue reading The traffic lights will kill us all one day – unless the watermelons get us first
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This is a small workshop exercise I call 'the timeline of respect'.(It can be done online as well). We ask everyone to line up in order of the number of years of relevant experience - making the point that the old hands have seen a lot and have a lot of expertise, and the newer … Continue reading How do you show respect and collect learning when involved in organisational change?
Here's a puzzle for you. In a district council we worked with, there was a new housing estate nicely situated near to the commuter train station. There were a few council-maintained football pitches in the way (part of a leafy park which was a big attraction for home-owners), but the council had the developers build … Continue reading A whodunnit involving football pitches, desire lines, and a broken arm
Sign up at https://www.getrevue.co/profile/antlerboy Another long one this week - there’s so much interesting and important stuff around!Do people value this roundup? Top phive of the week Exploring practical systems change: why are we not learning all the lessons we could about fire safety? Join us for a free, open session to explore!“Institutions established to … Continue reading Transduction – leading transformation – Issue #18
Have you heard of transduction? A critical systems concept from cellular biology, adopted by Stafford Beer, who described a transducer at the boundary of an organisation, coding and decoding messages between the language outside and the language inside. Complex? The way I explain it is that information never crosses a system boundary unscathed – in … Continue reading Transduction – a powerful and important concept that few have heard of
A friend of mine was charged with analysing empty homes across London – apparently a good measure critical in thinking about the housing market, economy, and homelessness. He found *very* odd signals in the data. not actual data Why do you think they occurred? Find out about the mystery and hazard a guess here: https://bit.ly/3uDDXTC
“Institutions established to serve the public can over time, become insular and increasingly focussed on self-preservation. Against this, a changing world posing new risks and opportunities, an absence of competition or change catalysts, and limited public input can then create a growing gap between what is, and what could be. When the gap and cost … Continue reading Exploring practical systems change: why are we not learning all the lessons we could about fire safety?
Today’s message appears to be ‘don’t trust authority’.And also the work for justice is never, ever done. Please let me have your feedback, and share if you enjoy. And book now for Conscious Organisation - www.consciousorg.net - with code CONS50 for 50% off. Sign up and enjoy my links newsletter at https://www.getrevue.co/profile/antlerboy Featuring: male violenceconscious organisationMcKinsey and … Continue reading Transduction – leading transformation – Issue #17
Interesting tweet thread about McKinsey here: https://twitter.com/RomeenSheth/status/1443375302336471040 The claim is that McKinsey is being really smart and transforming itself. But I think that people come over all unnecessary when they talk about McKinsey - both as fanboys and as haters. This isn't (as Clayton Christensen talked about when on payroll) transforming consulting; this is good … Continue reading McKinsey and the capacity of business for evil
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