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2 days ago

The risks of ‘seeing the whole’

Join the discussion on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/posts/antlerboy_8-things-to-think-about-systems-complexity-activity-6964845434942959616-R3We/ Have you ever been encouraged to ‘see the whole’, or ‘think holistically’? Have you read that it is critical for our #future that we ‘see the whole of the elephant’? It’s true — but it’s not the whole story. And because it’s a one-sided argument trying to rebalance a polarised, competitive world — arguments for ‘holism’ can undermine themselves by missing out the reality of people’s lives.

Holism

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The risks of ‘seeing the whole’
The risks of ‘seeing the whole’

3 days ago

I’m planning a new cohort of the RedQuadrant tool shed — might this be valuable to you or someone you know?

Let me know if you’re interested to join! Over the years I have developed a set of thinking, tools, methods, templates, perspectives, suggestions, and advice for leading transformation, whether that’s in business, public services, the wider world, or whatever. In the tool shed, we bring together a small circle to…

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I’m planning a new cohort of the RedQuadrant tool shed — might this be valuable to you or someone…
I’m planning a new cohort of the RedQuadrant tool shed — might this be valuable to you or someone…

Aug 6

Transduction — leading transformation — Issue #59

Mega amazing systems thinking practitioner apprenticeships The RedQuadrant tool shed Underlying purpose £70bn contract for Net Zero (not) Systems genealogy The Visual Cliff and perceptual ecology Artist as Cultural Shaman, Kendrick Lamar Police surveillance of protest The citizen future Living Systems A Foxy approach to systems thinking by Venkatesth Rao…

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Transduction — leading transformation — Issue #59
Transduction — leading transformation — Issue #59

Aug 6

Systems thinking practitioner, level 7, from Cherith Simmons with SCiO (England and Wales Practitioner Levy funded)

In England or Wales? There are still places left on the first cohort of the Level 7 Systems Thinking Practitioner Apprenticeship from Cherith Simmons, delivered in partnership with SCiO. It’s a postgrad equivalent course — with no degree required, 30 month day release and working on your real work challenges…

Systems Thinking

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Systems thinking practitioner, level 7, from Cherith Simmons with SCiO (England and Wales Practitioner Levy funded)

In England or Wales? There are still places left on the first cohort of the Level 7 Systems Thinking Practitioner Apprenticeship from Cherith Simmons, delivered in partnership with SCiO.

It’s a postgrad equivalent course — with no degree required, 30 month day release and working on your real work challenges…

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Aug 3

What small groups have really made a difference to your life?

I don’t mean mentors, one-to-one relationships where someone really helps you develop and grow. And I don’t necessarily mean friendship groups — or family — the people we are thrust together with and comfortable (or even uncomfortable) with over a long period of time. I mean those groups we land…

Consultancy

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I don’t mean mentors, one-to-one relationships where someone really helps you develop and grow.
I don’t mean mentors, one-to-one relationships where someone really helps you develop and grow.

Aug 2

No, it’s not a £70bn contract for Net Zero — it’s a sole prime supplier call-off framework across public service. But that’s very interesting…

There’s a degree of excitement being generated on Twitter by people who really should know better (see https://twitter.com/jolyonmaugham/status/1554160249766137858) along the lines of: “A small consulting firm in Cornwall, with assets of only £350k, which seems to specialise on education, has just been awarded a £70bn gov’t contract to deliver the…

Net Zero

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Aug 1

What kind of transformation could you unlock by digging down to underlying purpose?

Join the discussion on LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/posts/antlerboy_transformation-by-digging-down-to-underlying-activity-6959760027125465088-0_Yw/ What’s the purpose of your organisation, or service? are you sure? I often help people to get to grips with transformation ideas, looking for real innovation. And I keep coming back to a case study of work done by my erstwhile colleague Garath Symonds FRSA.

Transformation

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What kind of transformation could you unlock by digging down to underlying purpose?
What kind of transformation could you unlock by digging down to underlying purpose?

Jul 29

Transduction — leading transformation — Issue #58

Oh dear, another fortnightly episode — am I getting lazy? We shall see…. Book now for me at the wonderful Australasian Change Days 2022 — on ‘what are the costs of separating ‘change management’ from delivery of change? A lighter piece from me: are you a cat person or a…

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Transduction — leading transformation — Issue #58
Transduction — leading transformation — Issue #58

Jul 27

Are you a cat person or a dog person?

I don’t mean which pet you favour, and I don’t mean all those surveys where they look at the differences between people who own dogs, and people who serve cats. I mean this: You wake up in the morning, stumble to the kitchen or scullery, and take out a can. To your pet, it doesn’t smell of food. But miraculously, when you open it, delicious food comes out for their breakfast! The dog thinks ‘they feed me, they take care of me. They magic…

Personality

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Are you a cat person or a dog person?
Are you a cat person or a dog person?

Jul 20

What are the costs of separating ‘change management’ from delivery of change?

Join the discussion on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/posts/antlerboy_australasian-change-days-2022-shifting-activity-6955405388447911937-nCgD I’m looking forward to speaking at #ACDC22 — Australasian Change Days 2022 — Shifting Balance, Recalibrating Worth It’s an event where I always enjoy the other speakers and the fantastic community — online and for those lucky enough to go to Perth. It provides…

Change Management

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What are the costs of separating ‘change management’ from delivery of change?
What are the costs of separating ‘change management’ from delivery of change?
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