Free webinar — ‘Devolution’ and local government reorganisation: relations and maps to navigate through complexity. From RedQuadrant, Browne Jacobson and PSTA

Free webinar — ‘Devolution’ and local government reorganisation: relations and maps to navigate through complexity. From RedQuadrant, Browne Jacobson and the Public Service Transformation Academy, 24 February 12–1 https://www.linkedin.com/posts/antlerboy_free-webinar-devolution-and-lgr-rq-bj-activity-7293669215889182722-T1BB Sign up to receive video, transcript and follow-up document. What would you like to ask us?

Free webinar. UK local government changes from the Devolution White Paper will focus on complex politics, negotiations, funding, asset transitions and reorganisation. RedQuadrant and The Public Service Transformation Academy, in partnership with Browne Jacobson, can help.

The real risk is overlooking what *truly* matters: making a difference in the lives of citizens and communities a time when local government is significantly overwhelmed and burned out.

We will map the territory, the spectrum of issues — from economic development to relational services — that need to be considered. With a map in your head of dragons, bearpits, treasure and diamond mines, you can prioritise change effectively.

- we begin the journey with relationship-building through our five core practices; success depends on relationships, the foundations for everything else.

- local engagement through rapid convening, visioning, scenarios, horizon scanning: a Future Search for a clear vision and conceptual operating model that translates into a portfolio of change.

- transition handled by an agile command structure akin to VOCID gold command, with an operations room for real‑time decision making — leadership agile and adaptive enough for complexity and uncertainty.

- change focused on staff retention and cultural integration using ‘when cultures meet’.

- adaptive, outcome‑focused governance balancing vertical (central government) and horizontal (community) accountability, promoting distributed devolution and a strong story of place and identity.

- Syntegral working that links governance and management for ongoing learning and adaptation

- a digitally‑driven operating model based on demand analysis and accelerated codesign that integrates agile methods, resource optimisation, and innovative asset management, ensuring continuity in large‑scale services through our ‘Seven ways to save and improve’ framework.

- adaptive, agile role‑based, mission‑oriented ‘disc and wedge’ working to blend effective relational services and efficient transactional services and work across organisational boundaries.

- ‘Resource Optimisation’, new forms of asset management, rethinking remote, and beyond-budgeting working, and a ‘what works for us’ logic framework to maximise impact, including maintaining services on a larger geographical basis where appropriate.

>>> Join us on 24 February 12–1pm to consider the practical steps we can take to ensure that devolution and local government reorganisation enable real positive change for citizens and communities.

Chaired by Terry Rich, PSTA Chair
First half with Laura Hughes, Browne Jacobson — practicalities and roll-out of the programme
Second half with me on ‘how to do it right’ — how to drive transformed outcomes
Special guest will be Thomas Johnson, Public Service Reform Lead, Greater Manchester Combined Authority

Link and QR code can be found in the attachment on the LinkedIn post: https://link.redquadrant.com/relationshipsandmaps

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