Transduction — leading transformation — Issue #137
My weekly posts
What does POSIWID mean to you?
POSIWID, “the purpose of a system is what it does,” has intrigued me as it gains popularity on Twitter. This concept, coined by Stafford Beer, counters the idea that a system’s purpose aligns with its designers’ intentions. Reactions vary: some view it as revealing hidden motives, others find it absurd as it conflicts with design goals, and some see it as noting the divergence between intent and outcomes. I agree with Donella Meadows that purposes are deduced from behaviour, not stated goals, highlighting that both ‘purpose’ and ‘systems’ depend on the observer. What does POSIWID mean to you? https://www.linkedin.com/posts/antlerboy_systems-complexity-cybernetics-activity-7213804643749953536-D9WZ?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_desktop
Comments on the cult of Deming. The Relevance of Giants — 1. Deming | Think Different
Courses and events
National Commissioning Academy
Join us on the national Commissioning Academy this autumn, hosted by Royal Borough of Greenwich https://www.publicservicetransformation.org/2024/02/new-academy-announced-a-new-national-commissioning-academy-based-in-london-launching-this-summer/
Contract management development
Joint us this Autumn for a virtual only development programme! https://bit.ly/ContractManagement2024
Outcomes-based commissioning: a ten step introduction
Join us this Autumn for a virtual introduction to commissioning. https://bit.ly/10stepIntroduction8
My selection of systems | cybernetics | complexity links from the weblog Systems Community of Inquiry
I’m not currently keeping www.syscoi.com up fully but I am still trying…
Navigating the Now: A Guide to Recognizing What Is Going On — A 3-Day In-Person General Semantics Seminar, July 25–27, 2024, London
[Some discounted tickets may be available — email benjamin.taylor@redquadrant.com if you are interested] https://stream.syscoi.com/2024/05/30/navigating-the-now-a-guide-to-recognizing-what-is-going-on-a-3-day-in-person-general-semantics-seminar-july-25-27-2024-london/
Things I shared on socials
Co-producing research with family carers of people with a learning disability or who are autistic. Warwick University.
https://warwick.ac.uk/fac/soc/cidd/research/coproducingresearch/
Only we can save the state: lessons for national government from public service reform in Barking and Dagenham. Demos.
https://demos.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/Only-we-can-save-the-state_CN_Paper.pdf
Understanding people in places. Rebecca Towers writing for Public Policy Design
https://publicpolicydesign.blog.gov.uk/2024/03/15/understanding-people-in-places/
