Transduction — leading transformation — Issue #150
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How do you get into systems | complexity | cybernetics?
There are a lot of answers to the question, many of them connecting with some kind of disjointing break from ‘normal’ ways of seeing and being. Anything from being bullied at school to being dyslexic. Being in an outsider group. Naively applying thinking from one domain to another. Studying a technical problem long enough to suddenly see it in a completely different light — then either have your breakthrough celebrated or rejected.
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Courses and events
A New Identity for Commissioning
Join this two-day virtual event to be at the forefront of discussions about how the narrative around commissioning and its future is changing, and how organisations from different parts of the sector can get involved in designing and improving the services, both for those working in the health and care system and for the people and communities who use health services.
You can join here: https://www.kingsfund.org.uk/events/commissioning-changing-system#programme
Better Way Upcoming Events
Better Way are a network of people across sectors exploring how to improve services, build community and create a fairer society.
Better Way has some great upcoming events for people to get involved in:
- Engaging with Communities — NHS Learning Partner Roundtable, 5th November.
- Better Way Principles and Behaviours, 1st October, 20th November and 4th of December.For more information and how to join, visit their website here: https://www.betterway.network/forthcoming-events
The Next National Commissioning Academy — coming early 2025
We are currently working on the next iteration of the National Commissioning Academy, which we expect to launch early in 2025. Dates and locations will be forthcoming!
Read more here: https://www.publicservicetransformation.org/2024/09/the-next-national-commissioning-academy-coming-early-2025/
Things I shared on socials:
Cost of fighting flooding is soaking up English councils’ cash, ministers warned
The article discusses how the rising costs of flood prevention are straining the budgets of English councils, with ministers being warned that more funding is needed to address the increasing threat of flooding due to climate change.
What to do about America’s killer cars
The article addresses the rising danger of cars in the U.S., highlighting increasing road fatalities and urging reforms such as better urban design, stricter vehicle regulations, and promoting alternative transport to improve safety.
When scientific citations go rogue: Uncovering ‘sneaked references’
The article examines how some researchers sneak irrelevant or self-serving citations into academic papers, undermining the integrity of scientific research and distorting the value of citation metrics.
