On 7-8 October I’m proud to be hosting an event that brings together 14 of the most incredible thinkers – well, 13 and myself 😊 This is going to be an engaging event, not a carousel of powerpoints, we’ll be learning together. I have two brilliant offers I can share as conference convener: ONE – … Continue reading What question would you like to have answered about ‘conscious organisation’? →
New cohorts for the RedQuadrant tool shed start soon If you want to join me and a small cohort of brilliant people doing real transformations (in teams, organisations, wider systems and society, people — and them selves) then please email me urgently at benjamin.taylor@redquadrant.com More information including costs and commitments is here: An invitation to the RedQuadrant tool shedAn … Continue reading New cohorts for the RedQuadrant tool shed start soon →
The dilemma of rigor or relevance. In the varied topography of professional practice, there is a high, hard ground overlooking a swamp. On the high ground… 13 comments on LinkedIn
I really believe that many of world’s greatest problems are caused – at least in part – by the fact that we continue to count, measure and value the wrong things in the wrong ways. (3) Thea Snow on Twitter: “I really believe that many of world’s greatest problems are caused – at least in […]
Late Great Engineers: Norbert Wiener – father of cybernetics By The Engineer 15th September 2021 8:00 am Late Great Engineers: Norbert Wiener – father of cybernetics | The Engineer The Engineer
“Norbert Wiener in the 21st Century: The Long Historical View” – Ronald Kline “Norbert Wiener in the 21st Century: The Long Historical View” – Ronald Kline | Norbert Wiener Learning Center
The tragedy, for me, is that in effectively killing off their groups function and optimising time on site/engagement time in a single-stream, algorithm-driven…
An interesting piece from PSTA informal partners, brownejacobson https://www.brownejacobson.com/about-us/news-and-media/published-articles/2021/09/public-sector-the-role-of-local-authorities-in-integrated-care-systems-ics
Just once, could we have a social care photo where the person is on their XBox with their support worker (who’s not in a uniform), or dancing to Abba’s new song, or sharing a pizza at the dining table? In their own home.
The recently announced social care reforms are welcome, but councils are still in the dark over how long-term care will be funded, says Jonathan Carr-West, chief executive of the Local Government Information Unit. - Long form article, Social care, social care reform, National Insurance, Taxation, local government funding, Health, Local government
The axing of the #localgov from the name speaks volumes about the current Govt’s lack of concern about local services - ironically the services and the tier of government that does most to support ‘left-behind’ people and places.
Disappointing email just received from new DP manager. I thought she was going to be better than the last one, but I suspect the culture of distrust runs deep. I sent off the DP audit forms last week & have stuck to the Care Act Guidance around the issue of “burdensome.” 1/
Manchester Piccadilly to Leeds is roughly the same distance as London Paddington to Reading (42 miles) and yet my train takes 1 hr 14 and the latter journey can be done in 23 minutes.
Covid ‘high alert’ warning as more than 100,000 pupils in England miss school https://bit.ly/39oaC67 Boris Johnson dumps dream of US trade deal 4 years after saying we’d be ‘first’ https://bit.ly/3EE37Gi But there is a big flag in the picture so… yay?
Simply incredible—all 5 of the “third party” privacy and consumer groups Facebook said it consulted before rolling out its Ray Ban AR camera glasses to ensure privacy was “baked in” from the start are funded by Facebook. Every single one of them.
WASHINGTON—In an effort to limit the fallout from any unintended collateral damage, the Pentagon has dispatched a fleet of unmanned aerial vehicles to the Middle East specially designed to express condolences for the civilian casualties of U.S. drone airstrikes, sources confirmed Wednesday.
The Tube has been financed through a deal between Wandsworth Conservatives & developers. Section 106, the tax on developers we use to build social housing was instead spent on the Tube. £266.4million of it. A large reason why Nine Elms will produce only 15% ‘affordable’ housing
Cory Doctorow on Twitter: “#Facebook is a rotten company, rotten from the top down, its founder, board and top execs are sociopaths and monsters, committers of non-hyperbolic, no-fooling crimes against humanity. They lie, they cheat, they steal. They are some of history’s greatest villains. 1/… https://t.co/PKZsSfFQ6S”
Government no longer wants independent regulators: eg Ofcom and the Charity Commission. It no longer wants independent institutions: eg the BBC and the Metropolitan Police. We need to stop this tide - it’s why we are suing
@NadineDorries
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Important move as
@Google
blocks a Navalny smart voting YouTube video as ‘extremist.’ Big Tech has capitulated on the Russian elections. But if they’re willing to block this, then why not block all the other videos and content put out by the
@navalny
team? Watershed moment.
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Google and Apple have removed jailed Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny’s tactical voting app from their stores, his team said on Friday, after Russia accused the U.S. tech firms of meddling in its internal affairs.
Notice the red and blue text. That’s where human social / ethical concerns begin. This meta-analysis is worth meditating on. #digitalhumanities should pick this up.
That’s the good stuff, right there. One day, we’ll be able to process this into fibre for clothing - in this country. However, until UK Gov starts subsidising things that aren’t owned by massive financial institutions, we gotta wait. #hemp #cannabiscommunism
Thought I would live tweet about my shift tonight. Might be interesting, or not, either way I have few remaining opportunities to show you into a world you may not otherwise ever see. Feel free to share if you wish
Depressingly, a debunked theory is believed by the vast majority of teachers. The belief in Learning Styles (that some people are auditory learners, visual learners, etc) is not only wrong, it can hurt. But the research shows that when teachers learn why, they change. So, a 1/
“I absolutely love this story by @riversidewings - I enjoy stories of connection, of diaspora and having spent some time in Armenia, some kind of affinity there :-) Melonpan: the Bittersweet Armenian History of Japan’s Beloved Sweet Bun - Unseen Japan https://t.co/mvVSoKIobU… https://t.co/P30uEZqrIU”
