It’s a deeply cybernetic concept – and it’s incredibly useful to realise this. Work is:
>> ‘effort, to a purpose, using judgement and discretion, within boundaries, over time’. <<
(This is based on two definitions by Elliott Jacques, given with citations below). This formal definition turns out to be deeply cybernetic, and very helpful…
Join ‘Communities of Practice’ pioneers Etienne and Beverley Wenger-Trayner for the launch of their new book ‘Systems Convening – a crucial form of leadership for the 21st century’, which features the work of some people recommended by PSTA Chief Executive Benjamin Taylor, who has also been part of a small group supporting the development of […]
What does this exercise remind you of? (It’s not kinky or weird — I promise) This is a neat little exercise to get people thinking — in pre- or hopefully post-pandemic times… All you need to do is to get people into groups of at least six to eight (more is ok) and have everyone hand grasp one other hand in …
I learned from doing a podcast interview that: I have cultivated a massive tendency to ‘openness’ to information and perspectives – because I know I can get set in my ways (and now I’m set in my ways of being open) that I use a set of externalised commitment devices to keep myself consistent and … Continue reading What pattern are you stuck in? Are you happy with it? →
I’m pleased to say that I have a piece on ‘six ways to see systems leadership’ in Gabriele Bammer’s excellent Integration and Implementation Insights blog today: https://i2insights.org/2021/06/22/systems-leadership/ That piece sets out an attempt to provide a light classification for the very wide and undefined phrase ‘systems leadership’. In this companion piece, I want to give…
Over the past decades, the definition of system has eluded researchers and practitioners. We reviewed over 100 definitions of system to understand the variations and establish a framework for a […]
The Creative Systemic Research Platform (CSRP) Institute, led by Susu Nousala and Jelena Sucic, is distinctive in approaching systemic design from a bottom-up, longitudinal perspective. The co-presidents were able to join us […]
Share by Michael Garfield in the Complexity Explorer group on Facebook – a recommended join: https://www.facebook.com/groups/2156854757698450 AbstractCurrent physics commonly qualifies the Earth system as […]
Why do established organisations find it hard to change ? Why do so many digital transformations programmes fail ? The consultants have an answer for this — it’s the culture. But it really isn’t, and…
And nominations are now open for visiting fellows of practice 2022 https://golab.bsg.ox.ac.uk/community/news/nominations-now-open-go-lab-visiting-fellows-practice-2022/
Failure is overdetermined in integration projects but some things really do work, writes the chief executive of the Public Service Transformation Academy.
Stick Child has been getting increasingly irritated by the slack methods some adults use to present information about really important stuff, such as how long it takes for patients to be seen in Accident and Emergency (A&E) departments. Many a time recently he’s had to do a facepalm at the way hospitals and other institutions…
While increasing spending by £12 million in the Global Partnership for Education, the prime minister has authorised a staggering cut of nearly £300 million to girls’ education this year
Rather than running around our organisation saying ‘we need resilience’ over and over I want to unpack what I mean. I’m doing it here as a way of working and thinking in public — it helps me to…
Originally posted on jon@thanflowers.com: Context As we know, the response to the climate change emergency is such a ferociously complicated system problem that no-one can solve it on their own; all must play a part.? But the disparate nature of different organisations and the very many different things that need to happen can…
The patriarchy thinks menopause is a problem. A new book is making waves with the argument that “the change” has value for our species and the women who go through it.
When the sun had a sunk almost to the edge of the purple ocean, hanging there like a giant orange ball- much larger than the sun of Mother Earth which he remembered with such nostalgia- Kroudar brought his fishermen back to the harbor. A short man, Kroudar gave the impression of heaviness to some, but…
Starlink, SpaceX’s new satellite internet service, promises broadband speeds, even to homes in remote areas. It’s viewed as the antidote to America’s broadband problems. But the reality is it’s not a cure for anything yet.
This is a complete show (except for the removal of It’s Alright Ma, which was officially released) of the evening concert in Providence on 11/4/1975. Timesta…
