This is all about the persistence of identity, at an individual human and organisation wide level. Something beautifully illustrated by; The Ship of Theseus, Triggers Broom, your Grandmothers Axe and dozens more examples you can explore here on TV Tropes, Theseus’ Ship Paradox. The new boss completely changed their identity*…in 6 months! I’m always a […]
Nemawashi. Digging around the roots for sustainable change.
Digging around the roots. If you’ve ever transplanted a tree, or spent time digging up deeply rooted brambles, you’ll get what I’m talking about here. If you haven’t, I’d recommend it. There’s a lot to be learnt from nature*, and a bit of ’17th century Peasant work’ as my son described it. It does a […]
Because, that’s the way we’ve always done things around here…
An expression that is usually followed up with something along the lines of… “is the most dangerous thing you’ll hear”. You may have heard it quoted by serious people or even seen it on posters or painted on the walls of more ‘progressive’ organisations. It’s a powerful statement that has many layers of meaning, but […]
Minimum Viable Transformation: Change should be Small and Imperfect
Speeches you never hear at a Corporate Conference: “… Our Transformation Programme is going to be small and imperfect. We are going to do many small things that probably won’t work straight away. However, we will learn lessons from these ‘experiments’ and apply the learning to a better next small thing, making sure we progressively move […]
Do we need a Public Services, ‘Museum of Failed Products?’
Most commercial products new to the market fail. Fact. Most change programmes fail. Fact. Most initiatives in public services work perfectly. It’s completely different here….. Really? I may have upset some people, with those assertions, so I’d better explain myself. Most Commercial Products Fail – The Museum of Failed Products. I’ve mentioned this before. Basically […]
What's the PONT 