Thinking out loud…
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On being a systems entrepreneur
How do we move forward in an uncertain world? A systems entrepreneur recognises that whatever their interests and various areas of expertise, they are moving forward into an unknown world.… Read more
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On countering our anti-risk instinct
Why does the status quo prevail despite our best efforts at change? We are faced with a huge amount of content. Incoming streams of news, data, demands are sprayed at… Read more
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On productivity
Is the pandemic proving we can speed up by slowing down? It feels to me as though this period is full of paradoxes, and this is one of the more… Read more
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On pandemic foresight
These are tumultuous times, as I am now closing out my second month of working form home in a Covid19-driven lockdown. Times during which the pandemic has already upended our… Read more
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On making sense of crisis
How do we make sense of how the crisis is changing the world as we are living through it? Lots of conversations are taking place around how we track, learn… Read more
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On altering states (part 5)
Bear witness to social change Which leads us onto the second imperative, the importance of bearing witness to change. This was brought home to me by two events only a… Read more
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On altering states (part 4)
Prepare for the future normal We can’t predict with any certainty the wider impacts of significant social change caused by events such as the Coronavirus pandemic, nor the second- and… Read more
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On altering states (part 3)
Harness the potential for change Thus we can see a disaster “much like a revolution, when it comes to disruption and improvisation, to new roles and an unnerving or exhilarating… Read more
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On altering states (part 2)
Bring the present into focus The first challenge, of course, is to respond to the immediate impacts that are manifesting across our communities. The impacts are being felt here and… Read more
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On altering states (part 1)
The coronavirus, in precipitating a response unparalleled in modern times, is stripping away the rhetoric that covers up structural flaws in society, is exposing our shared norms and revealing our… Read more
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On scrapping job descriptions
I sometimes wonder whether anyone actually looks at their job descriptions once they are appointed. If you do, then why do you? Perhaps it is to ensure that you are… Read more
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Ian Burbidge. 