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 the things about local public services you never realised you cared about (part 1)
Our public services are looking increasingly broken, and they look more broken in some areas than others. Why should this be? The UK remains one of the most centralised states,… Read more
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On outdated public services
As office workers and schoolchildren were hard at work on the afternoon of 12 May 2008, a 7.9 magnitude earthquake struck Sichuan province in China. The effects were devastating: over… Read more
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On knowing if a thing is a thing
When conditions are stable it is easier to spot an irregularity. A regular heartbeat suddenly shows an arrhythmia, a heathy person develops the ‘flu, freely flowing traffic backs up into… Read more
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On geography and systems change
I studied geography at university, not just because it was the one subject enjoyed the most but it was the one I found most fascinating. At its heart geography is… Read more
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On paying attention
Multitasking is a myth – handling interruptions at work actually requires rapid task-switching, which can bear a cost to our health. “Choice of attention – to pay attention to this… Read more
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On examples of self-organising teams (part 6)
What is the point of the organisation? Leicester and O’Hara state that “organisation is a means of getting things done. But it is also a way of living together. The… Read more
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On a framework for implementing self-managing teams (part 5)
What is the point of the organisation? Leicester and O’Hara state that “organisation is a means of getting things done. But it is also a way of living together. The… Read more
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On self-managing teams (part 4)
What is the point of the organisation? Leicester and O’Hara state that “organisation is a means of getting things done. But it is also a way of living together. The… Read more
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On different types of teams (part 3)
What is the point of the organisation? Leicester and O’Hara state that “organisation is a means of getting things done. But it is also a way of living together. The… Read more
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On teams as complex systems (part 2)
What is the point of the organisation? Leicester and O’Hara state that “organisation is a means of getting things done. But it is also a way of living together. The… Read more
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Ian Burbidge. 