Ian Burbidge.

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Thinking out loud…

  • 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

  • On target setting

    I have had to do things as part of my roles in Local Government that made absolutely no logical sense to me, yet they still have to be done, especially… Read more

  • On email, but not as we knew it

    How many people have received an email from someone asking if you’ve seen their email? Is there anything crazier? That’s just people making work about the work. Time to back… Read more

  • On Outcomes

    I have to admit I get disproportionately agitated when others show they don’t understand what an outcome is and why it matters. So here’s my summary version, for the record. … Read more

  • On innovation in budgeting

    “I’m on a mission to overthrow traditional budget processes used in 99% of organisations across the world. It’s a process set up to preserve the status quo.” The Director of… Read more

  • On being separated by a common language

    I remember when the challenges of talking a common language across public services was first brought home to me. I was talking to our Strategic Partnership of public sector agencies about the… Read more

  • On social models of health

    We often hear about the strain on the NHS: rising demand with limited finances. The NHS has a five year plan for change, and one of the main changes planned… Read more

  • On co-operation or collaboration

    I long mused about the difference between cooperation and collaboration as they are two words often used interchangeably. I was watching a police drama and realised that criminals never collaborate… Read more

  • On health prevention

    In 1854 Dr John Snow plotted cholera outbreaks in Soho, London, and related them to a contaminated water supply, dispelling the myth it was spread by miasma in the air.… Read more

  • On learning from Rio

    We talk a lot in the public sector about transformational change. And there are, of course, examples of innovation across the country. But reflecting on the recent Rio Olympics and… Read more

  • On motivation and agency

    There is a long academic tradition of research into huan motivation and goal attainment – the factors that compel people to strive towards and achieve a goal or ambition, whether… Read more

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