2026
The ladder of relationality in public service
A working paper on degrees and conditions of relational practice.
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Articles and essays
Published articles, essays and working papers.
2019
I’m a little bit sick of paradigm shifts
An argument for greater care with grand claims of transformation.
Open ->2019
The nonsense of “chairman”
A short piece on language, convention and power.
Open ->2019
Healing our divided communities
An article on division, community and public leadership.
Open ->2019
What disconnects policy and delivery? Class warfare
An article on the social and organisational distance between policy and delivery.
Open ->2019
We must find a future where systems change can take root
An article on the conditions required for systems change.
Open ->2021
Tips on making place-based working work
Practical advice on place-based public-service work.
Open ->2020
Capturing learning — learning network
An article on learning, evidence and organisational memory.
Open ->2020
Scenario planning and speculative futures — learning network
An article on scenario planning and learning under uncertainty.
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