Transduction - leading transformation - Issue #182

My weekly post

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How do you do it?

The other day, a couple asked how I manage such a lively dog. It got me thinking—not just about dogs, but about the remarkable people I work with. Amid chaos and contradiction, they hold complexity and compassion, build routines, find focus, and keep showing up. That’s how we manage. https://www.linkedin.com/posts/antlerboy_how-do-you-do-it-the-other-day-a-charming-activity-7338100669897232385-u_y-

The #benefitsofai - nAvIgate

RedQuadrant's been working on our new AI for local government offer, nAvIgate, with JPW Digital Services. This week, we've released five posts on the #benefitsofai. Join the conversation by searching for #problemsofai on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/posts/redquadrant_benefitsofai-localgovernment-localgov-activity-7336293250820976640-O0Cb?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_desktop&rcm=ACoAAACuq-oBecVFDW6PCf3lkoG-peMeuLBeoho

Courses and events

This September - Outcomes-based commissioning: a ten-step introduction

We've announced new dates for our introduction to commissioning course at the PSTA, perfect for early career commissioners in police, justice, health, care, children's services, or other commissioning disciplines. Register your interest now. https://link.redquadrant.com/10step0925

Next National Commissioning Academy

We're building our cohort for the next national commissioning academy - our flagship commissioning programme from the PSTA. Register your interest now: https://link.redquadrant.com/nextacademy25

Level 7 Systems Thinking Practitioner Apprenticeship

Work in England or Wales? Want to develop your systems thinking skills? Sign up now for the next cohort of the Level 7 Systems Thinking Practitioner Apprenticeship — Cherith Simmons, with experts from SCiO (including me) — likely start in January 2025! Register here: https://cherithsimmons.co.uk/corporate/level-7-systems-thinking-practitioner-apprenticeship/?utm_content=buffer2fd3b&utm_medium=social&utm_source=linkedin.com&utm_campaign=buffer

SysPrac25 - The Systems Thinking Practitioner Conference.

3-4 September, Milton Keynes. SCiO, The Open University, and the International Federation for Systems Research (IFSR) are excited to invite you to SysPrac25 — the essential conference for systems thinking practitioners, learners, and leaders. Join us on 3rd and 4th September 2025 at the Open University campus in Milton Keynes for two dynamic days of insight, interaction, and innovation. Book your place now: www.sysprac25.org

iNetwork, Making Savings in the Public Sector.

Virtual, Tuesday 8th July, 10:00-11:30 AM. Join iNetwork for a fantastic opportunity to network with like-minded professionals and hear best practice on making savings in the public sector. Speakers include Benjamin Taylor, Zakki Ghauri (City of London), Digital Care Hub, Engage Process, David Willis (North of England Commercial Procurement Collaborative). Register now! https://lnkd.in/eFSkuKAK

Things I shared on socials:

Working with South East Regional Care Cooperative

We've really enjoyed working together with South East RCC and The Public Service Transformation Academy to create some great events. Thanks for all that you've done, Fiona Fleming and Paul Kelly https://www.linkedin.com/posts/antlerboy_we-have-an-amazing-agenda-and-a-packed-out-activity-7338848168891101186-XapZ?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_desktop&rcm=ACoAAACuq-oBecVFDW6PCf3lkoG-peMeuLBeoho

The 55 Minutes – Stauch

book, with Johnson and Papi-Thornton, 2025 https://wp.me/p8QJZw-6xk

Beyond the Chatbot — Real Automation in Practice

The public sector conversation around automation often starts and ends with chatbots. But AI offers much more. https://www.linkedin.com/posts/antlerboy_benefitsofai-localgovernment-localgov-activity-7338846717498257408-Potd?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_desktop&rcm=ACoAAACuq-oBecVFDW6PCf3lkoG-peMeuLBeoho

New England Complex Systems Institute – conversations – Carlos Gershensen on Complexity and the Limits of Science, June 16 2025, 10am EST – and archive of past events

They appear to be communicating on their website solely in images, with no alt text, which is…. something! https://wp.me/p8QJZw-6xh

RedQuadrant is pleased to be supporting SAVVI (Scalable Approach to Vulnerability via Interoperability)

The SAVVI Series (2): What do we mean by vulnerability https://buff.ly/LOYpOaf

Why Everything in the Universe Turns More Complex. Philip Ball.

A new suggestion that complexity increases over time, not just in living organisms but in the nonliving world, promises to rewrite notions of time and evolution. https://wp.me/p8QJZw-6xc

Job: Joint Head of Systems Research, Defra,

£45.5-£67k, deadline 1 July 2025 https://wp.me/p8QJZw-6xz