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Radical Help, Hilary Cottam

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Peter Lawrence
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How we can remake the relationships between us and revolutionise the welfare state.

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Retirement? An end or a beginning?

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Now I become myself. It’s taken time, many years in places. I have been dissolved and shaken, Worn other people's faces. Parker J Palmer

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The 21st Century Public Servant

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The research team at the University of Birmingham of Catherine Needham, Catherine Mangan, Dave McKenna, Jason Lowther have recently updated their findings highlighting the roles, skills, values and ethics of people working in public services.

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Capability or Dependency?

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Whatever the initial ask may be, whether its culture diagnostics, organisation design, or wider organisation development needs, my primary question is, are you looking for someone to do it for you, or help you do it for yourself?

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Place Based Design - learning from local insight

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If you could do one thing to improve the lives of your people in Bootle, what would it be? - this was the challenge presented to students at Kings Leadership Academy Hawthorns.

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Integrated Organisation Design

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Peter Lawrence
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It is quite possible that right now your CEO or a senior business unit head is planning a rapid restructuring in response to a particular challenge It is also quite possible that you as the HR Director will not be told about this until it is a fait accompli, and you are left to tidy up the long-term consequences of relatively short-term thinking.

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Who is your caretaker?

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Peter Lawrence
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Who in your organisation takes care of the essentials?

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Place Based Design - What next?

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Peter Lawrence
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Uncovering the actual needs of a place

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Place Based Design - The possibilities

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Peter Lawrence
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Is it possible to apply the values, principles, and approaches of traditional OD into the context of a place, and if so, how?

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A tale of two cultures

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Peter Lawrence
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Two different contexts, two different experiences, two different cultures. Which one best describes your culture? Read on......

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How to make it happen, to move us from talking to doing.

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Peter Lawrence
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Designing for Intentional Inclusion, How to make it happen, to move us from talking to doing.

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Intentional Inclusion

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Peter Lawrence
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A tale of two cultures.

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Designing For Inclusion

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Peter Lawrence
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Is it possible to design diversity, equality and inclusion into an organisation or system, and if so, how?

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A Short Guide to Component Naming

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Alastair Ramsay
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As a developer, the most important aspect of your job is naming components. It’s not just about being descriptive and clear, but also about having fun and being creative.

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Intentional Inclusion

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A tale of two cultures

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The Future of Web Development: Our Predictions for 2023

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Peter Lawrence
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Let’s explore the latest trends in web development, and regurgitate some predictions we read on Twitter for how they will shape the industry in the coming year.

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