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Radical Help, Hilary Cottam
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Peter LawrenceDirector
How we can remake the relationships between us and revolutionise the welfare state.
Read moreRetirement? An end or a beginning?
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- Peter LawrenceDirector
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
Read moreThe 21st Century Public Servant
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- Peter LawrenceDirector
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.
Read moreCapability or Dependency?
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- Peter LawrenceDirector
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?
Read morePlace Based Design - learning from local insight
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- Peter LawrenceDirector
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.
Read moreIntegrated Organisation Design
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- Peter LawrenceDirector
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.
Read moreWho is your caretaker?
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- Peter LawrenceDirector
Who in your organisation takes care of the essentials?
Read morePlace Based Design - What next?
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- Peter LawrenceDirector
Uncovering the actual needs of a place
Read morePlace Based Design - The possibilities
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- Peter LawrenceDirector
Is it possible to apply the values, principles, and approaches of traditional OD into the context of a place, and if so, how?
Read moreA tale of two cultures
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- Peter LawrenceDirector
Two different contexts, two different experiences, two different cultures. Which one best describes your culture? Read on......
Read moreHow to make it happen, to move us from talking to doing.
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- Peter LawrenceDirector
Designing for Intentional Inclusion, How to make it happen, to move us from talking to doing.
Read moreDesigning For Inclusion
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- Peter LawrenceDirector
Is it possible to design diversity, equality and inclusion into an organisation or system, and if so, how?
Read moreA Short Guide to Component Naming
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Alastair RamsaySenior Associate
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.
Read moreThe Future of Web Development: Our Predictions for 2023
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- Peter LawrenceDirector
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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