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Senior Leadership Knowledge seeking for strategy formation – a case study

17/09/2023 By Howard Clark Leave a Comment

Most modern organisations are drowning in information, but often short on knowledge. And as we all know, without knowledge there is no meaningful learning or action. Therefore it is wise for Senior leaders to get knowledge before taking action. I wanted to share what effective knowledge seeking behaviour from leadership teams looks like.  The Situation Some years … [Read more...] about Senior Leadership Knowledge seeking for strategy formation – a case study

Reflecting upon Personas

08/06/2021 By Howard Clark Leave a Comment

Personas have become ubiquitous in many organisations, and are typically used as part of the digital development cycle and latterly transformation programs. Project Managers and interventionists come across this tool more frequently and since 2010 I have seen them used in six different public, private and third sector organisations. For some time I have wanted to do a little … [Read more...] about Reflecting upon Personas

Beyond Command and Control by John Seddon

29/10/2019 By Howard Clark Leave a Comment

If you are interested in profound thinking on transformation, change and improvement then I recommend John Seddon's ‘Beyond Command and Control’ (2019). And for those of you who have read the precursor 'Freedom from Command and Control' (2003), prepare to be surprised. This book marks a genuine departure in both tone and style and I believe it to be Seddon's best work. For its … [Read more...] about Beyond Command and Control by John Seddon

Seeing distance learning module production as a system

02/04/2019 By Howard Clark Leave a Comment

Recently a department responsible for the digital design and build of distance learning modules asked me to assess the feasibility of introducing new technology and agile. A quick-look identified that an expanded study was necessary. Excavating the system It can take some time for a module to progress from initial idea, through the process of design, content creation and … [Read more...] about Seeing distance learning module production as a system

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