This video from 2012 shows Kate Watts discussing what they learned when they studied their food safety service as a system. What they learned on their subsequent redesign redefined the food safety business in the U.K. and led to changes in regulation. … [Read more...] about Systems thinking in Great Yarmouth Council
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Systems Thinking in Staffordshire Fire Service
Chief Fire Officer Becci Bryant describing what Staffordshire fire service learned when they used the Vanguard Method to study their service as a system. Watching time: 5:39 minutes … [Read more...] about Systems Thinking in Staffordshire Fire Service
Systems Thinking in O2
In this video o2 call centre agents and managers talk about the use of the Vanguard Method of systems thinking. Watching time: 3:25 minutes … [Read more...] about Systems Thinking in O2
Motivation intrinsic, engagement free
For centuries we have been devising new tools to coerce and cajole workers to work harder or work the way we want them to. Douglas McGregor’s work in the 1960s categorised these attempts into two contrasting categories: ‘Theory X’ and ‘Theory Y’. Following the work of FW Taylor and scientific management, Theory X takes a more negative view of humans where they require external … [Read more...] about Motivation intrinsic, engagement free
Article on bursting the efficiency bubble in advertising
Another day, another call for an effectiveness shift. This time Rory Sutherland argues the case in the field of advertising (Advertising is in crisis, but it's not because it doesn't work, in Campaign, January 24th 2019). In a well-written article, Rory calls out some of the ways efficiency thinking is driving activity within the marketing and advertising world. Instead he … [Read more...] about Article on bursting the efficiency bubble in advertising