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Working out of metaphor…

Working out of metaphor…

Over the past four years I have been working with a number of different people and teams using metaphor as a tool to uncover hidden, or unconscious, processes people are deploying to undertake roles and tasks. This is sometimes an unfamiliar and uncomfortable task, but one which is increasing in popularity and gaining academic credence, [...]

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Preparing for innovation…

Preparing for innovation…

For those who have missed this, the National School of Government and the Civil Service Core Learning Programme joined forces in a research project on ‘Scaling Up Innovation in the Public Sector’. Their final report was published in April, and is well worth a read. Although there is nothing groundbreaking in their work (does their [...]

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What’s your story…?

What’s your story…?

In about April this year I came across a fantastic academic paper. It’s not often I get to say this, as they have a tendency to be dry, and… well… academic. This paper was, like two or three others I will blog about soon, far from dry, but spoke very clearly into situations I see [...]

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