February 2016

  • People Don’t Believe Our Organisations – Here’s Why

    There’s not a week goes by – and I mean that quite literally – in which we don’t see a sector bemoan its image problem. The launch of some campaign or other to raise awareness of a ‘message’ and get… Continue reading

    People Don’t Believe Our Organisations – Here’s Why
  • What if Uber did health, housing and social care?

    If you’ve been to a conference in the past 12 months – you’ll almost certainly have seen the slide above, or a version of it. Mentioning “disruptive innovation” adds a sprinkle of sophistication to otherwise ordinary presentations. It’s a sit up… Continue reading

  • How To Kill Creativity (And How To Rebuild It)

    Many of our organisations , without realising it , act as inhibitors of innovation. Rules and protocols are put in place — often for very good reasons — that preserve the status quo. Over time, organisations develop a set of social norms — ‘the way we do things… Continue reading

    How To Kill Creativity (And How To Rebuild It)