Are you trying to do something different within your current system, whatever system that may be? It could be your organisation, the education system, the healthcare system, or you're starting a new social enterprise. Are you trying to work in…
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Open badges for workforce development
Big achievement for me the other day. I was awarded my TripAdvisor ‘Senior Contributor’ badge for writing my twentieth review on the site. And it felt significant that that review came courtesy of an overnight stay in Glasgow to attend…

Supporting online facilitation
In my last blog post, I promised to say a bit more about the projects I’ve got on the go. So let’s kick off with one that’s been brewing for some time, but is starting to get somewhere. So, what’s…
Working out loud is hard. But *so* worth it.
“Our new found ability to share thinking and insights so readily using our online tools is key to solving some of our biggest challenges. Our problems are too big for single individuals or isolated organisations to deal with...we have to…
What tools does a Fire Starter need?
Day 5 of the Fire Starter Festival was an opportunity for colleagues from across public services to come together and try out some of our Workforce Scotland tools. Janet Whitley, Workforce Scotland lead, blogs for us about two of those tools: the Enabling Collaborative Leadership Pioneer Programme…
Performance Bonfire
“Performance management feels like something that is done to us – with no benefit for us” "We need the courage to create, permission to innovate and feel like it is ok to fail – above all reward curiosity." Chris Bruce,…
Danger Café
Last week as part of our Fire Starter Festival we convened a 'danger café'. What was our intention? To convene a conversation about the need for dangerous ideas to transform public services. Who came along? A really good mix of people…