Blog posts about Workforce Scotland
“Transforming systems is ultimately about transforming relationships among people who shape those systems” Peter Senge We know that we face a number of complex, wicked issues in Scotland, such as poverty, an aging population and climate change, and we know…
Fires, Fishbowls and Faith – A Week of Leading Dangerously Guest blog from Clare Armstrong, Academy Project Manager, Health and Social Care Alliance Scotland. The Health and Social Care Academy is a programme of the Health and Social Care Alliance (the ALLIANCE)…
As part of Fire Starter Festival, the Scottish Health Council held Voices Scotland workshops across the country. Today’s guest blog is from Gerd Peters, Local Officer at Scottish Health Council Orkney. Under an angry grey sky on an icy January morning…
Guest post by Open Change Intern Barbara Mertlova. Originally posted at http://www.openchange.co.uk The Scotland-wide Fire Starter Festival kicked off on Monday 29 January with a speech made by the First Minister Nicola Sturgeon at the Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum in…
Guest blog from Cat Tabbner, Glasgow Centre for Population Health. This blog was originally published on http://www.gcph.co.uk Cat Tabbner reflects on the launch of Fire Starter Festival 2018 and how it has set her up for the year ahead. It…
Guest blog by Martin Crewe, Director of Barnardo’s Scotland This morning I was lucky enough to attend the launch of Scotland’s Fire Starter Festival: ‘a series of collaborative learning events, illuminating creative, disruptive and innovative ways in which we…
Written by: Margaret Williamson As I continue my research into the impact of Dialogue on organisational change, it is clear that when we talk about Dialogue we don’t always mean the same thing. Apart from the obvious use of dialogue to…
The first of our series of speakers at The Silent Launch has been revealed! We are proud to announce that we will be joined by Jo Horton, Program Manager at Mastercard Foundation Scholars Program & Director of Go Jo. Currently…
Written by: Margaret Williamson The Right Conversation: Spotlight on Dialogue, What conditions enable effective conversations at work? Whether they are strategic conversations in the boardroom or conversations between front-line team members, two things matter: a conducive environment and well-developed skills. The…
Written by: Margaret Williamson The Right Conversation: Spotlight on Dialogue, Promoting the right conversations at work Over the past year I’ve been researching the impact of using Dialogue for organisational change, both in the published literature and in conversation with people…
