The audacity of helplessness
(Originally published in The Welsh Agenda #69, Autumn / Winter 2022) I’ve been part of… Read More »The audacity of helplessness
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Glossary of engagement terminology
(Originally published on the Co-production Network for Wales knowledge base.) A number of terms are… Read More »Glossary of engagement terminology
The Toll (2021)
Welsh Stories, Welsh Talents: What’s Next for Welsh Film?(Originally published in The Welsh Agenda online,… Read More »The Toll (2021)
Strength in love: a community movement for Wales
(Originally published in The Welsh Agenda #66, Spring / Summer 2021) A few months ago… Read More »Strength in love: a community movement for Wales
Working through the pandemic
(Originally published in The Welsh Agenda #65, Autumn / Winter 2020) In September 2020 I… Read More »Working through the pandemic
The three quarter point is a thing
(Originally published on Medium.) I wrote a post about the feeling of frustration and pointlessness… Read More »The three quarter point is a thing
You will never regret being kind
(Originally published in The Welsh Agenda online, 6th March 2020) It seems to me right… Read More »You will never regret being kind
Q&A with David Snowden
(Originally published in The Welsh Agenda #63, Autumn / Winter 2019) David Snowden is Director… Read More »Q&A with David Snowden
So much
(Originally published on Medium.) There’s so much to do in the world. There will always… Read More »So much
Belonging to Wales: A place worth fighting for
(Originally published in The Welsh Agenda online, 29th August 2019) I was in the south… Read More »Belonging to Wales: A place worth fighting for
Public service operating principles
(Originally published on Medium.) Last month I drafted a table contrasting the traditional command-and-control approach… Read More »Public service operating principles
About salmons and whooping cranes
(Originally published on Medium.) Somewhere along my biologist training or my subsequent cross-disciplinary meanderings, I… Read More »About salmons and whooping cranes
On movement building
(Originally published on Medium.) It’s an asymmetrical game, with tons of behavioral research working against… Read More »On movement building
What we measure is secondary to why we measure
(Originally published on Medium.) I have been having many conversations about Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)… Read More »What we measure is secondary to why we measure
Trust enables magic at work
(Originally published on Medium.) Krulak’s Law states that the future of an organization is in… Read More »Trust enables magic at work
![Photo of part of the page of a book, which reads: I tend, however, to agree with Dixon (2000). One myth, observes Dixon, is that (starts quote): [T]he exchange of knowledge happens only in organizations that have a noncompetitive or a collaborative culture. It follows that the first thing you have to do is fix the culture and then get people to share. But I have found that it's the other way around. If people begin sharing ideas about issues they see as really important, the sharing itself creates a learning culture. I have, of course, inserted an important caveat in that sentence: "about issues they see as really important."](https://noreen.wales/wp-content/uploads/Screenshot-2024-05-30-204447-930x620.png)
Sharing ideas creates a learning culture
(Originally published on Medium.) Fix the culture in order to get people to share…? Not… Read More »Sharing ideas creates a learning culture
Everything exists only in relation to everything else
(Originally published on Medium.) Relationships are the organising principle. Reading Michael Fullan — Leading in a Culture… Read More »Everything exists only in relation to everything else
Art produces citizens
(Originally published on Medium.) Lifted from Austin Kleon’s list of unschooling posts: If you’ve never… Read More »Art produces citizens
Thoughts about adding not substracting
(Originally published on Medium.) I’m always inspired by Austin Kleon’s blog posts. You’ve got to… Read More »Thoughts about adding not substracting
Co-production in public services: a complex journey of change
(Originally published on Medium.) “Co-production is an asset-based approach to public services which enables citizens… Read More »Co-production in public services: a complex journey of change