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James Lawther

@SquawkPoint

Fascinated by how organisations work and why we make life so difficult for ourselves.

 Nottingham & Norfolk
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Joined March 2011
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Improving the parts doesn't improve the whole. There is no point in adding fancy electric gates to your house if a burglar can still jump over the wall.
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"If we have a system of improvement that is directed at the parts, taken separately, you can be absolutely sure that the performance of the whole will not be improved. The performance of a system depends on how the parts fit, not how they act taken separately." -Russell Ackoff
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In 2013, Beldent, an Argentinian chewing gum brand, ran an experiment. It is an example of "nudge theory". It begs the question "What simple nudges could you use to make it more likely that you get the outcome you want?" I must start chewing gum... youtube.com/watch?v=sk7A56KV…
Optimizing Each Part of a Firm Doesn’t Optimize the Whole Firm buff.ly/1NLoGl1 via @Digitaltonto
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Mental Models: The Long Way to Liverpool buff.ly/2UFldma
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How to Train Your Brain to Think in New Ways buff.ly/2KFriIt
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Cutting out the Bells and Whistles: How to Avoid Overwhelm buff.ly/3fgwHVN
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We Don’t Need Another Heroic Leader buff.ly/2xuA9Lv
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Blinded by Our Own Brilliance buff.ly/2KRtVIG
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False Positive, False Negative and the Boy Who Cried Wolf buff.ly/38mAi0z
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The Daily Grind; How Do You Cope? buff.ly/3b6w9Qn
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How to make millions from mugs... buff.ly/2KNnrLo
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Are you busy turning supertankers? buff.ly/2HvuSFb
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Holding people's feet to the fire, and other stupid ideas buff.ly/33HJMBS
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