Benjamin P Taylor
@antlerboy.com
systems | cybernetics | complexity
public | service | transformation
business evolutionary | avid learner
#wordrotator #poastrationalist
https://chosen-path.org
connect at antlerboy.com
redquadrant.com
publicservicetransformation.org
skeeting personally
public | service | transformation
business evolutionary | avid learner
#wordrotator #poastrationalist
https://chosen-path.org
connect at antlerboy.com
redquadrant.com
publicservicetransformation.org
skeeting personally
Commissioning: lessons from the last 30 years and implications for the new role of ICBs www.nuffieldtrust.org.uk/news-item/co...
Commissioning: lessons from the last 30 years and implications for the new role of ICBs
Since its introduction in 1990, the commissioning layer of the NHS has been the most reorganised part of the health service, and it is changing once again. In this guest article, Nigel Edwards…
www.nuffieldtrust.org.uk
February 16, 2026 at 5:22 PM
Commissioning: lessons from the last 30 years and implications for the new role of ICBs www.nuffieldtrust.org.uk/news-item/co...
Elon Musk posted about race almost every day in January www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
Elon Musk posted about race almost every day in January
Many social media posts by Tesla CEO on his platform are indiscernible from those of white supremacists, say experts
www.theguardian.com
February 16, 2026 at 3:05 PM
Elon Musk posted about race almost every day in January www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
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"Even if your social or professional life does not demand it, your patriotism demands that you keep your face bright and attractive so that you radiate optimism."
I went through a book about make-up recently and thought you'd enjoy some of it
Does your reflection give you 𝘲𝘶𝘪𝘵𝘦 the satisfaction it gave you in 1914?
Does your reflection give you 𝘲𝘶𝘪𝘵𝘦 the satisfaction it gave you in 1914?
February 16, 2026 at 12:26 PM
"Even if your social or professional life does not demand it, your patriotism demands that you keep your face bright and attractive so that you radiate optimism."
Joe Taylor's substack: dust and joy
bit.ly/4tTCDdM
bit.ly/4tTCDdM
Joe Taylor | Substack
why? Click to read Joe Taylor, a Substack publication. Launched 2 months ago.
dustandjoy.substack.com
February 16, 2026 at 10:53 AM
Joe Taylor's substack: dust and joy
bit.ly/4tTCDdM
bit.ly/4tTCDdM
Good *grief* but personal identity verification for directors and persons of significant interest on gov dot uk / Companies House is a bloody mess!
February 16, 2026 at 9:30 AM
Good *grief* but personal identity verification for directors and persons of significant interest on gov dot uk / Companies House is a bloody mess!
Peter Tuddenham on LinkedIn – mapping Claude’s eight conversation surfaces through the lens of Gordon Pask’s conversation theory stream.syscoi.com/2026/02/15/p...
Peter Tuddenham on LinkedIn – mapping Claude’s eight conversation surfaces through the lens of Gordon Pask’s conversation theory
Peter writes: “I’ve spent 40 years applying cybernetic frameworks to real organisations — from the U.S. Army War College to UNESCO to distributed educator networks spanning 18,000 participant…
stream.syscoi.com
February 16, 2026 at 8:05 AM
Peter Tuddenham on LinkedIn – mapping Claude’s eight conversation surfaces through the lens of Gordon Pask’s conversation theory stream.syscoi.com/2026/02/15/p...
(Not recently updated) rough draft systems | complexity | cybernetics reading list bit.ly/40dOUMi
Updated rough draft systems | complexity | cybernetics reading list
See my post on LinkedIn (replicated below) and join the discussion there: pdf: Commentable Google Doc: How do you get into systems | complexity | cybernetics? Here’s my rough reading list. Th…
stream.syscoi.com
February 16, 2026 at 7:00 AM
(Not recently updated) rough draft systems | complexity | cybernetics reading list bit.ly/40dOUMi
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SCiO monthly event update – welcoming a new SCiO chapter in Poland! Systems and complexity in organisation, the systems practice professional body buff.ly/KFhxZ2E
SCiO monthly event update – welcoming a new SCiO chapter in Poland! Systems and complexity in organisation, the systems practice professional body
Hello and welcome to the end of January mailing from SCiO. Please check the Events page on the website for updates We welcome a new SCiO chapter in Poland this month. They hav…
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February 15, 2026 at 10:15 PM
SCiO monthly event update – welcoming a new SCiO chapter in Poland! Systems and complexity in organisation, the systems practice professional body buff.ly/KFhxZ2E
My faith in myself to have an ongoing relationship with objects that are not immediately visible is touching and ill-informed. (had the pleasant surprise of discovering a fresh pack of prescription medication closed in the bathroom cabinet just after ordering a fresh pack of prescription medication)
February 15, 2026 at 10:00 PM
My faith in myself to have an ongoing relationship with objects that are not immediately visible is touching and ill-informed. (had the pleasant surprise of discovering a fresh pack of prescription medication closed in the bathroom cabinet just after ordering a fresh pack of prescription medication)
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Now, this is up my street!
Yet, I'd've liked stronger final claim:
We bring forth a world in drawing distinctions: this *is* the nature of knowledge.
You can't remove yourself from your distinctions.
Although, in conversing a community can create standards to bring forth "objective" distinctions.
Yet, I'd've liked stronger final claim:
We bring forth a world in drawing distinctions: this *is* the nature of knowledge.
You can't remove yourself from your distinctions.
Although, in conversing a community can create standards to bring forth "objective" distinctions.
New on Substack: New post: Why does dividing curriculum into knowledge components feel so unstable? Because we're imposing localist structure on a distributed system. The brain doesn't store knowledge in pieces. profbeckyallen.substack.com/p/curriculum...
Curriculum Is a Localist Model of a Distributed Mind
The problem with dividing knowledge into pieces
profbeckyallen.substack.com
February 15, 2026 at 7:07 AM
Now, this is up my street!
Yet, I'd've liked stronger final claim:
We bring forth a world in drawing distinctions: this *is* the nature of knowledge.
You can't remove yourself from your distinctions.
Although, in conversing a community can create standards to bring forth "objective" distinctions.
Yet, I'd've liked stronger final claim:
We bring forth a world in drawing distinctions: this *is* the nature of knowledge.
You can't remove yourself from your distinctions.
Although, in conversing a community can create standards to bring forth "objective" distinctions.
The Armando Iannucci Shows - S01E02 - "Work" www.youtube.com/watch?v=hnQs...
The Armando Iannucci Shows - S01E02 - "Work"
This episode was originally broadcast on Channel 4 on 6th September 2001.
This video isn't monetised.
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February 15, 2026 at 3:05 PM
The Armando Iannucci Shows - S01E02 - "Work" www.youtube.com/watch?v=hnQs...
Employees Who Raise Problems Don't Get Ahead adigaskell.org/2026/02/13/e...
Employees Who Raise Problems Don't Get Ahead
It’s long been known that when employees are trusted and given more responsibility, they perform better and are less likely to quit. It’s also clear that
adigaskell.org
February 14, 2026 at 8:05 PM
Employees Who Raise Problems Don't Get Ahead adigaskell.org/2026/02/13/e...
What can toughen Louisiana coast against worsening storms? 4 years and 30,000 trees apnews.com/article/loui...
What can toughen Louisiana coast against worsening storms? 4 years and 30,000 trees
In the wetlands of coastal southeast Louisiana, conservation groups are wrapping up a four-year project to plant 30,000 trees.
apnews.com
February 14, 2026 at 3:05 PM
What can toughen Louisiana coast against worsening storms? 4 years and 30,000 trees apnews.com/article/loui...
public listener www.publiclistener.uk
public listener
Track public spending across UK.
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February 14, 2026 at 10:53 AM
public listener www.publiclistener.uk
Ravi Shankar - Morning Raga- www.youtube.com/watch?v=n91V...
Ravi Shankar - Morning Raga-
From the album Three Ragas
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February 13, 2026 at 7:00 AM
Ravi Shankar - Morning Raga- www.youtube.com/watch?v=n91V...
Jonathan Richman - That Summer Feeling www.youtube.com/watch?v=3zmy...
Jonathan Richman - That Summer Feeling
From the album 'I, Jonathan' Rounder Records 1992
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February 12, 2026 at 10:00 PM
Jonathan Richman - That Summer Feeling www.youtube.com/watch?v=3zmy...
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I wrote about the redesign of the Microsoft Inclusive Design site (published under our team byline). One thing I wrote on is the risk of designing for diagnoses instead of for people.
In rebuilding the site, we focused on flexibility and agency.
microsoft.design/articles/evo...
In rebuilding the site, we focused on flexibility and agency.
microsoft.design/articles/evo...
Evolving the Microsoft Inclusive Design website - Microsoft Design
What we learned rebuilding the Microsoft Inclusive Design website with the communities we serve
microsoft.design
February 12, 2026 at 7:22 PM
I wrote about the redesign of the Microsoft Inclusive Design site (published under our team byline). One thing I wrote on is the risk of designing for diagnoses instead of for people.
In rebuilding the site, we focused on flexibility and agency.
microsoft.design/articles/evo...
In rebuilding the site, we focused on flexibility and agency.
microsoft.design/articles/evo...
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💬"There’s almost no one from the same background as me, and it feels as though all my peers have parents who are doctors."
Careers in the medical profession out of reach for most working-class students.
Working-class representation must be improved.
Careers in the medical profession out of reach for most working-class students.
Working-class representation must be improved.
Medicine isn’t made for people like us - The Sutton Trust
Our alum, Rachel, opens up about her background and social mobility story.
www.suttontrust.com
February 12, 2026 at 8:44 PM
💬"There’s almost no one from the same background as me, and it feels as though all my peers have parents who are doctors."
Careers in the medical profession out of reach for most working-class students.
Working-class representation must be improved.
Careers in the medical profession out of reach for most working-class students.
Working-class representation must be improved.
‘We’re on a cliff edge’: the struggle to keep youth services alive in Knowsley www.theguardian.com/society/2026...
‘We’re on a cliff edge’: the struggle to keep youth services alive in Knowsley
Despite high needs, the Merseyside borough has more youth work ‘black holes’ than any other local authority in England
www.theguardian.com
February 12, 2026 at 8:05 PM
‘We’re on a cliff edge’: the struggle to keep youth services alive in Knowsley www.theguardian.com/society/2026...
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This is disgusting editorial judgement. It should be career ending. Might as well be Breitbart.
The Atlantic is Atlanticking extremely hard this morning
February 12, 2026 at 6:27 PM
This is disgusting editorial judgement. It should be career ending. Might as well be Breitbart.
UKGovScan - UK Government Spending Transparency ukgovscan.com
UKGovScan - UK Government Spending Transparency
Track UK government contracts, spending, and political donations. Explore public procurement data, company profiles, and care provider ratings.
ukgovscan.com
February 12, 2026 at 5:22 PM
UKGovScan - UK Government Spending Transparency ukgovscan.com
@jdryznar.bsky.social junocore *without* Jonathan Richman?! My disappointment is immeasurable and my day is ruined.
February 12, 2026 at 1:44 PM
@jdryznar.bsky.social junocore *without* Jonathan Richman?! My disappointment is immeasurable and my day is ruined.
At Systems Thinking Systems Practice, 24-26 March 2026, University of Hull, we will again run Skills Training Workshops.
These workshops were a huge success at SysPrac25.
Vote at docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F... by 20 Feb!
These workshops were a huge success at SysPrac25.
Vote at docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F... by 20 Feb!
Systems Thinking and Systems Practice Conference 2026: Workshop Selection
Similar to SysPrac ’25, we will again run Skills Training Workshops at Systems Thinking Systems Practice. These workshops were a huge success last year, with many of them oversubscribed. They will…
docs.google.com
February 12, 2026 at 9:30 AM
At Systems Thinking Systems Practice, 24-26 March 2026, University of Hull, we will again run Skills Training Workshops.
These workshops were a huge success at SysPrac25.
Vote at docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F... by 20 Feb!
These workshops were a huge success at SysPrac25.
Vote at docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F... by 20 Feb!
Social workers’ AI tool makes ‘gibberish’ transcripts of accounts from children www.theguardian.com/education/20...
Social workers’ AI tool makes ‘gibberish’ transcripts of accounts from children
Transcription tools used by councils in England and Scotland reported to wrongly indicate suicidal ideation
www.theguardian.com
February 12, 2026 at 7:00 AM
Social workers’ AI tool makes ‘gibberish’ transcripts of accounts from children www.theguardian.com/education/20...