Why Problem Solving and Brainstorming in Groups Often Fails: Moving Beyond the Minimum Acceptable Solution

Why Problem Solving and Brainstorming in Groups Often Fails: Moving Beyond the Minimum Acceptable Solution

All too often a team groups together to do a brainstorming session to solve a problem. But despite the excitement the outcome is a disappointing failure: The ‘Minimum Acceptable Solution’, IntroductionWhat is Brainstorming and Group Problem Solving?The Excitement of...
Why Starting with “Defining the Problem” in Public Services is a Mistake

Why Starting with “Defining the Problem” in Public Services is a Mistake

Defining the problem is usually the very first step in most public sector projects and initiatives. However, starting by creating a fixed definition of the problem often leads the work to failure. Why? Because this approach limits decision making thinking agency and...
Why We Need To Avoid AIsolation: The AI Negative Social Impact Trap.

Why We Need To Avoid AIsolation: The AI Negative Social Impact Trap.

AI has the potential to be an enormous force for good. Transforming lives and our public services for better. But it could also be a force that creates a negative social impact and a dystopian world. What is AIsolation?AI is Not Bad, But How We Use it Might BeThe Why...
It’s Not ‘The NHS’, It’s ‘OUR NHS’: Better Healthcare Through Reconnection To Society

It’s Not ‘The NHS’, It’s ‘OUR NHS’: Better Healthcare Through Reconnection To Society

It is not ‘The NHS’, it is ‘Our NHS’. The relationship between the NHS and the society it serves is one of deep interdependence. When people talk about the NHS as a separate thing they are ignoring its and our health is dependent on each other. The phrase “our...
The OODA Loop: How to Improve Your Social Impact Strategy.

The OODA Loop: How to Improve Your Social Impact Strategy.

Creating Social Impact Projects Challenges Creating social impact is hard. Even if you with all the expertise a charity or social enterprise has, creating a social change project that results in social impact is always a challenge. Why? Because the project management...