I’m old enough to remember when a Nokia was the phone of choice.  Nokia had a great market share and business was booming.

Tricia...

Thirty-four School for Change Agents joined us for our first EdgeTalks. Our guest speaker was Carmen Medina, a 32-year veteran of the...

This week, the School for Change Agents focuses on 'resilience' and I'll be sharing some blog posts which highlight different approaches...

My last post alluded to a piece of work in which a number of us within the Horizon's team were going to use the elements of Myrom's...

The age of Industrialisation relied on large numbers of workers doing what they were told. This was essential for factories to be...

I have skills for leading change, but do I have the power?

The topic for week two of the School for Change Agents, which was broadcast...

One of Horizons' key tenets is that anyone can be a leader, and that anyone can influence change.

As a natural introvert, for many years I...

The start of any new programme of work is an exciting phase when you can explore all the different ways to approach the task at hand....

Throughout my school years the recurring message I received from teachers was your disability means you ‘can’t do things because of it.’...

Talking therapies are a fabulous resource for Nurses to have in mind when caring for being in the community or when planning discharge...

Seven key recommendations: HEE set out expectations for nursing associates who administer medicines to patients

Complete this sentence:

“Ugh, there really is nothing worse than…”

a) Your tea or coffee going cold before you get a chance to drink it?

b)...

This is an exciting yet challenging read for leaders as it offers people the opportunity to transfer design thinking approaches into...

Having entered the corporate world from the military, we at Applied Influence Group recognised that our lack of experience in operating...

Sir John Whitmore was the son of parents who dedicated themselves to the purpose of serving humanity during the Second World War. He...

Today was Module 2 of The School for Change Agents - it was all about the power to make a difference. 

Wow, what a buzzing session it...

Nesta's series of reports describing co-production and providing an evidence-base for it, outline several key principles to follow in...

One of the techniques we often use in workshops is TRIZ which is part of the Liberating Structures suite of tools that help people work...

I always love reading my colleague Helen Bevan's curation of her favourite content and ideas from across the web. But this week is...

This article by Lithium’s Chief Scientist, Michael Wu Ph.D, builds on the previous article and delves deeper into the concept of...

A colleague of mine recently introduced me to Myron's Maxims. Their simplicity and yet their applicability to how we approach our work is...

Last December I had a fantastic opportunity to join NHS Horizons to lead the delivery of a programme of work focused on transforming...

Recently I noticed that hardly a day goes by without seeing a story about mental ill health. Whether it's one of my friends posting about...

Today the NHS Horizons team launched the 2018 cohort of The School for Change Agents. With 4,500 people from all over the world signed up...

Welcome to my blog and welcome to the School for Change Agents! The mission of the school is about helping change agents to build their...

The use of Design Thinking in healthcare redesign has increased over the last few years and I would encourage you all to explore this...

Space travel has inspired so many and allowed us to dream big audacious dreams, but what would happen if you allowed yourself or your...

Social media has helped enable a shift from passive involvement to active participation, the ability to influence decisions - and to make...