Making our Move is a system-based, collaborative approach and we know that not one organisation can design or implement the solutions.
Designing movement back into people’s daily life is complex and requires us all to think and act differently, across institutions, organisations and sectors. We’re learning that how we work is key, with everyone feeling empowered and able to lead…together.
Systems leadership is not about your role, the organisation you work for or the level of authority / decision making you have. Systems leadership is about a network of people from different organisations, sectors and different levels, coming together to work collaboratively around a common purpose, to create change.
We’re keen to connect with others around this and so have convened a number of spaces around systems leadership. We hosted a series of sessions in 2023 with Debbie Sorkin of the Leadership Centre and we are pleased to announce we will be hosting another series in 2024.
Understanding the principles of Systems Leadership and how they can help create change in complex systems is increasingly important given the challenges the public, voluntary and health sectors are facing. These sessions are an opportunity to take a step back and consider what we can still do in the light of the operational and financial pressures you might be facing, with an emphasis on practical ways in which you can make progress and affect change.
We’ll be providing practical resources and tips to support you in your work and certificates of attendance for your continued professional development (CPD).
Our systems leadership approach is FREE and open to anyone who wants to join the conversation. Systems Leadership is about supporting you to create change in tricky and complex systems, whether you are in a senior position or not so if you work for local government, the health system or voluntary sector, these are for you.
We’re pleased to announce a new series of System Leadership sessions running from December 2024 to March 2025. These sessions will be held online and hosted by Debbie Sorkin of the Leadership Centre. These sessions are for everyone working to support people to live healthier, happier lives, whether you are an organisational leader or working within an organisation, Systems Leadership is about empowering everyone to affect change.
Systems Leadership in a Post-Darzi Review World – 03 December 2024
Recording and slides below
Systems Leadership: Having Difficult Conversations – 29 January 2025
Recording and slides below
Tuesday 25 February, 1pm – 3pm – Systems Leadership: Understanding Your System
If you’ve ever felt bemused by how your system operates in practice, as opposed to the neat and stylist organogram on the wall; or you’ve had something go wrong recently and you want to understand why; or you’d like to look at the relationship between different issues and organisations, this might help. We’ll look at ways of understanding a system using Rich Pictures, and then at ways of deepening your understanding around why something happened as it did, or how different causal factors interact, using Root Cause Analysis and Multiple Cause Diagrams. Everyone will get an opportunity to try out these approaches for themselves, and the session will also be especially suitable for people who’d like to attend as a group, and apply the approaches to an issue their group is currently facing.
28 March 2024 1pm to 4pm
Introduction to Systems Leadership
25 April 2024 1pm to 4pm
The Fundamentals: Making the System work for you and working with shared purpose
22 May 2024 1pm to 4pm
Being clear about what it is you want to do and how you might get there: getting onto the Balcony and Future Basing
18 June 2024 1pm to 4pm
Understanding your landscape: the lie of the land: Root Cause Analysis, Rich Pictures, Stakeholder and Actor Mapping
11 July 2024 1pm to 4pm
Using the power of influence when you don’t have formal power (1): using influence to shift perspectives amongst key stakeholders: Empathy Mapping and Reframing
17 September 2024 1pm to 4pm
Using the power of influence when you don’t have formal power (2): using Public Narrative to get people to join with you in action
17 October 2024 1pm to 4pm
Keeping change going: leading through uncertainty and developing personal resilience
We hosted a series of sessions in 2023 so if you’d like to watch a recording of these or view the presentation, please click on the links below.
25 January
Introduction to Systems Leadership – How to lead when you’re not in charge
16 February
Getting to Common Purpose
21 March
Time to stand back and reflect (Dancefloor and Balcony)
25 April
Who’s in my system?
23 May
How can I Influence? Framing and Reframing
22 June
How can I influence? Story Telling (Public Narrative)
