Phil Wood
@processed.bsky.social
Fascinated by what change is and how it occurs. Using process philosophy and complexity to think about how we can better understand change in work, especially in education.
It's great to come across a book where someone is exploring the idea of processual complexity - the very same idea I've been laying with for the past four years.
November 9, 2024 at 10:59 PM
It's great to come across a book where someone is exploring the idea of processual complexity - the very same idea I've been laying with for the past four years.
The current wave of populism in the UK is in part about inequalities, but I think it is as much if not more due to the nostalgia of an aging population for a mythical time when everything was better. Populists sell them a picture of a time that never existed but which they identify with.
November 9, 2024 at 10:33 PM
The current wave of populism in the UK is in part about inequalities, but I think it is as much if not more due to the nostalgia of an aging population for a mythical time when everything was better. Populists sell them a picture of a time that never existed but which they identify with.
Reposted by Phil Wood
Reposted by Phil Wood
Are you UK based and either a student teacher, an early career teacher or a mentor? Want to take part in some research on student teacher well-being? We want your top tips, advice and wisdom… all info here: forms.office.com/e/RyaBnXyN89 kindly funded by @beranews.bsky.social
Microsoft Forms
forms.office.com
November 9, 2024 at 9:18 PM
Are you UK based and either a student teacher, an early career teacher or a mentor? Want to take part in some research on student teacher well-being? We want your top tips, advice and wisdom… all info here: forms.office.com/e/RyaBnXyN89 kindly funded by @beranews.bsky.social
When you read about the process through which Finland created its current national curriculum, you realise what a poor, poor process we have in this country in comparison.
November 7, 2024 at 4:39 PM
When you read about the process through which Finland created its current national curriculum, you realise what a poor, poor process we have in this country in comparison.
'being in the flow of time implies relentless interweaving of present, past, and future among flows of on-going processes.' Hernes (2022)
November 7, 2024 at 1:23 PM
'being in the flow of time implies relentless interweaving of present, past, and future among flows of on-going processes.' Hernes (2022)
'The most fundamental problems in organizational research relate to various forms of continuity and change, both of which are inextricably linked to time.' Hernes (2022)
November 7, 2024 at 1:07 PM
'The most fundamental problems in organizational research relate to various forms of continuity and change, both of which are inextricably linked to time.' Hernes (2022)
Looking at government decisions & policy it is apparent that we have a C19th structure using linear thinking which is wholly inadequate for a complex context which requires interdepartmental thinking. Our system of government and the political ecosystem which surrounds it is woefully out of date
November 7, 2024 at 11:07 AM
Looking at government decisions & policy it is apparent that we have a C19th structure using linear thinking which is wholly inadequate for a complex context which requires interdepartmental thinking. Our system of government and the political ecosystem which surrounds it is woefully out of date
An amazing book. Just finished a very close read and lots to really reflect on and embed in my work
November 3, 2024 at 7:56 PM
An amazing book. Just finished a very close read and lots to really reflect on and embed in my work
'attempts at organizational change tend to be unsuccessful, not because actors fail to see that they are needed or important, but because they tend to fizzle out as the energy and commitment around a course of action is not re-created at successive presents.' Hernes (2014:169)
November 3, 2024 at 6:50 PM
'attempts at organizational change tend to be unsuccessful, not because actors fail to see that they are needed or important, but because they tend to fizzle out as the energy and commitment around a course of action is not re-created at successive presents.' Hernes (2014:169)
In a world that will eventually need to choose between barbarian and ecological socialism, there are some days when I can't help but think that we're heading towards barbarism!!
November 2, 2024 at 11:28 AM
In a world that will eventually need to choose between barbarian and ecological socialism, there are some days when I can't help but think that we're heading towards barbarism!!
Lovely sunset to finish the week
November 1, 2024 at 5:06 PM
Lovely sunset to finish the week
The more I listen to others talk about work, the more I'm convinced that a core problem is that if time - time linked to change, to workload, and to accountability. We need to fundamentally change our understanding of time in organisations or the problems we face will become evermore acute.
October 31, 2024 at 4:21 PM
The more I listen to others talk about work, the more I'm convinced that a core problem is that if time - time linked to change, to workload, and to accountability. We need to fundamentally change our understanding of time in organisations or the problems we face will become evermore acute.
The English ITE review and accreditation kicked into action over two years ago, and I'm sure those involved in policy saw them as events. However, those events have triggered a whole tangle of ongoing processes which are still not wholly understood or complete - policy is processual.
October 30, 2024 at 9:41 AM
The English ITE review and accreditation kicked into action over two years ago, and I'm sure those involved in policy saw them as events. However, those events have triggered a whole tangle of ongoing processes which are still not wholly understood or complete - policy is processual.
@draimeequicks.bsky.social, Matt Barley and I have started writing our new book this week. A central jumping off pint is Ron Glatter's paper from 2006 where he argues that leadership interests need to be embedded in a consideration of organisation rather than being too self-referential.
October 29, 2024 at 9:25 PM
@draimeequicks.bsky.social, Matt Barley and I have started writing our new book this week. A central jumping off pint is Ron Glatter's paper from 2006 where he argues that leadership interests need to be embedded in a consideration of organisation rather than being too self-referential.
Huw Humphreys from University East London has helped me sharpen my thinking on organisations. Now thinking in terms of a Dissociative-Integrative Organisation spectrum model. The more dissociative end looks something like this
October 29, 2024 at 9:52 AM
Huw Humphreys from University East London has helped me sharpen my thinking on organisations. Now thinking in terms of a Dissociative-Integrative Organisation spectrum model. The more dissociative end looks something like this
A first sketch out of a schematic of The Dissociative Organisation
October 27, 2024 at 4:37 PM
A first sketch out of a schematic of The Dissociative Organisation
Beginning to play with the idea of the 'Disassociative Educational Organisation ', based on the idea that organisations are made up of two parts
1) The Formal Organisation - that of manager-leaders focused on planned change and hence plans, dataveillance, performance management etc.
1) The Formal Organisation - that of manager-leaders focused on planned change and hence plans, dataveillance, performance management etc.
October 27, 2024 at 8:24 AM
Beginning to play with the idea of the 'Disassociative Educational Organisation ', based on the idea that organisations are made up of two parts
1) The Formal Organisation - that of manager-leaders focused on planned change and hence plans, dataveillance, performance management etc.
1) The Formal Organisation - that of manager-leaders focused on planned change and hence plans, dataveillance, performance management etc.
Some thoughts and reflections on leadership in education.
October 22, 2024 at 8:57 PM
Some thoughts and reflections on leadership in education.
Stunning sunset this evening
October 22, 2024 at 6:15 PM
Stunning sunset this evening
Try to watch Call My Bluff every Monday on BBC4. It's one way of remembering my Dad. When we were kids we'd watch it with him. As a linguist fluent in a range of languages it was obviously pure joy for him every week and his enthusiasm would rub off on us. Still love it.
October 21, 2024 at 9:52 PM
Try to watch Call My Bluff every Monday on BBC4. It's one way of remembering my Dad. When we were kids we'd watch it with him. As a linguist fluent in a range of languages it was obviously pure joy for him every week and his enthusiasm would rub off on us. Still love it.
Another lovely sunset
October 21, 2024 at 4:56 PM
Another lovely sunset
One of our papers (me and @draimeequicks.bsky.social) is finally in print bera-journals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
October 20, 2024 at 7:42 PM
One of our papers (me and @draimeequicks.bsky.social) is finally in print bera-journals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
Beautiful late afternoon after the storm
October 20, 2024 at 4:50 PM
Beautiful late afternoon after the storm
'Scripted processes are...fundamental to organizations and, yet, through their sheer ubiquity, are often seen as mundane, and overlooked or taken for granted.' Jarzabkowski, Le and Spee (2017:241)
October 19, 2024 at 10:02 AM
'Scripted processes are...fundamental to organizations and, yet, through their sheer ubiquity, are often seen as mundane, and overlooked or taken for granted.' Jarzabkowski, Le and Spee (2017:241)