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Professor John Seddon asks the question 'Why do we believe in economy of scale?' the answer is an uncomfortable reality that if confronted could transform the UK public sector. A must read for public sector and government leaders. For more see The Systems Thinking Review http://www.thesystemsthinkingreview.co.uk/ Read more

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scxiaozhu (New User) commented on Vote for your Park: nothing but a bad idea? 19 days ago.

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Facipulator created Canterbury university start shared services postgrad - despite no evidence for shared services 23 days ago.

Canterbury Christ Church University have shockingly decided to begin an 'academic' post graduate qualification in shared services. Shared services has no evidence to support it, apart from economies of scale. Unfortunately economies of scale is a myth. Here is some evidence and I invite Canterbury to provide some evidence for its course. Why do we believe in economies of scale? Economies of scale - a myth!
harlamar (New User) commented on Vote for your Park: nothing but a bad idea? about 1 month ago.

I would really like to hear more about your experiences in participatory urban planning. I agree with your idea that its basically just a bad start. I think the website flaws are due only to laziness, in this case. I do commend London for having a desire to actively engage common people in budget allocating. Maybe the awareness would get more people out of the tanning bed and into the parks. The system certainly needs work, but its a step in the right direction, no?
Facipulator uploaded a PDF file: Why do we believe in economy of scale? about 1 month ago.

Professor John Seddon asks the question 'Why do we believe in economy of scale?' the answer is an uncomfortable reality that if confronted could transform the UK public sector. A must read for public sector and government leaders. For more see The Systems Thinking Review http://www.thesystemsthinkingreview.co.uk/
Deidra Roberts (New User) commented on Ageing well in a connected world (Point of view) 2 months ago.

This is a wonderful site. As co-Editor of the UN Special magazine in Geneva, I am running some stories on all aspects of this issue. Thanks for these intersting reports. Deidra Roberts robertsd@who.int

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