Beyond the Status Quo: Leading Public Sector Transformation

Keeping Our Simplifications Honest

Three Habits for Governing With Data, Not From It

Aug 11 • Aaron Percival

July 2026

When the Means Becomes the End

The one about Robert Merton and why rules and measures drift from their purpose

Jul 21 • Aaron Percival

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June 2026

What Gets Counted Gets Done

The Pattern Across Five Auditor General Reports

Jun 30 • Aaron Percival

The Conversation We Don't Have

Technical debt and the limits of public sector IT planning

Jun 9 • Aaron Percival

May 2026

What 64 Years of Olympic Cost Overruns Can Teach US

A new Flyvbjerg paper, and what it means for our work

May 19 • Aaron Percival

April 2026

Stop Calling It a Culture Problem

Defensive behaviour during cuts is a design choice

Apr 28 • Aaron Percival

February 2026

The Innovation Paradox

Why Public Servants Rationally Choose Stagnation

Feb 10 • Aaron Percival

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January 2026

Strategic Misrepresentation

How Unrealistic Promises Get Approved

Jan 20 • Aaron Percival

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December 2025

2025 Year in Review

Why Government Needs Value Discipline Now

Dec 30, 2025 • Aaron Percival

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Why Your Project Isn’t Unique And How to Deliver It Better

Happy Tuesday, Transformation Friends.

Dec 9, 2025 • Aaron Percival

November 2025

Think Right to Left: Defining the Why for Better Public Sector Results

Happy Tuesday, Transformation Friends.

Nov 18, 2025 • Aaron Percival

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October 2025

Why Government Projects Fail, and How Thinking Slow, Acting Fast Can Fix Them

Happy Tuesday, Transformation Friends.

Oct 28, 2025 • Aaron Percival