The Past, Present, and Future of Beyond the Status Quo

Reflecting on our Journey

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Hello to all the catalysts of change out there!

Before we dive in, I want to take a moment to share that today's post is a bit different. I’m hitting the pause button on my regular content this week. Instead of diving into another transformative topic, we’ll use this moment to look back, reflect, appreciate, and talk about what’s ahead.

Now that we've set the tone for today, let's reminisce a bit.

Since this adventure kicked off on March 7th, thirteen posts ago, we've explored some of the intricate and fascinating landscape of public sector transformation together. Our time together on Tuesday mornings has taken us through the complex lanes of service design, the transformational highways of public service, and the intricate footpaths of citizen expectations and needs.

The response has been incredible – to say the least.

Your engagement, support, and feedback have gone beyond anything I could have anticipated. The fact that you choose to spend part of your week with me, learning, questioning, and discussing, is both humbling and inspiring. It's proof that there's an appetite for radical ideas and bold visions in our public sector. Your thoughtful responses and the discussions that have ensued have allowed us to create a community, a collective force of change agents eager to transform how our public sector operates.

In the process, for me, this platform has become much more than a space for sharing my ideas. It has offered me a way to dissect, debate and delve deeper into issues I'm passionate about, improving my own understanding and, hopefully, offering some value to you as well.

Now, what about the road ahead?

Firstly, let me reassure you – this journey isn't over. Not by a long shot. The joy of crafting these weekly posts and sharing them with you has only grown over time. However, in an attempt to ensure these posts are as digestible as they are insightful, a slight change is on the horizon.

A scientist at heart, I've always appreciated precision and depth. But balancing depth with the need to respect your time has been a constant juggling act. I’m starting to wonder if a weekly 1500-word exploration of the many aspects of public sector transformation might sometimes be a bit much to digest in one go.

So, I've decided to refine the format a bit. My aim is to keep each post concise and compact, no more than 1000 words, roughly a five-minute read. These bite-sized servings of transformational insight should fit perfectly into your Tuesday morning routine.

Moreover, this change will allow me to dive into more specific topics and then, perhaps, connect the dots across posts, providing a more coherent, focused, and detailed picture of public sector transformation.

While the essence of these posts often carries an academic feel—a testament to my commitment to presenting you with well-researched, evidence-backed insights—I've received feedback that you appreciate the depth and resources offered. This academic underpinning is something I don't wish to change. I find it immensely rewarding to know that you find value in the references and the substantiated facts shared.

However, I also understand that a story is not just about the facts but also about how it's told. To ensure our journey continues to resonate and engage, I aim to weave in more qualitative elements because it's important to me that our exploration of public sector transformation is not just informative but also compelling and relatable.

As always, your feedback and thoughts are invaluable to this process.

Lastly, if you find these posts valuable and know others who might benefit from them, please feel free to spread the word. The more voices we have in this conversation, the richer it becomes.

Let's see where this road takes us. As we take our next steps together, thank you again for walking alongside me, supporting this endeavour, and challenging the status quo. Here's to more transformational conversations and a better, brighter future for our public sector.

Onwards and upwards!