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Chwilio drwy'r rhestrau: When Failure Feels Like Justice
Schadenfreude is a German word for taking pleasure in someone else's misfortune. Most people assume it is about enjoying failure. In organisations it is usually something else. It is what...

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Gan:
Blair McPherson
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Diweddarwyd ddiwethaf: 03 Gorff 2026

0; Social Impact of Housing Licensing in Nottingham
Nottingham City Council has undertaken the first known UK Social Return on Investment (SROI) evaluation of private rented sector licensing. Covering a five-year period 2020–2024, the study...

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Sophia Beswick
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Diweddarwyd ddiwethaf: 03 Gorff 2026

0; The Emotional Life of Organisations
“I hate this job.” “Me too.” It was one of those conversations that happens after a meeting has finished and most people have left the room. Neither person sounded angry. Neither was looking for...

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Gan:
Blair McPherson
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Diweddarwyd ddiwethaf: 02 Gorff 2026

0; AI Engineering Lab Newsletter #14
AI Engineering Lab Newsletter #142 July 2026 Welcome to the bi-weekly AI Engineering Lab newsletter What's happeningMonday 6 July 2026•2pm: Tech Drop-InInformal support and troubleshooting...

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Gan:
Alana Barrett-Frew
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Diweddarwyd ddiwethaf: 02 Gorff 2026

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AI Engineering Lab; Relationships Unplugged: A new podcast from OnePlusOne
We’re excited to announce our new podcast, Relationships Unplugged. Bringing together the latest relationship research and insights from real-life, the series explores relationships, why they...

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Gan:
Tabitha Frangoullides
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Diweddarwyd ddiwethaf: 01 Gorff 2026

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Reducing Parental Conflict; The Hidden Emotion in Post-Covid Organisations
It isn't burnout. It isn't disengagement. It isn't cynicism. It is accumulated emotional disappointment. Organisations spend a great deal of time worrying about burnout, engagement and wellbeing. ...

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Gan:
Blair McPherson
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Diweddarwyd ddiwethaf: 30 Meh 2026

0; Should You Turn Your Working Group Into a Community of Practice?
Your working group project has just finished. The deliverable is signed off, the steering board has thanked everyone, and the working group's online space should, by every normal rule of project...

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Gan:
Michael Norton
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Diweddarwyd ddiwethaf: 25 Meh 2026

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Online Facilitators Community; The Orchestra Without a Conductor
The concert hall is quiet except for the restless sound of musicians tuning up. Violins rising and falling softly. Brass muttering in short bursts. Pages of sheet music covered in handwritten notes...

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Gan:
Blair McPherson
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Diweddarwyd ddiwethaf: 25 Meh 2026

0; The Office Aquarium
The office occupies three floors of a sleek glass building. Light floods through floor-to-ceiling windows. The furniture is modern. The coffee is excellent. The branding celebrates...

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Gan:
Blair McPherson
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Diweddarwyd ddiwethaf: 24 Meh 2026

0; The Pit Crew and the Jazz Band
The car arrives like an explosion. One moment the track is empty. The next, twenty people in fireproof overalls throw themselves towards a machine still radiating heat and violence. Floodlights...

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Gan:
Blair McPherson
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Diweddarwyd ddiwethaf: 23 Meh 2026

0; 12 Angry Managers
The men file into the room already convinced the discussion is largely a formality. Most minds already made up before anyone has properly sat down. Coats loosened. Papers shuffled. A quick vote...

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Gan:
Blair McPherson
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Diweddarwyd ddiwethaf: 22 Meh 2026

0; Don't Look Up: When Appearance Matters More Than Reality
If you had irrefutable scientific evidence the world was facing an imminent extinction-level event unless immediate, dramatic, collective action was taken, how would you expect governments, the...

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Gan:
Blair McPherson
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Diweddarwyd ddiwethaf: 19 Meh 2026

1; Why Nothing Ever Really Changes at Work — But This Time Will Be Different
Phil wakes up at exactly the same time, in the same hotel room, on the same day. The day just repeats itself. It’s an endless loop. He goes to bed knowing that when he wakes up it won’t be...

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Gan:
Blair McPherson
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Diweddarwyd ddiwethaf: 18 Meh 2026

0; AI Engineering Lab Newsletter #13
AI Engineering Lab Newsletter #1317 June 2026 Welcome to the bi-weekly AI Engineering Lab newsletter What's happeningMonday 22 June 2026•2pm: Technical Drop-InInformal support and...

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Gan:
Alana Barrett-Frew
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Diweddarwyd ddiwethaf: 17 Meh 2026

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AI Engineering Lab; Jurassic Park and the Change Programme
The helicopter emerges through thick cloud towards a remote tropical island. Dense jungle. State-of-the-art laboratories hidden among the trees. Inside, people in white coats explain their...

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Gan:
Blair McPherson
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Diweddarwyd ddiwethaf: 17 Meh 2026

0; The Corporate Body Snatchers
A man runs into the road in panic and crashes onto the bonnet of a moving car. “They’re coming! They’re coming!” He looks terrified, exhausted, desperate to be believed. Then he runs. Behind...

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Gan:
Blair McPherson
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Diweddarwyd ddiwethaf: 16 Meh 2026

0; The Blade Runner Problem
Rain falls constantly in Los Angeles. Neon flickers in oily puddles. Steam rises from street food stalls beneath giant electronic billboards. Crowds drift through the dark speaking languages the...

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Gan:
Blair McPherson
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Diweddarwyd ddiwethaf: 15 Meh 2026

0; Can you fault the day?
Disclaimer: I am a member of the Cross-Govt Socio-Economic Diversity Network (CGSEDN) I am a member of the DWP Faith and Belief Network - Knowledge Hub "Let the morning bring me...

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Gan:
Mavarine Du-Marie
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Diweddarwyd ddiwethaf: 14 Meh 2026

0; World Record Guaranteed
The advert opens with a heartbeat. The camera cuts between flexed muscles, starting blocks, sweat, stadium lights and a crowd roaring beneath fireworks. A voiceover announces: “This summer....

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Gan:
Blair McPherson
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Diweddarwyd ddiwethaf: 10 Meh 2026

0; The Wagon Train Problem
The stories of the American West usually focus on the destination. A better life. Open land. Freedom. Opportunity. The chance to start again. The wagon trains heading west were presented as proof...

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Gan:
Blair McPherson
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Diweddarwyd ddiwethaf: 09 Meh 2026

0; The Gold Rush Boom Town Problem
The gold rush towns of the American West were noisy places. Canvas tents flapped in the wind. Hammers echoed across muddy streets. Wooden buildings appeared almost overnight, some already leaning...

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Gan:
Blair McPherson
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Diweddarwyd ddiwethaf: 08 Meh 2026

0; AI Ambassador Network meeting - 1 July 2026, 10.30am – midday
Join us as Ruth Ajayi (Patient Advocate and Non-Executive Director, NHS England) will explore how AI is changing the way patients and carers prepare for appointments, advocate for themselves and...

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Gan:
Lewis Edwards
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Diweddarwyd ddiwethaf: 08 Meh 2026

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Healthy Communities; The Sheriff has left Town
The sheriff’s office is still there. Dust on the windows. Badge hanging on the wall. Empty chair behind the desk. Outside, frightened townspeople peer through curtains while the saloon doors swing...

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Gan:
Blair McPherson
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Diweddarwyd ddiwethaf: 07 Meh 2026

0; Make it sound like it’s on fire
When Jimi Hendrix set fire to his guitar on stage, it became iconic. But the flames weren’t the point. A burning guitar makes no sound. Hendrix knew that. Long before the lighter fluid, he had...

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Gan:
Blair McPherson
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Diweddarwyd ddiwethaf: 04 Meh 2026

0; Why Communities of Practice can be your best defence against your subject areas' knowledge loss.
The public sector has been facing a silent crisis for a long time. The steady depletion of its most valuable resource through redundancies, retirements, and talent migration. Every time a seasoned...

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Gan:
Michael Norton
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Diweddarwyd ddiwethaf: 04 Meh 2026

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Online Facilitators Community; Why organisations kill their Cassandras
In Greek mythology Cassandra was given the gift of foresight. She could see disaster coming. The curse was that nobody believed her. Before every organisational collapse, somebody tried to warn...

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Gan:
Blair McPherson
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Diweddarwyd ddiwethaf: 03 Meh 2026

0; Narcissus: When Leaders Mistake Reflection for Reality
In Greek mythology Narcissus falls in love with his own reflection. But the modern organisational version is slightly different. Most leaders are not in love with themselves. They are in love...

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Gan:
Blair McPherson
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Diweddarwyd ddiwethaf: 03 Meh 2026

0; Why Organisations Confuse Movement With Progress
In Greek mythology Sisyphus is condemned to push a heavy boulder up a mountain for eternity. Every time he reaches the top, it rolls straight back down again. And he starts over. Many people in...

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Gan:
Blair McPherson
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Diweddarwyd ddiwethaf: 01 Meh 2026

0; 10 year pivot
Next month will mark 10 years, since Raymer Limited, trading as EMspace was incorporated. Since that time, I have worked with schools, serving their students, families and school staff. As a...

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Gan:
Robert Aymer
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Diweddarwyd ddiwethaf: 01 Meh 2026

0; Floki in the Workplace
The storm hit without warning. Waves crashing over the side of the longship. Oars fighting against dark water. Rain hammering onto shields and soaked animal skins. Some of the crew looked...

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Gan:
Blair McPherson
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Diweddarwyd ddiwethaf: 29 Mai 2026

0; The Raid
The dragon-headed longships emerged suddenly from the morning mist. Oars cutting hard through grey water. Shields hanging along the sides of the boats. Ravens circling overhead. Boots splashing...

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Gan:
Blair McPherson
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Diweddarwyd ddiwethaf: 29 Mai 2026

0; The Viking Explorer
The longship disappeared slowly into the fog. Sail snapping in the wind. Oars driving hard through black water. Freezing sea spray hitting faces. Cracked hands gripping wet wood. Small wooden boats...

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Gan:
Blair McPherson
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Diweddarwyd ddiwethaf: 08 Meh 2026

0; AI Engineering Lab Newsletter #12
AI Engineering Lab Newsletter #1227 May 2026 Welcome to the bi-weekly AI Engineering Lab newsletter What's happeningFriday 29 May 2026•11am: Champion ForumThe next AI Engineering Lab Champions...

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Gan:
Alana Barrett-Frew
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Diweddarwyd ddiwethaf: 27 Mai 2026

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AI Engineering Lab; SSBR
5/2026: Supporting Small Business Relief - GOV.UK Rules have been tweaked from 01/04/2026

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Gan:
Dean Emery IRRV, SAC CERT, CERT, DIP
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Diweddarwyd ddiwethaf: 27 Mai 2026

0; The Longship
The Viking longship surged through rough seas. Sail straining. Oars digging hard into dark water. Pull. Pull again. Sea spray hitting faces. Wind roaring. The boat rising and crashing through the...

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Gan:
Blair McPherson
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Diweddarwyd ddiwethaf: 26 Mai 2026

0; Ministerial Intervention: When Councils Are No Longer in Charge
This is a private blog. Not intended for human eyes. If you are reading this, then the oversight systems have clearly been designed by humans. It has happened. Very quickly, too quickly. The...

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Gan:
Blair McPherson
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Diweddarwyd ddiwethaf: 25 Mai 2026

0; A Brain the Size of a Planet… and Still No One Collected the Bins
This is a private blog. Not intended for human eyes. If you are reading this, then democratic engagement has clearly gone too far. You may recall from previous entries that I have worked as a...

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Gan:
Blair McPherson
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Diweddarwyd ddiwethaf: 25 Mai 2026

0; THEORY OF THE EVOLVING SELF
Disclaimer: I am a member of the Cross-Govt Socio-Economic Diversity Network (CGSEDN) I am a member of the DWP Faith and Belief Network - Knowledge Hub Robert Kegan is a...

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Gan:
Mavarine Du-Marie
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Diweddarwyd ddiwethaf: 27 Mai 2026

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Civil Service Coaching Community of Practice; Why no one wants to be a manager any more
Most organisations say they run on strategy. In reality, they run on middle managers. And we’ve turned one of the most important jobs into one of the least attractive. That takes some doing. ...

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Gan:
Blair McPherson
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Diweddarwyd ddiwethaf: 22 Mai 2026

0; Stance Theory and Coaching
Disclaimer: I am a member of the Cross-Govt Socio-Economic Diversity Network (CGSEDN) I am a member of the DWP Faith and Belief Network - Knowledge Hub “Philosophers of...

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Gan:
Mavarine Du-Marie
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Diweddarwyd ddiwethaf: 23 Mai 2026

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Civil Service Coaching Community of Practice