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APOLOGIES
The SOL-UK (London) community website is currently being
redeveloped. Please follow the link below for up to date
information about our activities and programme
http://triarchypress.co.uk/pages/publishing_partnership.htm
SoL UK 2006 Calendar of Events
February 2006
- 2/20/06 Open Council Meeting to discuss progress on ‘New Model for SoL-UK' at LSE (Room A588 – tbc) 1.00pm (sandwich lunch) for 1.30 to 4.30
- TBA Workshop 6.00-8.30 – Eve Mitleton-Kelly and Phil Hadridge
‘Transferring the Learning From Two NHS Hospitals, Using a Complexity Theory Approach'
March 2006
- 3/7/06 Open Council Meeting – Briefing for HoL @ LSE @ (Room H705) LSE 1.00pm (sandwich lunch) for 1.30 to 4.30
- 3/22/06 Annual Dinner at House of Lords (Atlee Room) Hosted by Lord Williamson
Pre-dinner speaker: Dr. Paul Stevens, GlaxoSmithKline
Title: 'Why won't they listen?' The talk will address the challenges of sharing best practice from personal experience within GSK
April 2006
- 4/26/06 Workshop/Networking Session – Nazreen A Subhan – 6.00 to 8.30 pm at LSE, Room A588
- TEC Case Study – Humberside Training & Enterprise Council
How the TEC changed its culture, structure, ways of working and relating, using complexity and exploring other theories and models.
May 2006
- 8, 9, 10 or 11th (either 3.00 to 6.00 or 6.00 to 8.30) tbc
Workshop: Triarchy Theory (TT) and it application
June
- 6/1/06 Drama and the visual arts – an experiential workshop with Robbie Swales
- TBA Oliver McAdoo (philosopher) & Melissa Lamar (neuroscientist), Kings College London
Language and how it shapes organisational reality
For more information please contact: Eve Mitleton-Kelly at mailto:%20E.Mitleton-Kelly@lse.ac.ukor Ann Ward at mailto:%20annward.willow@care4free.net
Community Purpose:
SoL is a global learning community dedicated to building, diffusing and applying knowledge and understanding about fundamental institutional change. Our vision is to nurture organisations worthy of people's fullest commitment The purpose of SOL is to discover, integrate and implement theories and practices for the interdependent development of people, their networks and their institutions
EMERGENT STRATEGIES: Historically people within organisations have expected to be led but now strategies are emerging from within companies that are not directed. The main problem in creating a learning organisation is the lack of communication.
PASSION & CREATIVITY: OL can unleash the passion and creativity of the people within an organisation, allowing innovation and refocusing of the company, leading to leadership with partnership.
DIVERSITY: Cultural change and creativity embrace and enhance diversity in an organisation. Learning is a strategy for success but learning can often be blocked.
COMMUNITY & ENGAGEMENT: Individuals can be trained but learning takes place when we interact with others, so much can be gained from being part of a learning group such as SOL-UK (London). What will make organisations – and the people within them - learn are when they can see the competitive advantage they gain. Learning involves communication, sharing and engagement.
ADDING VALUE: S0L-UK (London) provides a rich network with other learning organisations, the nutriants for improvement, gives access to the global community and a share in the research. It has to give long-term sustainability and add value to individual members. Membership of SOL-UK (London) is about improving that "dividend" to stakeholders.
Mentors:
Arie de Geus, SOL-UK President. Retired Group Planning Coordinator, Royal Dutch Shell Group
Professor Brenda Gourley, The Open University
Jan Hall, Partner at Spencer Stuart, previously European Chief Executive of the GTT Group plc
Richard Haythornthwaite, CEO Invensys, ex-CEO of Blue Circle Industries
Gerard Fairtlough, founder CEO of Celltech and ex-Shell, author of 2 books
Gordon Stevens, Chairman Phytopharm plc; Retired Director Unilever plc/NV; retired Chairman WPP Group plc
Membership Structure:
Corporate Members: NHS & The Department for Work and Pensions
SME Members: University of Surrey
Individual Members: Researcher, Consultant, Associate and Student Members
Membership Benefits :
- E-membership of the SoL Global Community website, inc free subscription to the quality on-line journal on organisational learning.
- Two free places at Master Classes (one place for individual members).
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Annual dinner, usually at the House of Lords
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Regular, informal networking meetings on a topic of interest to members
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The networking meetings, dinners and Master Classes, provide a wonderful opportunity for networking.
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Nomination of a representative to the Council. These are quarterly meetings for the Council members to review SOL-UK’s work.(Individual members are represented as a group by two individual members).
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Opportunity to initiate or join existing collaborative SOL-UK (London) projects with other members.
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Access to research findings from other SOLs in the global community.
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Access to European and International SOL meetings, worldwide.
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Opportunity to initiate or join multi-country or inter-SOL projects.
Benefits are therefore to be derived at local, European and global levels. All three communities are developing and growing at a steady pace with increasing benefits from the multi-level networks.
Officers on the Council:
Arie de Geus, President
Eve Mitleton-Kelly, Company Secretary & Director
Nazreen A Subhan, Director
Rosie Beckham, Director
Didier Clement, Director
Roy Woodhead, Director
Brendan Ward, Director, NHS
Capacity Building Opportunities:
Past Events:
14 December 2004 - Masterclass with Dr Melissa Lane, Cambridge University: 'Many hands: how organisations complical ethical life'. Venue: LSE, London WC2
20 January 2005 - Networking Meeting: 'Leadership of Large Organisational Change and the Art of Presencing'. Venue: LSE, London WC2
14 March 2005 - Masterclass with Arie de Geus followed by Annual Dinner at the House of Lords. Masterclass venue tba.
Learning Symposium Oct 2001 -The Learning Symposium, hosted by BP, was based on the sharing of learning initiatives, told as stories from multiple perspectives, which included the challenges and problems faced. BP, BT, Blue Circle and Great Ormond Street Hospital told stories.
18 April 02 - Masterclass and Dinner. John Leggate, Group Vice President, BP. 'Sharing and Leveraging Knowledge for Sustainable Growth in BP'.
29 Oct 02 - Masterclass and Buffet Reception. Rick Haythornthwaite, CEO, Invensys ‘Creating the Space for Learning’
23 Jan 03 - Masterclass & Dinner at The House of Lords. Harry Berry, Head of Brightstar BT. ‘Living on the Edge’
12 Mar 03 - Masterclass and Reception. Barbara Stocking, Director of Oxfam. ‘Walking on a Tightrope’
10 Jul 03 - Masterclass and Reception. Lynne Maher & Libby McManus, Modernisation Agency, NHS. ‘Improvement Evaporation - sustainability of improvement within the NHS’
02 Oct 03 - Masterclass and Reception. Sir Charles Pollard, Chief Executive, Research Forum, Youth Justice Board [Ex Chief Constable, Thames Valley Police]. 'Tackling Crime through Resorative Justice: lessons on how to engage and empower your workforce?'
17 Feb 04 - Masterclass and Dinner at the House of Lords. Eddie Hyams, ERGOFinance. 'Lights Out?'
23 March 04 - Networking Meeting led by Hugh Crail. 'Complexity'
19 May 04 - Networking Meeting with Sonia Bicknell, Cambridge University kicking off the discussion with her research into leadership. | 
