resources

RESOURCE LIBRARY

This resource library contains links to information about the principles and practice of
systems leadership, with focus on its applicability to public services.
The focus is on resources from the UK, with a few international examples.
The listing is alphabetical by title.
Browse by keyword, information type or resource format.
Please contact us with details of any additional resources you think we should include.

FSG Knowledge Exchange

by Leadership Centre | 2015

Useful US collection of research and practical guidance on the overall subject of social impact

Keywords:
Collective leadership, Complexity, Systems theory
Resource type:
Case studies, General information, Tools and guidance
Formats:
Resource centres

Integrated Care and Support Pioneer programme: annual report 2014

by Leadership Centre | 2015

Fourteen localities were selected in November 2013 as integrated care pioneers to develop innovative ways to coordinate care around people’s needs.  This report sets out the pioneers’ successes and challenges during their first year.

Keywords:
Health care, Service integration, Social care
Resource type:
Case studies, General information
Formats:
Downloadable documents

Systems thinking: a way to maximize program effectiveness

by Leadership Centre | 2015

Short Canadian animation explaining systems thinking in the context of evaluation

Keywords:
Complexity, Systems theory
Resource type:
General information
Formats:
Online multimedia

Leadership in the age of complexity

by Leadership Centre | 2015

The authors argue that the time for ‘heroic leaders’ is over, as they cannot  give us solutions to the challenges societies face. Heroic leadership rests on the illusion that someone can be in control. Yet we live in a world of complex systems that are inherently uncontrollable. The solution lies in mobilising the hearts and minds of everyone in […]

Keywords:
Collective leadership, Heroic leaders, Systems theory
Resource type:
General information
Formats:
Downloadable documents

The systems innovator: why successful innovation goes beyond products

by Leadership Centre | 2015

Paper explaining why systems innovation will become the most important focus for companies and governments, cities and societies. In the last decade there has been a growing focus on innovation in products and services as the source of competitive advantage. The author argues that in the coming decades the focus will shift towards the innovation […]

Keywords:
Systems theory
Resource type:
General information
Formats:
Downloadable documents