Noel Hatch
@noelito7.bsky.social
Assistant Director for People and Change at @adurandworthing. Inspired by @francescaalbanese.bsky.social
“What do you do when the wandering is over?”
A beautiful reflection on identity when novelty fades — and life becomes practice, not discovery.
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A beautiful reflection on identity when novelty fades — and life becomes practice, not discovery.
medium.com/counterarts/...
What Do You Do When the Wandering is Over?
Odysseus is all of us
medium.com
November 27, 2025 at 7:06 PM
“What do you do when the wandering is over?”
A beautiful reflection on identity when novelty fades — and life becomes practice, not discovery.
medium.com/counterarts/...
A beautiful reflection on identity when novelty fades — and life becomes practice, not discovery.
medium.com/counterarts/...
X-shaped people weave the threads that hold systems together. They make the edges soft again tash-willcocks.medium.com/the-red-thre...
The red thread: How X-shaped people weave systems together
In Greek myth, Ariadne gives Theseus a red thread to help him navigate the labyrinth, defeat the Minotaur, and, crucially, find his way…
tash-willcocks.medium.com
November 27, 2025 at 5:03 PM
X-shaped people weave the threads that hold systems together. They make the edges soft again tash-willcocks.medium.com/the-red-thre...
Design and policy aren’t separate crafts — they’re both ways of imagining responsibility.
Geoff Mulgan on design in the age of AI: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/geoff-mulg...
Geoff Mulgan on design in the age of AI: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/geoff-mulg...
Geoff Mulgan: Design and Policy in the Age of AI
Professor Sir Geoff Mulgan looks at design, public policy in the age of AI, and how to move from projects and policies to institutions.
www.eventbrite.co.uk
November 27, 2025 at 5:01 PM
Design and policy aren’t separate crafts — they’re both ways of imagining responsibility.
Geoff Mulgan on design in the age of AI: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/geoff-mulg...
Geoff Mulgan on design in the age of AI: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/geoff-mulg...
Young people aren’t just the future — they’re the present tense of practice. Loved this piece on designing futures through their eyes publicpolicydesign.blog.gov.uk/wp-content/u...
publicpolicydesign.blog.gov.uk
November 27, 2025 at 12:01 PM
Young people aren’t just the future — they’re the present tense of practice. Loved this piece on designing futures through their eyes publicpolicydesign.blog.gov.uk/wp-content/u...
Local government reorganisation isn’t about winning or losing — it’s about learning how to lead together www.leadershipcentre.org.uk/beyond-winni...
Beyond winning and losing: leadership lessons for LGR | Leadership Centre
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www.leadershipcentre.org.uk
November 27, 2025 at 8:00 AM
Local government reorganisation isn’t about winning or losing — it’s about learning how to lead together www.leadershipcentre.org.uk/beyond-winni...
A podcast that sits at the edge of imagination and policy — asking what it means to build futures we can inhabit, not just predict.
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open.spotify.com/episode/0lpb...
What is European Alternatives?
European Alternatives Podcast · Episode
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November 26, 2025 at 7:02 PM
A podcast that sits at the edge of imagination and policy — asking what it means to build futures we can inhabit, not just predict.
open.spotify.com/episode/0lpb...
open.spotify.com/episode/0lpb...
The cost of living isn’t just about money — it’s about meaning, safety, and belonging.
Why everyone’s talking about it again: medium.com/@aakashhpate...
Why everyone’s talking about it again: medium.com/@aakashhpate...
medium.com
November 26, 2025 at 5:02 PM
The cost of living isn’t just about money — it’s about meaning, safety, and belonging.
Why everyone’s talking about it again: medium.com/@aakashhpate...
Why everyone’s talking about it again: medium.com/@aakashhpate...
James Plunkett suggests government isn’t one thing — it’s many disciplines that must learn to cooperate, not dominate. It’s a theory of government shaped by humility.
medium.com/@jamestplunk...
medium.com/@jamestplunk...
The disciplines theory of government
Are legacy disciplines dragging the whole operation down?
medium.com
November 26, 2025 at 12:00 PM
James Plunkett suggests government isn’t one thing — it’s many disciplines that must learn to cooperate, not dominate. It’s a theory of government shaped by humility.
medium.com/@jamestplunk...
medium.com/@jamestplunk...
Community cohesion isn’t a programme — it’s a rhythm of showing up, arguing safely, celebrating difference, settling tension, and returning again.
lgiu.org/publication/...
lgiu.org/publication/...
Collection: Community cohesion - LGiU
Community cohesion is vital for building resilient, inclusive places. This Future Local collection brings together insights and examples of how local government can help communities to thrive, from…
lgiu.org
November 26, 2025 at 8:00 AM
Community cohesion isn’t a programme — it’s a rhythm of showing up, arguing safely, celebrating difference, settling tension, and returning again.
lgiu.org/publication/...
lgiu.org/publication/...
Dudley is quietly building a bioregional learning network — a future where place is a teacher, not just a location medium.com/colab-dudley...
Initiating a Bioregional Learning Network in Dudley
What if communities in Dudley borough lived in ways which were deeply attuned to ecological, cultural and historical realities of place?
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November 25, 2025 at 7:01 PM
Dudley is quietly building a bioregional learning network — a future where place is a teacher, not just a location medium.com/colab-dudley...
Collective imagination needs ritual as much as creativity — time, space, and gatherings where futures aren’t brainstormed but built together.
www.ticketsource.co.uk/collective-i...
www.ticketsource.co.uk/collective-i...
www.ticketsource.co.uk
November 25, 2025 at 5:02 PM
Collective imagination needs ritual as much as creativity — time, space, and gatherings where futures aren’t brainstormed but built together.
www.ticketsource.co.uk/collective-i...
www.ticketsource.co.uk/collective-i...
“What if the future looks exactly like the past?” Sometimes innovation is remembering what we unlearned.
greg-satell.medium.com/what-if-the-...
greg-satell.medium.com/what-if-the-...
What if The Future Looks Exactly Like The Past?
History shows that tech alone doesn’t transform the world — people and ecosystems do
greg-satell.medium.com
November 25, 2025 at 12:02 PM
“What if the future looks exactly like the past?” Sometimes innovation is remembering what we unlearned.
greg-satell.medium.com/what-if-the-...
greg-satell.medium.com/what-if-the-...
Reflections: tech without imagination is just automation. The future needs culture, not only code.
houdaboulahbel.medium.com/reflections-...
houdaboulahbel.medium.com/reflections-...
Reflections on The Dubai Future Forum
This year I attended the Dubai Future Forum for the first time. The Forum brings together global thinkers, futurists, and visionaries to…
houdaboulahbel.medium.com
November 25, 2025 at 8:01 AM
Reflections: tech without imagination is just automation. The future needs culture, not only code.
houdaboulahbel.medium.com/reflections-...
houdaboulahbel.medium.com/reflections-...
What if “citizen-first” was more than a slogan? Public Life’s work asks whether we’re willing to redesign systems around the people most impacted by them.
www.publiclife.org.uk/citizen-first
www.publiclife.org.uk/citizen-first
Citizen First I Public Life
Citizen First will scale the proven citizen incubator model UK-wide
www.publiclife.org.uk
November 24, 2025 at 7:00 PM
What if “citizen-first” was more than a slogan? Public Life’s work asks whether we’re willing to redesign systems around the people most impacted by them.
www.publiclife.org.uk/citizen-first
www.publiclife.org.uk/citizen-first
Relational practice has history, not hype. Loved this call for an accessible, honest account of where the thinking came from.
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Nick Kimber on LinkedIn: “Hello. Can anybody point me to a decent accessible history of relational practice/thinking/ leadership (ideally short form)?”
[On LinkedIn, Nick Kimber asked: Hello. Can anybody point me to a decent accessible history of relational practice/thinking/ leadership (ideally short form)? I’m writing something on test and learn…
stream.syscoi.com
November 24, 2025 at 5:01 PM
Relational practice has history, not hype. Loved this call for an accessible, honest account of where the thinking came from.
stream.syscoi.com/2025/10/24/n...
stream.syscoi.com/2025/10/24/n...
“Community” isn’t a warm word — it’s a set of relationships that take work, trust, conflict, routine, and time. The British Academy’s final report captures the depth beneath the headlines.
www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk/documents/58...
www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk/documents/58...
www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk
November 24, 2025 at 12:00 PM
“Community” isn’t a warm word — it’s a set of relationships that take work, trust, conflict, routine, and time. The British Academy’s final report captures the depth beneath the headlines.
www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk/documents/58...
www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk/documents/58...
Neighbourhood health doesn’t start with hospitals; it starts with who feels welcome in the conversation. The King’s Fund on partnership rooted in everyday life.
www.kingsfund.org.uk/insight-and-...
www.kingsfund.org.uk/insight-and-...
How To Put Community Partnership At The Heart Of Neighbourhood Health | The King's Fund
How can a community dinner spark a movement? Minal Bakhai, Adam Lent and Habib Naqvi share examples of what happens when trust, shared power and genuine partnership shape neighbourhood health.
www.kingsfund.org.uk
November 24, 2025 at 8:01 AM
Neighbourhood health doesn’t start with hospitals; it starts with who feels welcome in the conversation. The King’s Fund on partnership rooted in everyday life.
www.kingsfund.org.uk/insight-and-...
www.kingsfund.org.uk/insight-and-...
In Catalonia, bread is sacred. Grace isn’t said — it’s baked, shared, and passed between hands medium.com/sharing-food...
Little Bread, Big Grace — Catalonia’s Transformational Offering
The many variations of panellets and blessings
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November 23, 2025 at 4:00 PM
In Catalonia, bread is sacred. Grace isn’t said — it’s baked, shared, and passed between hands medium.com/sharing-food...
When a neighbourhood replaces cars with community, streets start to sound like laughter again.
What happens when your neighbourhood replaces your car: medium.com/crows-feet/w...
What happens when your neighbourhood replaces your car: medium.com/crows-feet/w...
What Happens When Your Neighborhood Replaces Your Car
Life without a car isn’t radical. It’s just better.
medium.com
November 23, 2025 at 2:00 PM
When a neighbourhood replaces cars with community, streets start to sound like laughter again.
What happens when your neighbourhood replaces your car: medium.com/crows-feet/w...
What happens when your neighbourhood replaces your car: medium.com/crows-feet/w...
Public services aren’t products. They’re relationships — fragile, human, and built over time medium.com/design-bootc...
No, Public Services Aren’t Products
As a follow-up from my article on «Why the Product Model Stumbles in the Public Sector», I want to challenge Jeff Pattons idea that…
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November 23, 2025 at 12:00 PM
Public services aren’t products. They’re relationships — fragile, human, and built over time medium.com/design-bootc...
Service design meets philosophy. When we map meaning, we begin to design for understanding, not just use medium.com/@Will_ander5...
Mapping meaning: Can service design leverage ontology?
I’ll admit it. For a brief and confusing period, I thought ontology hads something to do with oncology. I was reading about the dynamics of…
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November 23, 2025 at 10:00 AM
Service design meets philosophy. When we map meaning, we begin to design for understanding, not just use medium.com/@Will_ander5...
If you’re looking for the next wave of public sector reformers, start with those already changing the system from within. Where are the reformers?: medium.com/kinship-work...
Where are the public sector reformers? Help us find them!
When I joined the Institute for Government in 2013, the Government Digital Service (version 1.0) was in full swing. It provided an obvious…
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November 23, 2025 at 8:00 AM
If you’re looking for the next wave of public sector reformers, start with those already changing the system from within. Where are the reformers?: medium.com/kinship-work...
Pastitsio is more than comfort food — it’s architecture in layers, memory and warmth stacked together medium.tastyble.com/layers-of-tr...
Layers of Tradition: The Story of Pastitsio
From Its Greek Roots to Your Kitchen Table
medium.tastyble.com
November 22, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Pastitsio is more than comfort food — it’s architecture in layers, memory and warmth stacked together medium.tastyble.com/layers-of-tr...
Art history is full of ghosts — painters who shaped the world but slipped from the narrative.
This one rivals Caravaggio in light and shadow, but history left him behind.
christopherpjones.medium.com/the-forgotte...
This one rivals Caravaggio in light and shadow, but history left him behind.
christopherpjones.medium.com/the-forgotte...
The Little-Known Painter Who Became a Baroque Master
Haunting images of the human form
christopherpjones.medium.com
November 22, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Art history is full of ghosts — painters who shaped the world but slipped from the narrative.
This one rivals Caravaggio in light and shadow, but history left him behind.
christopherpjones.medium.com/the-forgotte...
This one rivals Caravaggio in light and shadow, but history left him behind.
christopherpjones.medium.com/the-forgotte...
Disassembling bureaucracy isn’t about dismantling structure — it’s about reimagining care.
James Plunkett’s reflection on rules, rhythm and trust: medium.com/@jamestplunk...
James Plunkett’s reflection on rules, rhythm and trust: medium.com/@jamestplunk...
Disassembling bureaucracy
And reassembling something better
medium.com
November 22, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Disassembling bureaucracy isn’t about dismantling structure — it’s about reimagining care.
James Plunkett’s reflection on rules, rhythm and trust: medium.com/@jamestplunk...
James Plunkett’s reflection on rules, rhythm and trust: medium.com/@jamestplunk...