Earlier this week the IDeA and PPMA ran a conference on the topical issue of organisational design, at the Hyatt Regency hotel in Birmingham. At the conference delegates heard from a number of organisations on the approaches they had taken to redesigning their organisations in a bid to create sustainable structure and efficiency savings.

The conference topic was obviously contemporary, as the event was sold out. Further events are now planned across the region and a follow-up online conference is being held. Further details can be found on the IDeA website.

Interviews with some of the key speakers were recorded at the event and in this first clip, Gillian Hibberd, describes the approach taken in Buckinghamshire County Council as part of their wider transformation programme.

Here are the other video interviews from the event.

Check out this video diary from new PPMA President Dean Shoesmith filmed at this year’s Conference in London on 22nd and 23rd March 2010.

Dean Shoesmith PPMA Conference 2010 Video Diary from PPMA on Vimeo.

I’m always struck by those organisations that manage to create a sense of fun at work and how much it seems to impact on engagement and creativity. I truly believe that by creating more fun at work we will dramatically increase productivity and participation. I came across a couple of great videos on YouTube that I want share with you, which show just how much ‘fun’ can impact on how people respond to their environment.

Its also worth checking out the website www.thefuntheory.com to see more examples of how creating a sense of fun can impact on how people behave. Perhaps there are lessons for us all in here somewhere?

In the meantime, I hope this has helped to bring a bit more fun into your day!!

Gill

As I mentioned in my recent blog post, the president of IPMA-HR Joe Lunt indulged me by agreeing to a 16-minute video interview where I asked questions of Transatlantic comparison and contrast - check out the video interview below.

Dean Shoesmith (PPMA) Interviews Joe Lunt (IPMA-HR) from PPMA on Vimeo.

…and remember, if you’ve any feedback on the interview, please do leave a comment on this blog post.

Dean