By Rosalind Armson.

This book is about dealing with messes, sometimes known as ‘wicked problems’. Messy situations are fairly easy to spot because they are difficult to define and it’s hard to know where to start. Examples of messes might include the healthcare system in your country, dealing with a family break-up, or exploring change and making it happen in your organisation.

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Councils could deliver £10b efficiency saving annually by adopting new procurement processes and making better use of spending analysis. But to make the savings, the procurement expertise of council staff must improve, senior executive must buy-in to the changes and fears of losing control by collaborating with other councils must be overcome.

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