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Lifting the lid on transformation.

Candid conversations with people leading transformation for real, getting past the slideware to talk about what it really takes to make change more human, more honest and more likely to stick. Hosted by Lisa Woodall.

More human

People, not just process

More honest

The unsaid, said

More likely to stick

Change that lasts

Whatever Next? Unplugged podcast, hosted by Lisa Woodall

Voices from the show

The conversations behind The Human Gap.

A few moments that stayed with us: the kind of honesty the show exists for.

“The gap in understanding isn’t because people don’t care. It’s because the system isn’t yet designed to reward the behaviours we say we value.”

Rachel Higham

NED · Impact Investment Chair · Strategic Advisor

Ep 7 · AI: Technically Impressive, Socially Unliveable

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“This is fundamentally not just about new mechanics. The rationale behind why we show up and work here has to be revisited, because it is going to be very different.”

Perry Timms

Chief Energy Officer and Founder, People and Transformational HR Ltd

Ep 16 · The Soul of the Machine

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“When you start pulling on the thread of how something actually works in practice, you very quickly see the gap between what’s intended and what’s real.”

Lisa Avon

Business Design Practice Lead, Leading Health Insurer

Ep 9 · Why Business Design Matters More Than You Think

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Every episode, in one place.

The player always shows the latest episode. Press play, or open the list to browse every conversation so far.

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We talk to people leading transformation for real. If you’ve seen the gap between the plan and what people lived, and what it took to close it, we’d love to hear from you.

The Unseen and Unsaid · A 90 second check

Can you see it?
Can you say it?

You already know the meeting where everyone nodded and nobody believed it. The question is what you do in the room you’re actually in. Fifteen statements. Three honest scores.

See
the unseen
Say
the unsaid
Together
with others

No sign up · Nothing saved · Answer for the room you’re in, not the one you wish you were

See0/5
Say0/5
Together0/5

Pick the honest answer, not the impressive one

Your result

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Say0/10
Together
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What this means

Your Monday move

  1. Find one thing that is unseen in your work this week, and name it.
  2. Find one thing that is unsaid, and find a way to say it.

You already know. Come and do something about it.

The Unseen and Unsaid

Two hours · Online

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Two voices, and the conversation most rooms won’t start. Dates are on Eventbrite.

Lisa Woodall and Simon Payne · The Unseen and Unsaid · Part of The Human Gap

The Snapshot

Does your programme have a Human Gap?

Think of one transformation you’re close to. Answer ten questions about what’s actually happening, not what the plan says, and see where the gap may be forming.

  • Ten questions
  • About five minutes
  • Nothing is saved or sent