Transforming the Public Sector From Within

​Book Launch with Lindsay Cole in conversation with Sylvine Bois-Choussy (La 27e Région)

​What does it take to transform public institutions from within? Less consultants, think tanks, white papers. More practice, relationships, and the patient work of staying with complexity.

​Join us for the Berlin pre-release of Transforming the Public Sector From Within, a book by Lindsay Cole, PhD to be published by the University of Toronto Press. This will be an evening of connection, readings, reflection, and conversation on the lived realities of transformation work inside public systems.

​This unique book is written as a cycle of seasons. Instead of offering linear solutions, it invites us into a different rhythm of institutional transformation: one that pays attention to emergence, composting, pause, renewal, courage, and the collective labour of making other futures possible. Drawing on the experiences of public servants, lessons from the natural world, and practices rooted in care, solidarity, and anti-oppression, the book offers many possibilities for transformation to take root, even inside stuck institutions.

​Together with Sylvine Bois-Choussy from La 27e Région, we will use this seasonal structure as a live point of departure for an evening that moves between text, dialogue, and shared inquiry. Hosted by nextlearning e. V.  at Medulla, the gathering is designed as an intimate and thoughtful space for those working on public innovation, democratic renewal, institutional imagination, and socio-ecological transformation.

​What to expect

• ​Arrival, drinks and informal welcome

• ​Seasonal readings from the book

• ​Reflections and dialogue with guest contributors from La 27e Région

• ​A shared conversation on what it means to transform institutions from within

​Practical notes

• ​Doors open: 19:00, Program begins: 19:30

• ​Language: English

​Tickets
We kindly ask for a contribution of 7 – 15 € to help support the space and encourage your commitment to attending. If this is not possible for you, please write to Medulla with a few words on why you would like to attend. We will try to make your participation possible.

​About the author
Lindsay Cole works at the intersection of public institutions, learning, and transformation. Her work supports people and teams navigating the everyday complexities of change from within systems, with a focus on practice, relationships, and imagination. www.lindsaycole.com