Welcome to Perspectives
This is where our team and associates share how they think about the work we do.
The pieces here cover the practical realities of system transformation across the UK, Australia, India and beyond. From clinical planning and digital strategy to capital programmes, AI, data and the operational detail underneath all of it.
They are written by the people who do the work. Not borrowed thinking or external commentary, but the genuine views of the colleagues you would be working alongside on a project.
Read together, they give you a sense of the team behind Tektology, the breadth of experience we bring, the way we approach problems, and what it actually looks like to have us in the room.
Efficiency Is More Than Cost Cutting: What healthcare can learn from a century of manufacturing thinking
By Michael O’Connor
Efficiency can be an uncomfortable word in healthcare. Too often it’s heard as shorthand for cost cutting, or reducing headcount. When people hear “efficiency programme,” they assume it means doing more with fewer people.
But, in industries like manufacturing, efficiency has always been about something different: designing processes so work flows better.
The Messy Middle: Why Digital Transformation Fails Between Strategy and Implementation
By Kanika Goel
I have been reflecting on why digital transformation so often struggles between strategy and implementation. In my experience, programmes rarely fail because of weak strategy or poor technology. They fail in the space in between, the messy middle.
Strategy success depends on alignment and many organisations do not truly have it.