Tuesday 21st April 2026, 13:00 – 14:00 BST
Presenter: Dr Luke Roberts (CECAN Fellow)
Webinar Overview:
Why the Clock is Killing Our Best Ideas
We’ve all felt it: the crushing pressure of a final report deadline looming while the real work in the community has only just begun. We are often forced to measure the finish line before the community has even reached the starting blocks. This isn’t just a scheduling glitch – it is a Chronos Conflict.
When a rigid 12-month budget cycles is imposed on longer social shifts in schools, prisons, and hospitals, we don’t just get poor data – we starve the system of the energy it needs to change. The result? Discrete Decoupling, where we tick boxes on paper while the deep cultural layer remains untouched.
Mapping the Temporal Eco-System
In this session, Dr Luke Roberts introduces the Temporal Plurality and Energy Activation (TPEA) Framework. This is a radical shift from “Evaluation as Audit” to “Evaluation as Temporal Diagnosis.” We will move beyond linear timelines to explore a Temporal Eco-System, where success depends on syncing the fast “Policy Clock” with the slow “Community Heartbeat.”
A Generative Way Forward
This webinar aims to provide a path to resolve temporal misalignment. Through a guided walkthrough of the TPEA lens, Luke will demonstrate how to:
- Diagnose the “Conflict”: Pinpoint exactly where your project’s rhythms are clashing and why it feels like an uphill battle.
- Identify the “Bypass”: Spot when a system is “faking it” (decoupling) just to survive an incompatible timeline.
- Synchronize for Success: Discover how to use the TPEA lens to re-negotiate evaluation places, moving from “reporting on outputs” to “measuring the conditions for emergence.”
It’s time to stop fighting the clock and start mastering the system’s pace. Join us for a session that provides the tools to move from temporal conflict to systemic harmony.
Presenter Biography:
Dr. Luke Roberts is a distinguished expert in innovation, organisational transformation, and Complexity Theory, holding a PhD from Cambridge University and an MBA from the Open University. With over two decades in conflict resolution, his comprehensive background spans evaluation, direct practice, and strategic advisory roles.
As Founder and CEO of Resolve Consultants Limited since 2010, Dr. Roberts provides international services in Conflict Resolution and Systems Thinking. His diverse projects include developing multi-year conflict resolution programs for organisations like St John Ambulance, pioneering complexity-informed approaches to tackle inequality, and providing strategic analysis for the NHS and Youth Custody Service.
Committed to societal improvement, he serves as an Advisor to Policy Fellows at the Cambridge Centre for Science and Policy, a visiting lecturer at the Royal College of Art and the Unlocked Prison Officer Graduate Programme, and a Trustee for SHiFT, a national charity.
A published author, Dr. Roberts’ influential works include “Leading Schools and Sustaining Change: How to Think Big and Differently in Complex Systems” (Routledge, 2024), “Social Stepping Stones” (2021), and a chapter in “The Wiley Blackwell Handbook of Bullying” (2021). His career uniquely blends academic rigour, practical application, and dedication to sustainable change.
How to Join:
This talk will take place via a Zoom Webinar – please click here to register for a place.
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