CECAN Webinar – Beyond the Ticking Clock: A New Way to Time Systemic Change

CECAN Webinar – Beyond the Ticking Clock: A New Way to Time Systemic Change 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.