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E131: Agile and Sustainability in the UK with Mike Wrathall - Lean Six Sigma for Good Podcast

In this episode, I share an interview with Mike Wrathall, where I explore his background in strategy, agile methods and sustainability. His early career involved building digital services, primarily for government and social housing organizations, such as streamlining the process for getting people who are homeless or victims of domestic violence into safe housing quicker. Serving as a business analyst, he was immediately immersed in agile ways of working to improve customer experience and address issues like inefficient matching of people to suitable housing. He later applied these skills while working on projects for the Department for Education, including developing curriculum material delivery and replacing digital systems for teacher training and university placement, ensuring the work felt impactful. His work transitioned into dedicated sustainability consulting, first at Deloitte and later on his own, driven by his belief that for-profit companies can drive positive change. He highlighted key projects demonstrating innovative financial models for sustainability, and his involvement in creating a service for UK farmers to transition to regenerative agriculture through 3rd party funding. Another impactful area was his work with McLaren, where efforts to increase circularity in F1 cars. A core theme of the discussion was the application of agile to sustainability, which he defines as a fundamental mindset of inspect and adapt, a continuous feedback loop for organizational learning and improvement. He emphasized that agility is not about avoiding planning, but planning iteratively and constantly, adjusting based on new information rather than following rigid, outdated Gantt charts. The interview concluded by focusing on the financial sector's role, particularly the insurance industry, which creates and consumes vast amounts of data and is uniquely positioned to incentivize sustainable change by ratcheting premiums up or down. 00:18 Meet Mike Wrathall: Background and Journey 00:31 Early Career and Education 01:37 Early Career: Tech Consulting and Agile Exposure 04:08 Digital Transformation in Social Housing 06:49 Advancing Education through Digital Services 08:56 Transition to Sustainability Consulting 13:46 Innovative Projects: Soil Association and McLaren 28:06 Agile and Scrum: Principles and Practices 36:25 The Role of Insurance in Sustainability 39:35 Conclusion and Contact Info You can contact Mike LinkedIn:   / michael-wrathall-03880a67   Wrathall Consulting: https://www.wrathallconsulting.co.uk/ If you enjoy this podcast, please follow us on your favorite podcast app. Any ratings you could give us, or shares across social media would be greatly appreciated! View all past episodes on this channel, or subscribe to the audio version by visiting https://leansixsigmaenvironment.org/i...