Archive for 2005
More on balancing narrative and data
Nancy White recently made the observation: I keep thinking about the role of stories. When we say “tell a story” it has a certain tone …
Read MoreWhat is tacit knowledge?
Over the last 6 months I have attended a few knowledge management conferences to see if things have progressed and I’m dismayed at how many …
Read MoreBeing open to communication
I recently came across this quote in Steve Dennings “The leaders guide to storytelling”: “To be understood is to be open to understanding.” And, thanks …
Read MoreHumour is a powerful narrative approach
Having a read through complex knowledge I came across this interesting quote: “As Koestler has shown, humour is built on ‘bisociation’ – the ability to mentally and …
Read MoreBalancing narrative and data
Freakonomics made it click for me. Narrative on its own is entertaining, informative, makes it real and even inspiring but it’s rarely effective on its own …
Read MoreACKMIDS 2005 – Larry Prusak’s presentation
On Monday and Tuesday this week I trundled off to ACKMIDS. Actually I didn’t think I would make it this year because I was scheduled …
Read MoreStory for sustainable leadership
In a past post I raised a point about the difference between fox and hedgehog thinkers and how the way we think can have a …
Read MoreSo when did process become a dirty word
In a past post I raised an issue with the word ‘facilitation’ calling it a fat word. A comment of Nancy White’s got me thinking when …
Read MoreMake your blog reading easier
If you’re a keen blog reader you might want to consider using a blogreader tool like bloglines. I find it certainly makes it easy to keep all …
Read MoreTo deal with complexity, keep it simple and make it fun
This post from Kathy Sierra on Never underestimate the power of fun really resonates. Earlier this year I completed what was an 8 month long Delphi project investigating …
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