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Bad strategy

Posted by  Daryl Cook —December 19, 2012
Filed in Strategy

I recently had the opportunity (and privilege) to attend a masterclass with [Richard Rumelt](http://www.strategyland.com/), one of the world’s most influential thinkers on strategy and management, …

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Speaking engagements

Posted by  Daryl Cook —October 8, 2012
Filed in Events

Are you organising a conference, event or workshop and want to make it more interesting and engaging? Stuck for ideas or looking for a fresh …

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Storytelling workshops in India

Posted by  Daryl Cook —July 17, 2012
Filed in Business storytelling, News

We’re excited to announce that Shawn and Mark are visiting India in late September and will be running two of our workshops in the New …

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A poem about Anecdote

Posted by  Daryl Cook —April 3, 2008
Filed in Fun

Matt Moore, a good friend of ours, kindly offered to write a poem about Anecdote. So that he had some material to work with, Matt …

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Graphic Facilitation 101

Posted by  Daryl Cook —March 25, 2008
Filed in Collaboration

I’ve been following Nancy’s visual and graphic facilitation work with interest for a while now, and inspired by a recent conversation with her, decided to …

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Making a difference

Posted by  Daryl Cook —February 19, 2008
Filed in Communication, Culture

I know we keep harping on about this, but little things can make a big difference! Here’s an inspiring Indian public announcement showing a great …

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The link between complexity and narrative?

Posted by  Daryl Cook —February 7, 2008
Filed in Communication

Steve Hardy has written an article – What Specifically Do Generalists Do? To quote: All the elements that make up experiences are very complex when …

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Learning how to learn

Posted by  Daryl Cook —January 28, 2008
Filed in Insight

After listening to a podcast recently — an interesting conversation between Dave Pollard and Chris Corrigan — I am now even more convinced of the …

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Using a story spine for a reflection activity

Posted by  Daryl Cook —January 11, 2008
Filed in Fun

During a workshop I was recently involved in, I introduced the story spine to a couple of participants to help them to tell a story …

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The fine art of (not) lecturing

Posted by  Daryl Cook —December 7, 2007
Filed in Communication

I just read a great article over at the thestar.com about Nobel laureate Carl Wieman who wants professors to rethink how they teach. His message? …

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