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Anecdote: Ready, aim, aim, aim
I was in Brisbane on Thursday and had a great opportunity to catch up with some friends. One of them, Vince Aisthorpe, related an anecdote …
Read MoreStorytelling survival guide
Having a casual surf on a sunday afternoon I came across this interesting Storytelling survival guide by David Boje. It seems a fairly comprehensive, if not …
Read MoreAnecdotes: transcribed or documented
Obviously anecdotes play a key role in our work. We use these real life business stories to help people see patterns that typically remain hidden using traditional …
Read MoreAnecdote: Staff motivation and team work
Earlier this year Shawn posted about a great site containing anecdotes about the development of the Apple Macintosh. Browsing through the archive I found this great …
Read MoreSensemaking: the role of stories
When something happens we like to tell others about it. This retelling of our experience often is done in the form of a story. “I can’t believe what …
Read MoreAre companies in Australia blogging?
A quick question for everyone. Are you aware of any Australian companies who are blogging inside the firewall? I’m working with a mid-sized professional service …
Read MoreSurprise in Social Settings
Two powerful ways of making sense (in a weickien way) are: Using frameworks to ‘frame’ data Getting people to explain and explore surprises The first technique of …
Read MoreActKM Conference is next week
This is the best KM conference in Australia because it consists of practitioners talking about how it is done – no vendor presentations. It’s a …
Read MoreSeth’s sensemaking on the web
You can think of the act of sensemaking as discovering the new terrain as you are inventing it. A man who is certainly mapping and creating …
Read MoreSensemaking: mapping the terrain with one twist
Brian Arthur’s quote is a classic and I like the metaphor of sensemaking as mapping the terrain. I would add one twist which was introduced …
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