Archive for April, 2005

An important conference for those interested in complexity

Posted by  Shawn Callahan —April 14, 2005
Filed in News

This December, Christchurch, New Zealand, will host the 11th Annual ANZSYS Conference/Managing the Complex V. The theme is, ‘Systems Thinking and Complexity Science: Insights for Action’. Not …

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Why Smart People Have Bad Ideas

Posted by  Shawn Callahan —April 6, 2005
Filed in Collaboration

Paul Graham writes excellent essays. This one caught my attention. That’s the essence of a startup: having brilliant people do work that’s beneath them. Big …

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Storytelling versus storysensemaking

Posted by  Shawn Callahan —April 6, 2005
Filed in Business storytelling

It’s interesting how a word affects what we do. Take ‘storytelling’. This is a hot topic in business and marketing today evidenced by the books …

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Mind mapping on a tablet PC

Posted by  Shawn Callahan —April 4, 2005
Filed in News

I love using my tablet PC and I’m a frequent mind mapper. I use Mind Manager. You would think then I would be jotting all my maps …

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Motivating community formation

Posted by  Shawn Callahan —April 3, 2005
Filed in Collaboration

In helping companies cultivate communities of practice I frequently hear the following lament: this community idea is important but we just don’t have the time to …

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Narrative Workshop Brochure and Registration Form

Posted by  Shawn Callahan —April 1, 2005
Filed in Events

The brochure and registration form is now available for the Introduction to Narrative Workshop to be held in Canberra on the 11th May.

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