Archive for October, 2005

Archetypes a seed for discussion

Posted by  Andrew Rixon —October 11, 2005
Filed in Events

We had a lot of fun in our Narrative Techniques workshop yesterday. It’s interesting how much discussion and enthusiasm is created when we start working …

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Lessons Learning from Improv

Posted by  Andrew Rixon —October 11, 2005
Filed in Leadership Posts

My first blogpost  was inspired by Patricia’s Madsons book on Improv Wisdom and it’s relation to business and organisations. It’s great to find John Moore exploring …

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An unique presentation style

Posted by  Shawn Callahan —October 9, 2005
Filed in News

Here’s an unique way to use Powerpoint (or the Apple equivalent). The talk is by Dick Hardt on the topic of Identity on the net. …

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Communities of practice – international issues

Posted by  Shawn Callahan —October 9, 2005
Filed in Collaboration

The gang at CPsquare are revisiting some guidelines they developed in 2003 for communities spanning time zones and countries. The original guidelines provide a great …

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What to include in a newsletter for your community of practice

Posted by  Shawn Callahan —October 8, 2005
Filed in Collaboration

Communities of practice thrive on rhythm. I’m not talking about members taking up the tabla of course. Community rhythm is established by holding regular events such as …

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Using social networks analysis to show impact

Posted by  Andrew Rixon —October 7, 2005
Filed in Business storytelling

Some time back Chris Corrigan mentioned in his blog how social network mapping could help inform the invitation list for an Open Space event. I have …

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The Importance of Content

Posted by  Mark Schenk —October 7, 2005
Filed in Insight

The topic at a meeting this morning was the design concept for a web-based ‘clearinghouse’.  I mentioned the risks of taking a ‘Field of Dreams’ …

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The problem with strategic planning

Posted by  Andrew Rixon —October 5, 2005
Filed in Strategy

It’s interesting how many organisations do strategic planning and yet how little value is considered to be delivered as a result. In an article called Eight problems …

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Aging workforce issues

Posted by  Shawn Callahan —October 5, 2005
Filed in Collaboration

My friend Eric Lessor at IBM’s Institute of Business Value has recently launched a report, “Addressing the Challenges of an Aging Workforce in EMEA (ie. Europe).” …

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Trip to Wivenhoe Dam

Posted by  Shawn Callahan —October 4, 2005
Filed in Anecdotes

Last week I had a lovely day at Wivenhoe Dam working with SE Queensland Water. It’s 50 km or so outside Brisbane. I did, however, …

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