Archive for November, 2005

Free access to Peter Drucker articles in commemoration of his recent passing

Posted by  Shawn Callahan —November 15, 2005
Filed in News

McKinsey Quarterly is making available articles by Peter Drucker in commemoration of his death this week. He will be sadly missed, especially for those of …

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Knowledge mapping is sensemaking

Posted by  Shawn Callahan —November 15, 2005
Filed in Employee Engagement

I’ve noticed an increased interest in knowledge mapping recently. A couple of tenders have been released, there’s talk about it on ActKM and some of …

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What makes a blog post worth commenting on?

Posted by  Andrew Rixon —November 14, 2005
Filed in Insight

Something Shawn and I have chatted about is what makes a blog post worth commenting on. Having a browse through some of our most commented …

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Where have we been?

Posted by  Andrew Rixon —November 11, 2005
Filed in News

We just got back from doing our “narrative techniques in practice” roadshow through Sydney and Brisbane. We had a fantastic time. Having a cartoonist help …

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What you’re not being told about unconferencing…

Posted by  Andrew Rixon —November 11, 2005
Filed in Communication

The unconferencing meme is currently being discussed here and here. One point I believe that needs to be raised is that unconferencing is not something that will naturally …

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Who’s leading the stakes in the blogosphere? Women or Men?

Posted by  Andrew Rixon —November 6, 2005
Filed in Fun

A recent profile on Women business bloggers only listed about 5 women business bloggers. I was sure there must be more, and I was also curious …

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Australian cartoonist

Posted by  Shawn Callahan —November 5, 2005
Filed in Fun

We use cartoonists to illustrate archetypes as part of the sensemaking process. This is a fun activity which has the serious side of helping to …

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Share a story – March of Dimes story

Posted by  Shawn Callahan —November 5, 2005
Filed in News

Whenever someone asks me ‘who is doing something really interesting with blogging?’ I point them to the March of Dimes’ Share Your Story website. Share is …

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Developing your narrative competence

Posted by  Andrew Rixon —November 3, 2005
Filed in Business storytelling

Shawn recently blogged an interesting post on how to develop your narrative competence. The value of a developed sense of narrative competence is well recognised in the …

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Home Comforts not Sun Tzu

Posted by  Shawn Callahan —November 2, 2005
Filed in Business storytelling

The military metaphor is dominant in many organisations. How many times have you heard colleagues talking about doing battle, gathering the troops, working in headquarters, …

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