Archive for 2006
Evaluating the soft stuff
Decision-makers are under increasing pressure to justify their decisions and then account for their success (or otherwise) to a variety of stakeholders. Evidence-based management (1) …
Read MoreJajah may be more useful than Skype
I discovered today that Daniel Pink writes a column for Yahoo Finance discussing trends. In his latest piece he suggests water will be more valuable …
Read MoreThe problem with Wayne Gretzky’s puck advice
Last week we were talking about metaphors used in organisations and how they affect they way people think, and act. One popped up which got me …
Read MoreThe relationship between projects and communities of practice—redux
Mark and I thoroughly enjoyed ourselves over the last couple of days delivering our communities of practice workshops. The discussions were excellent. Thanks to all …
Read MoreWelcome to the blogosphere – Straits Knowledge
Patrick, Edgar and Paolina over at Straits Knowledge (in Singapore) has just started a blog (Green Chameleon) and it will be one of my must reads. …
Read MoreFacilitation for engineers and scientists
It’s interesting how I’ve found myself drawn into discussion lately around the difficulties of facilitating engineers and scientists. If facilitating engineers and scientists is difficult, …
Read MoreNew whitepaper – how to talk about knowledge management
For years we have been listening to presentations, reading articles and working with organisations in the KM field and probably the only consistent theme is the lack …
Read MoreThe role of stories in reasoning
If you are unsure of the power of narratives read the restorative justice story in Malcolm Gladwell’s latest New Yorker piece. The article introduces some …
Read MoreConnecting People: How to Foster and Harness Your Organisation’s Connectors
I wrote this article with Stewart Forsyth from FX Consultants. Stewart and I have done a few projects together in New Zealand and it is …
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