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3 great conversation starting questions
I flew from Newcastle to Melbourne last night and had a fantastic two-hour chat with the lady in the next seat. By the end of …
Read MoreWhat do we mean by tacit knowledge?
Most of our work here at Anecdote involves working with tacit knowledge. But it is clear that there is a broad understanding about what’s meant …
Read MoreNarrative helps us use history appropriately
Matt Moore picks up on Shawn’s recent post about the relevance of history and gives some good guidelines for appropriate use of history. Matt’s post …
Read MoreHow a transcript can enhance listening
I’ve just returned from a couple of days in New Zealand working with my old colleagues from IBM. It was a fun to spend two …
Read MoreJust getting by…
I rushed out of the house at ‘oh-dark-hundred’ on Monday morning for a three and a half hour drive to run a workshop for the …
Read MoreHistory matters
I just received this comment from AJ which I thought you would enjoy. I will let her comment speak for itself. I’m an anthropologist who’s …
Read MoreGetting On With It
Scott McCloud … Traditional Western art and literature don’t wander much. On the whole we’re a pretty goal-oriented culture. But in the East, there’s a …
Read MoreGood conversations lead to good stories
Watching Andrew Denton interview Michael Parkinson on More Than Enough Rope on ABC television recently was a lesson in good interviewing techniques. Denton even admitted …
Read MoreEvolving storylines to create your first journey
Rick Davies, the creator of the Most Significant Change techniques, has posted a description of a story-based technique he experimented with that’s designed to help …
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