Archive for August, 2007

3 great conversation starting questions

Posted by  Mark Schenk —August 15, 2007
Filed in Anecdotes, Collaboration

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 …

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What do we mean by tacit knowledge?

Posted by  Shawn Callahan —August 14, 2007
Filed in Insight

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 …

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Narrative helps us use history appropriately

Posted by  Mark Schenk —August 11, 2007
Filed in Collaboration

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 …

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How a transcript can enhance listening

Posted by  Shawn Callahan —August 10, 2007
Filed in Anecdotes, Business storytelling

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 …

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Just getting by…

Posted by  Mark Schenk —August 8, 2007
Filed in Fun

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 …

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History matters

Posted by  Shawn Callahan —August 4, 2007
Filed in Anecdotes

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 …

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Getting On With It

Posted by  Daryl Cook —August 3, 2007
Filed in Fun

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 …

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Good conversations lead to good stories

Posted by  Robyn —August 2, 2007
Filed in Anecdotes, Business storytelling

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 …

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Evolving storylines to create your first journey

Posted by  Shawn Callahan —August 2, 2007
Filed in Strategy

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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