Archive for 2008

Collaboration featured in BRW

Posted by  Shawn Callahan —June 5, 2008
Filed in Collaboration

Today a modified version of our paper on collaboration appears in the BRW (Business Review Weekly). I’m pleased to see the mainstream business press is …

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Conversation is king

Posted by  Shawn Callahan —June 4, 2008
Filed in Collaboration

Cory Doctorow made the observation, Conversation is king. Content is just something to talk about. I was reminded of this insight, which I gleaned from …

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Howard Rheingold on collaboration

Posted by  Shawn Callahan —June 1, 2008
Filed in Collaboration

I’ve mentioned Howard’s work before but I thought you might enjoy his TED video. It is worth noting that one of our commenters, Cathy Wilkinson, …

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Looking for Melbourne KM news

Posted by  Shawn Callahan —June 1, 2008
Filed in Collaboration, News

We are getting the KMLF active again. KMLF is the Melbourne knowledge management community of practice. Check out the KMLF website for details. I would …

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Building your analogy repertoire

Posted by  Shawn Callahan —May 30, 2008
Filed in Business storytelling, Collaboration

Collaborative conversations are characterised by people building on each other’s ideas, one idea sparking another. I saw a good example last week while helping a …

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A mystery story that explains irrational behaviour

Posted by  Shawn Callahan —May 30, 2008
Filed in Anecdotes

Over at the Bumble Bee, Ken Thompson provides an excerpt of Ori Brafman forthcoming book, Sway: The Irresistible Pull of Irrational Behavior. It’s a terrific …

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The head office pattern

Posted by  Mark Schenk —May 29, 2008
Filed in Anecdotes, Collaboration

Smart people hate being told what to do. In many of our projects we see the ‘head office pattern’ where HO is seen as a …

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Lost knowledge?

Posted by  Mark Schenk —May 26, 2008
Filed in Anecdotes, Fun

The building in the left foreground of the image is the historic Hyde Park Barracks Museum in Sydney. The building at the back behind the …

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I know what you are thinking stories

Posted by  Shawn Callahan —May 26, 2008
Filed in Business storytelling

Many business audiences like to hear stories that are directly relevant. So if you are a civil engineer, for example, it’s likely you’re not that …

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What do you notice about these recent books on collaboration?

Posted by  Shawn Callahan —May 25, 2008
Filed in Collaboration

They are all written by single authors. Is it too difficult to write a book collaboratively? By the way, the first and third books are …

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