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Moving on
Anecdote has been fortunate to have had Krista Schmeling as part of our team since mid-October last year. She has done lots of work supporting …
Read MoreMetaphors—Dangerous Undertaking
My friend, Alison Spencer, suggested I get a copy of James Harlow Brown’s book, Dangerous Undertaken, and I have to say it’s been one of …
Read More4 Stories themes that can help engage staff
The January ’08 cover of CIO magazine provokes an interesting thought about managing people: There’s so much to be done to bring and retain people …
Read MoreAn anecdote’s point of view
Ford Harding has just posted two versions of the same anecdote. The first paints the consultant as the hero while the second focuses on the …
Read MoreMeeting to talk about storytelling, narrative and complexity
I run a meetup group in Melbourne call Emergence and we get together for drinks and dinner each month. Our next meeting is on the …
Read MoreAnecdote’s will be checked and re-checked
Expect any anecdote you tell to be tested and retested, especially if you are a politician. Barrack Obama is a storyteller par excellence and so …
Read MoreWhat is thought?
I’m listening to Will Durant’s book, The Greatest Minds and Ideas of All Time, and I noticed this passage which help us understand why we …
Read MoreKnowledge management lessons
As the co-ordinator of the SIKMLeaders community of practice, Stan Garfield asked the community members this question: “If you were invited to give a keynote …
Read MoreEveryone has a story…
…is the byline of Smith, an online storytelling community that provides a space to read, write, and share stories. Just over twelve months ago they …
Read MoreRunning a knowledge market on a teleconference
Inspired by a conversation with Chris Young at Thiess, Robyn and I ran a knowledge market activity with our client and their spatial modeller community …
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