Archive for 2010

Seasons greetings from Anecdote

Posted by  Mark Schenk —December 21, 2010
Filed in Fun

Its that time of year again. I opened the post office box this morning and found it brimming with wishes for the festive season. Its …

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Anecdote’s Storytelling Workshop in London – Feb 2011

Posted by  Shawn Callahan —December 13, 2010
Filed in Business storytelling, News

To register for this workshop visit http://anecdote-sbl-london-2011.eventbrite.com/ Wednesday 16th February 2011, 9am-5pm Seats are limited. Last year we sold out quickly. Please register to confirm …

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Sneak preview of Zahmoo – the world’s first story bank in the cloud

Posted by  Shawn Callahan —December 7, 2010
Filed in News

For all our blog readers thanks for your patience. We realise we’ve been less active on our blog than usual. The thing is, there’s been …

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How Story Collection Won the War

Posted by  Kevin Bishop —November 23, 2010
Filed in Anecdotes, Business storytelling

I recently read a fascinating account of how story collection made a real difference in America winning the Second World War (or at least their …

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Brain Blast

Posted by  Shawn Callahan —November 14, 2010
Filed in News

Our friends at Quick Think are running one of their creativity and thinking workshops, the Brain Blast, on the 3rd December in Melbourne. You can …

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Collaboration on the Moon

Posted by  Mark Schenk —November 13, 2010
Filed in Anecdotes, Collaboration

Last week I was in Yeppoon in Queensland delivering a keynote and workshop on collaboration at an innovation in government forum. In the workshop I …

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In praise of imperfect stories

Posted by  Shawn Callahan —November 4, 2010
Filed in Anecdotes, Business storytelling

My daughter and I recently watched The Rocky Horror Picture Show and our DVD has the option to play the audience participation sound track while …

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An approach to mentoring

Posted by  Shawn Callahan —October 19, 2010
Filed in Culture

Sometimes you just need a few things to get started. I think this is the case for mentoring. We have been helping a company develop …

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The Party Thieves by Barrie Cassidy

Posted by  Shawn Callahan —October 17, 2010
Filed in Anecdotes, Leadership Posts

The meeting of MPs “happened in his office in September 2009, when a delegation chosen by the backbench went to see him about a proposal …

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Leadership at all levels

Posted by  Mark Schenk —October 13, 2010
Filed in Anecdotes, Business storytelling

I spend an enjoyable day yesterday at the AFR leadership conference in Sydney. The first speaker was Alex Malley, CEO of CPA Australia. Alex noted …

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