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Finding the domain for communities of practice
One of the key challenges in starting a community of practice is to find the right domain – the topic that people are passionate enough …
Read MoreKnowledge Strategy – an emphasis on action
We have long advocated the importance of action over analysis in both our knowledge strategy and community of practice work and I blogged about the …
Read MoreBusiness Narrative Workshop – 3 December
Over the years we have refined our one-day Narrative Techniques for Business workshop and have it to the point we are proud of both the …
Read MoreCollaboration conditions
I was having a conversation last week about how easy it is to rob people of the permission to collaborate. Examples were provided of how …
Read MoreWhy don’t they just follow the procedure?
On 29-30 August, a USAF B-52 bomber mistakenly armed with six nuclear tipped cruise missiles, flew from Minot, North Dakota to Barksdale Air Force Base …
Read MorePower of storytelling
We have blogged previously about 50 Lessons, a site featuring over 500 short videos of business leaders describing some of their key learnings. There are …
Read MoreMaister on Trust
David Maister has an excellent podcast series. Some time ago I listened to his podcast on earning trust and the useful way he provides to …
Read MoreComplexity described
Here is a great quote from Ursula K. LeGuin that succinctly describes complexity. It was posted by Kathleen Osta to the Open Space List earlier …
Read More3 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 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 …
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