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Jajah may be more useful than Skype
I discovered today that Daniel Pink writes a column for Yahoo Finance discussing trends. In his latest piece he suggests water will be more valuable …
Read MoreThe problem with Wayne Gretzky’s puck advice
Last week we were talking about metaphors used in organisations and how they affect they way people think, and act. One popped up which got me …
Read MoreThe relationship between projects and communities of practice—redux
Mark and I thoroughly enjoyed ourselves over the last couple of days delivering our communities of practice workshops. The discussions were excellent. Thanks to all …
Read MoreWelcome to the blogosphere – Straits Knowledge
Patrick, Edgar and Paolina over at Straits Knowledge (in Singapore) has just started a blog (Green Chameleon) and it will be one of my must reads. …
Read MoreThe role of stories in reasoning
If you are unsure of the power of narratives read the restorative justice story in Malcolm Gladwell’s latest New Yorker piece. The article introduces some …
Read MoreConnecting People: How to Foster and Harness Your Organisation’s Connectors
I wrote this article with Stewart Forsyth from FX Consultants. Stewart and I have done a few projects together in New Zealand and it is …
Read MoreGAP Forum and increasing links in a social network
I was invited to attend the GAP Forum on Leveraging Networks in Business last week and caught up with some old friends like John Finnigan and …
Read MoreWestpac’s use of Cynefin techniques
As a Cynefin practitioner and a business partner of the Cynefin Centre (soon to be renamed I hear) it is always good to see some …
Read MoreModelling Human Ecosystems with Agents
Pascal Perez is running a short course in Canberra I thought you might like to know about. Here are the details: Modelling Human Ecosystems with Agents …
Read MoreSome complexity quotes
I’m always on the lookout for good quotes. I found these in the forward to Michael Lissack and Johan Roos’ book The Next Common Sense: …
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