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Weak signals
There is a discussion on ActKM this morning about weak signals and Dave Snowden has relayed some observations he heard from Gary Klein this week which …
Read MoreDavid Maister says training is useless
David has a thought provoking post about why most of the training people take in business is useless. I particularly liked his test of whether …
Read MoreA Whole New Mind by Daniel Pink
If I were to write a book laying out the argument for our Anecdote approaches, I couldn’t be happier if I’d written A Whole New …
Read MoreThe data entry rat
My old friend David Pope drew this cartoon (and 2 others) for a paper we wrote in the mid 90s. I still get a chuckle …
Read MoreSharing the seeds
In October for the past 36 years Half Moon Bay in California holds a pumpkin competition. The biggest pumpkin grown in a season wins. One …
Read MoreConnector heuristics
Malcolm Gladwell’s post on a quick and dirty way of picking winning NBA Knicks teams got me thinking about other helpful heuristics. In particular I …
Read MoreStarting and Sustaining Communities of Practice – New Workshop
We are excited to announce our new Starting and Sustaining Communities of Practice workshop. We will run it in Melbourne and Canberra on the 19th …
Read MoreAndrew, Shawn & Mark
Andrew, Shawn & Mark Originally uploaded by Shawn Callahan. Just trying out how you can post to your blog from Flickr. This photo is of …
Read MoreBuilding trust and rapport in Anecdote circles
There are many ingredients which make a successful anecdote circle, but one that eclipses all others is the level of trust that can be fostered …
Read MoreActKM: the story of a community
A paper Trish Milne and I wrote over 12 months ago has just been published in the Journal of Knowledge Management. It’s called ActKM: the …
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