Author Archive

Sensemaking: mapping the terrain with one twist

Posted by  Shawn Callahan —October 16, 2005
Filed in Communication

Brian Arthur’s quote is a classic and I like the metaphor of sensemaking as mapping the terrain. I would add one twist which was introduced …

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Storybook Moleskine

Posted by  Shawn Callahan —October 15, 2005
Filed in Fun

I’m a lover of Moleskine notebooks. Perhaps it’s their history or their sturdy design. Whatever the attraction I always have my notebook handy. I see …

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Language is vital for addressing complex issues

Posted by  Shawn Callahan —October 14, 2005
Filed in Collaboration

Dave Pollard is highlighting the similarities between wicked problems and complexity. I had a similar thought a few months back so it’s good to see …

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Corporate blogging – useful paper from Intelliseek and Edeman

Posted by  Shawn Callahan —October 12, 2005
Filed in News

Andrew and I are helping an Australian professional services firm introduce blogging. As part of the business case we’ve been searching for examples of other Australian …

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An unique presentation style

Posted by  Shawn Callahan —October 9, 2005
Filed in News

Here’s an unique way to use Powerpoint (or the Apple equivalent). The talk is by Dick Hardt on the topic of Identity on the net. …

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Communities of practice – international issues

Posted by  Shawn Callahan —October 9, 2005
Filed in Collaboration

The gang at CPsquare are revisiting some guidelines they developed in 2003 for communities spanning time zones and countries. The original guidelines provide a great …

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What to include in a newsletter for your community of practice

Posted by  Shawn Callahan —October 8, 2005
Filed in Collaboration

Communities of practice thrive on rhythm. I’m not talking about members taking up the tabla of course. Community rhythm is established by holding regular events such as …

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Aging workforce issues

Posted by  Shawn Callahan —October 5, 2005
Filed in Collaboration

My friend Eric Lessor at IBM’s Institute of Business Value has recently launched a report, “Addressing the Challenges of an Aging Workforce in EMEA (ie. Europe).” …

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Trip to Wivenhoe Dam

Posted by  Shawn Callahan —October 4, 2005
Filed in Anecdotes

Last week I had a lovely day at Wivenhoe Dam working with SE Queensland Water. It’s 50 km or so outside Brisbane. I did, however, …

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A couple of interesting collaboration tools

Posted by  Shawn Callahan —October 4, 2005
Filed in News

If your group needs to co-create a document here are two web-based tools which you might find useful:  JotSpot Live by JotSpot and Writeboard by …

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