Definition of anecdote

Posted by  Shawn Callahan —March 21, 2005
Filed in News

I noticed quite a few people arrive at my blog looking for a definition of ‘anecdote’. Well, here is what wikipedia has to say: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anecdote

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Narrative Techniques Workshop in Canberra

Posted by  Shawn Callahan —March 21, 2005
Filed in Events

I’m pleased to announce that I will be running the Introduction to Narrative Techniques Workshop in Canberra on the 11th of May. This workshop was …

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Anecdote circles and yak shaving

Posted by  Shawn Callahan —March 20, 2005
Filed in Communication

Seth Godin believes ‘Yak Shaving’ is the single best phrase he’s learned this year. It describes those situations when you are extremely sidetracked when trying to …

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Simple rules for CoP self-organisation

Posted by  Shawn Callahan —March 20, 2005
Filed in Collaboration

Communities of practice are often regarded, with good reason, as self-organising social systems. I was wondering the other day whether some simple rules for a …

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Beyond bullets

Posted by  Shawn Callahan —March 18, 2005
Filed in Business storytelling

Chris Atkinson has written a book on how to make better presentations using a narrative approach. His blog and website (beyond bullets) brim with practical ideas. …

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Hearing, or not hearing, what you expect

Posted by  Shawn Callahan —March 18, 2005
Filed in Anecdotes, Employee Engagement

My friend Michelle turned 30 a couple of weeks ago and we all went to her house for a BBQ. I got talking to her …

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Tourists not lurkers

Posted by  Shawn Callahan —March 18, 2005
Filed in Collaboration

Sue Huckson of the National Institute of Clinical Studies pointed out to me the other day just how negative the term ‘lurker’ is and suggested that …

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Disappointing implementations and rebuilding trust

Posted by  Shawn Callahan —March 17, 2005
Filed in Anecdotes

Yesterday I presented at the 11th Annual Electronic Documents & Records Management conference (on change management) and heard a remarkable presentation by Chris Scullin from Department …

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Crafting good anecdote circle questions

Posted by  Shawn Callahan —March 14, 2005
Filed in Business storytelling

Successful anecdote circle facilitation hinges on the judicious use of open, story-eliciting questions. I’ve dashed off this short guide on how to create effective questions for …

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Getting to know Hunter S Thompson

Posted by  Shawn Callahan —March 14, 2005
Filed in Fun

My first ‘real’ job had me helping a few really talented guys build a software system designed to book cars for our parliamentarians. Not all of …

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