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Using story to comunicate who we are
Before a leader attempts to convince, share knowledge and even spark action, they should introduce themselves using a story.1 It creates context and builds trust. …
Read MoreStories to convey values
I’m re-reading Steve Denning’s The Leader’s Guide to Storytelling and having fun chasing down the footnotes and references. I thought I’d share with you some …
Read MoreFinding the right expertise using your networks
Dorothy Leonard and Walter Swap tell the story of how Jack Hanley, the CEO of Monsanto, hired Howard Schneiderman, the Dean of Biological Sciences at …
Read MoreThe value of ethnography in business
Andy Crabtree has written a short article on how to use ethnography to design IT systems. It reminded me of the time, in 2004, when …
Read MoreCognitive Edge training with Dave Snowden
Mark and I just returned from spending the last two days at the Cognitive Edge accreditation program run by Dave Snowden. Dave was in great form, …
Read MoreHow Bill Gates evaluates expertise
Joel Spolsky is a software developer who used to work for Microsoft as the Excel Program Manager in the early 90’s. One of his big tasks …
Read More‘Publish and perish’ is creating long distant collaborations
In 1996 I helped the Australian Antarctic Division discover and document its spatial (map-related) data. I remember walking down long corridors in their Hobart offices …
Read MoreExpertise location
Practically on the day I joined IBM in 1999 I was whisked off to Cambridge, MA, to be part of a global team to launch …
Read MoreIt’s about what we say no to
My first blog post ever was around the improv principle of “Say Yes”. I suggested that: “…it is often when we “Say Yes” that we …
Read MoreDesigning interventions requires new perspectives
Designing interventions for complex environments requires the designers to see new patterns. Before I elaborate on this idea here is a story Steve Denning told …
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