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Cognitive 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 …
Read MoreIntervention design – an example
I’m always on the lookout for intervention design examples and I found one last week I think you’ll like. But before I describe it, remember …
Read MoreGetting management buy-in
The actKM list has a discussion underway to collect stories of how people have (either successfully or otherwise) tried to get management support for their …
Read MoreKeeping the momentum going after an open space
A few months ago I facilitated an open space session for a group of knowledge coordinators working in a government agency. We spent the day …
Read MoreThe 1st Annual Symposium on Meaning Making in Organisations
Mark, Andrew and I spent Monday and Tuesday at the Australian National University’s Symposium on Meaning Making in Organisations. The event was organised by Paul …
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