Archive for the ‘Business storytelling’ Category
A new book on conversation gets a tougue lashing from Steve Denning
Last week I ordered Conversation: A History of a Declining Art by Stephen Miller from Amazon. I’d heard the author interviewed by Phillip Adams on …
Read MoreGetting started with Anecdote Circles
We’ve spoken about anecdote circles a bit on this blog (here, here and here) and people have asked us how they can get started with using …
Read MoreWhat our workshops look like
Just thought you might be interested in what sensemaking and intervention design workshops look like so I’ve updated our Business Narrative Squidoo lens with some …
Read MoreBooks that have influenced our business narrative technique
Over the last 2 years ago we’ve gained lots of practical experience in eliciting stories, helping people make sense of them and assisting people design …
Read MoreStories about Melbourne knowledge management
I’m on the hunt for stories about knowledge management activities that are happening in Melbourne. Why? Because I’m on the organising committee for Melbourne KM …
Read MoreStorytelling is more about creating connections than knowledge transfer
Don Cohen reminds us of the power of telling stories in organisations by retelling the story about NASA’s Jet Propulsion Labs regular storytelling sessions. More …
Read MoreA simple training needs assessment
Susan Heathfield suggests a facilitated process to conduct a simple training needs assessment. The basic steps to Susan’s approach look like this (she explains them …
Read MoreThe role of stories in reasoning
If you are unsure of the power of narratives read the restorative justice story in Malcolm Gladwell’s latest New Yorker piece. The article introduces some …
Read MoreLittle things make a big difference
In working with organisations using business narrative, one of the objectives is to identify a suite of interventions intended to move things in the desired …
Read MoreAntidotes to the metaphors we live by
A book that has found its way into my den as a result of our reflective practice on the language of facilitation is Metaphors we …
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