Archive for the ‘Collaboration’ Category

Make it explicit when…

Posted by  Mark Schenk —March 13, 2007
Filed in Collaboration

The following four conditions are cited as factors that communities of practice might consider in deciding whether something should be made explicit: it is relatively …

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Intuition and decision making

Posted by  Shawn Callahan —March 12, 2007
Filed in Collaboration, News

Margie Borschke interviewed me a while back and wrote this article on decision making. Tags: margie+borschke, intuition, decision+making

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Revitalising communities of practice

Posted by  Shawn Callahan —March 3, 2007
Filed in Collaboration

I’m truly blessed in knowing lots of interesting people. I don’t mean to boast but this morning it really dawned on me. I’m very lucky. …

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Simple idea for improving knowledge sharing

Posted by  Mark Schenk —February 24, 2007
Filed in Collaboration

A simple tip last night from the actKM discussion list contributed by Ivan Webb who provides a ‘strategic job description’… …that will change the culture …

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Driving the Mars Rover

Posted by  Mark Schenk —February 17, 2007
Filed in Business storytelling, Collaboration

I just read with interest an article in the NASA ASK Magazine about training new teams to operate the two Mars rovers, Opportunity and Spirit. The …

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Walking to create community

Posted by  Shawn Callahan —February 16, 2007
Filed in Collaboration

I just had coffee with Greg Shepherd. He coordinates the Dining and Activity Network in Melbourne. What a delightful fellow. I was asking him about …

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Re-establishing trust requires an apology

Posted by  Shawn Callahan —February 7, 2007
Filed in Collaboration

Everyone in knowledge management acknowledges the vital role trust plays. “Trust is the bandwidth of communication” says Karl-Erik Sveiby. When talking about trust I mostly …

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What is happening to Melbourne’s trains?

Posted by  Shawn Callahan —February 6, 2007
Filed in Collaboration

There is something peculiar going on with Melbourne’s trains. A couple of years ago we received a new fleet of brand new Siemens trains and …

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Managing your boss

Posted by  Shawn Callahan —January 30, 2007
Filed in Collaboration

I was over at David Maister’s blog the other day and he was requesting tips on how to better manage your boss. I made a …

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Using small rituals to switch roles and behaviour

Posted by  Shawn Callahan —January 28, 2007
Filed in Collaboration

Our behaviour changes with the roles we play, and sometimes we need a trigger to remind us to move from one role to another to ensure our behaviour suits the …

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