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Organisations not really doing Most Significant Change—the selection process
Yesterday I discovered another large organisation who think they are using the Most Significant Change technique to evaluate their programs but they don’t …
Read MoreCommunicating is tough
We all know how tough it can be to get our message across at times. I vividly remember an occasion several years where I had …
Read MoreCorporate or business anthropologist?
People are intrigued by the work we do at Anecdote. When they hear how we use stories in a business setting they often mistakenly think …
Read MoreSystematically seeking the other viewpoint
I was pulled up short last week. A new book arrived from Amazon called Punished by Rewards by Alfie Kohn and I was delighted to …
Read MoreThe need for walls?
Dave Snowden is puzzled with one of my posts that mentions Frost’s poem, Mending Wall, when I say: “when you read the entire poem (in context) you …
Read MoreHow work really gets done
I just entered my presentation on How work really gets done into the World’s Best Presentation Contest. It would be great if you popped on …
Read MoreAn engineer’s paradise
“If it weren’t for the people, the god-damn people” said Finnerty, “always getting tangled up in the machinery. If it weren’t for them, the world …
Read MoreThe Craft of Connection
by Tim Laseter and Rob Cross Charlottesville, Va., January 31, 2007 — A growing number of companies, including Chevron, Halliburton, and Whirlpool, are seeking new …
Read MoreExploring the language of facilitation
Do you facilitate groups? Have you ever thought about the language that you use whilst facilitating? What insights can language give you about your facilitation? …
Read MoreThe PreMortem – anticipating a plan’s weaknesses
One of the techniques I’ve recently introduced to my projects is what Gary Klein calls a PreMortem. As we all know, a postmortem helps us learn why …
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