Archive for the ‘Communication’ Category
The 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 …
Read MoreAnecdote circles are like dinner parties…
We often describe anecdote circles as being a bit like dinner parties, with the exceptions that we try have just one conversation at a time, and …
Read MoreWhat I believe about learning
I was thinking this morning about what I believe about learning. Some of the things that sprang to mind include: people don’t think they’ve learned …
Read MoreThe role of social networks in IT systems implementations
I had coffee with my friend Trevor Moore yesterday and we got talking about a system implementation he’s involved in. It’s a large project affecting …
Read MoreNancy White and me at VPSCIN
Nancy and I facilitated a workshop this week for the Victorian Public Sector Continuous Improvement Network (VPSCIN) where we explored the relationship between communities of …
Read MoreThe people are the organisation
It is the most ubiquitous platitude of corporate life: “People are our most important asset.” The undeniable reality, of course, is that the human …
Read MoreFor successful change – Momentum = Mass x Velocity
Today the VPS Continuous Improvement Network experienced something unique. With Larry Peterson (a well known Canadian Open Space Practictioner) touring Australia, we had a great opportunity to try a new format …
Read MoreEight Rules to Brilliant Brainstorming
Andrew Hargadon and Bob Sutton did some research on brainstorming in the 90’s that has been written up in BusinessWeek recently. Bob says it’s a good …
Read MoreOn noticing
The range of what we see and do Is limited by what we fail to notice. And because we fail to notice That we fail …
Read MoreThe busy-ness meme
Darren Woolley, over at P3, has also noticed the busy-ness meme. You know the one: we are so busy as the moment, flat out. In …
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