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Making headway in a new network
A first day at a new organisation is often daunting. Apart from just getting up to speed with what you are supposed to be doing …
Read MoreHarnessing complexity takes time and effort
Late last year I facilitated an open space event involving knowledge coordinators from a large government agency. These coordinators had never attended an open space …
Read MoreThis is a learning blog
Kathy Sierra over at Creating Passionate Users (one of my favourite blogs) has a learning blog: “A blog that shares what you know, to help …
Read MoreMichael Crichton and complexity science
Here is a set of videos of Michael Crichton (author of Jurassic Park and other techo-thrillers) presenting at The Smithsonian Associates and The Washington Center for Complexity …
Read MoreMost social software is anti-social
I enjoy reading Dave Pollard’s blog. While reading today’s post on the future of blogging it occurred to me that there is an underlying assumption …
Read MoreBeing open to communication
I recently came across this quote in Steve Dennings “The leaders guide to storytelling”: “To be understood is to be open to understanding.” And, thanks …
Read MoreSo when did process become a dirty word
In a past post I raised an issue with the word ‘facilitation’ calling it a fat word. A comment of Nancy White’s got me thinking when …
Read MoreA quick primer on Social Network Analysis
Given that I’m right in the middle of a social network analysis, I thought I’d throw together a very quick, very brief primer on Social …
Read MoreLet’s avoid the grand unifying approach to Personal Knowledge Management
Tom Davenport relates an interesting observation about the Capability Maturity Model (CMM) by its developer, Watts Humphrey. He realized that it was taking too long for many organizations …
Read MoreMaking better decisions in a complex world
A business that’s a hedgehog could go good to great, but a business full of hedgehogs could be a disaster. At least, that’s what I’m …
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