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A powerful intervention: Silence
When I first saw Brian Bainbridge run an Open Space Technology workshop I was impressed most by his use of silence. I know that in …
Read MoreSick of boring conferences? Maybe creating new stories can help
Earlier this year Johnnie Moore put together an interesting podcast on Unconferencing, asking the question of how can we get away from unsatisfying and boring conferences? I just heard a …
Read MoreUsing photos to jog memories
It seems everyone has a mobile phone with a camera in it these days. And digital cameras are as common as blades of grass on …
Read MoreThe problems with a dotmocracy
Have you ever used the technique we call a ‘dotmocracy’ to get a group to prioritise a set of ideas/initiatives/actions? Each person is given five …
Read MoreThe smackdown model for learning makes sense
Kathy Sierra’s smackdown model for learning made me smile AND nod—what a great idea. I agree, we should be presenting multiple views rather than insisting there is …
Read MoreBarriers and attractors – the practicalities of words
I’ve had the good fortune to work with Dave Snowden and Cynthia Kurtz at IBM while we were developing approaches to designing interventions using barriers and …
Read MoreThe role of metaphor in building an online community
Nancy White pointed me to this excellent post by Kathy Sierra which describes how the online community, javaranch, was built on the principle of members …
Read MoreBusinessweek is trumpeting blogs for business
There is a gradual awakening to how blogs might be used in business. Here is an article in Businessweek which provides a hosts of interesting …
Read MoreHow to identify a wicked (read complex) problem
Bill Godfrey has found, what I think is, a good list to help know whether you are dealing with a wicked (ie. complex) problem: The …
Read MoreFinding good blogs is a social phenomena
Finding good blogs is difficult. It is much like finding new friends when you move to a new city: it takes time and effort. Today …
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