Archive for the ‘Culture’ Category

Trust creating behaviours

Posted by  Shawn Callahan —July 24, 2008
Filed in Culture

I went to KM Australia this week and the issue of trust was mentioned many times. I noticed, however, that very few people went beyond …

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Recognition, praise, credit

Posted by  Shawn Callahan —June 30, 2008
Filed in Culture

“Credit is infinitely divisible. Give it away every chance you get, and there’s always plenty left for you.” Don Berwick, Head if Institute of Healthcare …

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Criteria for implementing initiatives in a complex space

Posted by  Shawn Callahan —May 16, 2008
Filed in Culture, Insight

Dave’s written a excellent post on how to make progress in a complex environment. It’s excellent because it comes at a time when I’m working …

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Lessons from Lewis & Clark—a new white paper is coming

Posted by  Shawn Callahan —May 15, 2008
Filed in Business storytelling, Culture

David Drake and I have written a new white paper describing a narrative approach to successful organisational change. We’ve built on our three journeys metaphor, …

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Footprints in time

Posted by  Mark Schenk —April 8, 2008
Filed in Culture, Events

Chandni and I have just returned from the official launch of Footprints in Time, a longitudinal study of indigenous children designed to identify the things …

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Making a difference

Posted by  Daryl Cook —February 19, 2008
Filed in Communication, Culture

I know we keep harping on about this, but little things can make a big difference! Here’s an inspiring Indian public announcement showing a great …

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Why sensemaking is vital

Posted by  Shawn Callahan —January 14, 2008
Filed in Anecdotes, Culture

I was listening to Melvyn Bragg’s radio program, In Our Time , this morning on my iPod. The topic was Albert Camus. In discussing his …

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Finding the domain for communities of practice

Posted by  Mark Schenk —November 28, 2007
Filed in Culture

One of the key challenges in starting a community of practice is to find the right domain – the topic that people are passionate enough …

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Maister on Trust

Posted by  Mark Schenk —September 24, 2007
Filed in Anecdotes, Culture

David Maister has an excellent podcast series. Some time ago I listened to his podcast on earning trust and the useful way he provides to …

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Architectures of control

Posted by  Shawn Callahan —July 24, 2007
Filed in Culture

Just discovered this interesting blog on how designers are using the built environment to control our behaviour. There is an interesting post on how a …

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