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Collaboration requires fairness

Posted by  Shawn Callahan —November 28, 2008
Filed in Anecdotes, Collaboration

Humans have a strong sense of fairness. If two people are given a sum of money and one is asked to divide it and offer …

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Ask a gardner what she knows, in a garden

Posted by  Shawn Callahan —November 10, 2008
Filed in Business storytelling

Remembering experiences is heavily dependent on surroundings. I’m currently helping an energy company learn the lessons from retiring employees. I’m videoing their experiences with the …

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My friends confirm my huntch that knowledge work is dead

Posted by  Shawn Callahan —January 3, 2008
Filed in Anecdotes

Yesterday I arrived home from a relaxing trip to Jervis Bay to enjoy Christmas with my family (sans computer). So today I couldn’t help myself …

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The billiard ball example

Posted by  Shawn Callahan —October 8, 2007
Filed in Fun

When I talk about complexity to clients I mention that complex systems are impossible to predict in detail especially as your forcast extends into the …

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History matters

Posted by  Shawn Callahan —August 4, 2007
Filed in Anecdotes

I just received this comment from AJ which I thought you would enjoy. I will let her comment speak for itself. I’m an anthropologist who’s …

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Data, Information, Knowledge: a sensemaking perspective

Posted by  Shawn Callahan —June 28, 2007
Filed in Communication

The relationship among data, information and knowledge is often depicted as a pyramid. With data at the base, it’s converted to information and information converted …

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Finding and amplifying a sense of direction—directional stories

Posted by  Shawn Callahan —June 1, 2007
Filed in Anecdotes, Communication

This week I have been talking to people about foundational stories and how they are important for reinforcing the core vales and direction for everyone …

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How Gehry designs—the full story

Posted by  Shawn Callahan —May 22, 2007
Filed in Anecdotes

On the recommendation of Johnnie Moore, I read A Perfect Mess by Eric Abrahamson and David Freedman. I was really looking forward to this book …

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Using small rituals to switch roles and behaviour

Posted by  Shawn Callahan —January 28, 2007
Filed in Collaboration

Our behaviour changes with the roles we play, and sometimes we need a trigger to remind us to move from one role to another to ensure our behaviour suits the …

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Surveys, rewards and shame

Posted by  Shawn Callahan —September 27, 2006
Filed in Anecdotes

Bob Sutton has a terrific post describing how Cedars-Sinai Medical Center got all their doctors to wash their hands. His main source for the post is …

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