The basic Estuarine Framework has not changed significantly since last year’s publication; the vulnerable zone has been renamed volatile, but that is it for the base framework, which is a testament to its utility. What has changed are the options to generate items for the framework, the action types have extended, and the need to […]
Yesterday I established the basis for knowledge mapping, namely to ask a meaningful question in a meaningful context. I promised that I would place that into a wider programme which, in the language of our new Hexi approach, is called an assembly. Astute readers may also have spotted a developing theme in both the banner […]
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As I indicated yesterday my group in IBM UK got into the wider field of narrative through the process of knowledge discovery. We found that collecting stories around decisions made allowed us to more effectively may what people knew by creating a meaningful context. We also discovered that people journaling that experience was more effective […]
For many years now I’ve made a strong distinction between narrative and story telling. In IBM days and afterwards I emphasised anecdotes over stories and frequently evidenced my dislike of the recipe type approaches typified in many a popular writer in this field. Often I have been critical (frequently highly critical) of the business (or […]
Two years ago, a Greek NGO organized and carried out a community consultation project that aimed to shed light on the consequences of the intense urbanization occurred in three neighboring communities in the suburbs of Athens. It was the first time that a research in Greece was based on narrative, which was collected from and […]
Over the past month I have had a chance to delve into facilitating anecdote circles for a project. I did not expect to be surprised that it would enrich my professional experience, however what I find interesting is that I am slowly putting aside my natural inclination towards introversion, and letting a more ebullient side […]
In my post of yesterday I suggested that: far too much management “theory” is shoring up executives by making them feel good without changing their real actions. I wrote that as a response to Rosabeth Moss Kanters Ten essentials for getting value from values, but in practice I could have chosen more or less any […]
The main thing I’m supposed to be doing as a guest blogger this week is reflecting on how accreditation courses have changed over the years. You want to know the truth? Here it is: The first accreditation course felt more like a Harry Potter movie than an IBM Global Consulting meeting. I had known Dave […]
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