I had a lot of idle time in airport lounges during the last twenty four hours, returning from Auckland to the UK and now on to Marseille. In Singapore during a layover of several hours I got to the point where I couldn’t really concentrate any more, but could not afford to go to sleep. […]
There are some words that irritate the hell out of me for the concepts they embody. One of those is the whole idea of memes and the associated practice of memetic science which in some manifestations ends up with memetic engineering. Come to think of it any association of engineering with anything involving humans or […]
Just to be clear, the opening picture is not intended to represent the human brain. Now in my wildest dreams I would not have believed it possible for anyone to assert it did, but that nightmare was realised today. Having delivered a workshop on knowledge mapping yesterday I had the day to catch up […]
An interesting day working with a group of Partners from ETHOS with whom we are starting to form an interesting series of relationships. I’ve had several meetings with them since I was introduced by Euan Semple and Jon Husband. I share many of their values and approaches in particular a passion against the tyranny of utilisation […]
A couple if inches of snow this morning and life became difficult. The local authority have decided to rebuild the bridge which crosses the Kennet between our village the A4. This means that you have to take one of two country lanes that will accommodate only one car at a time. The obvious solution of […]
Another Gaping Void cartoon for this second post on culture, which makes the point that change initiatives come and go but relationships that we build can last for ever. My post of yesterday targeted the single causal model that underpins so many simplistic consultancy initiatives than claim simplicity. If you can find one thing […]
One of the tasks I have to complete over the next day or so is supporting material for a range of Cognitive Edge employee engagement tools and offerings. For those familiar with Cognitive Edge methods and SenseMaker® as a tool there will be nothing revolutionary, but we haven’t put it all together in a […]
I took the train to Cardiff yesterday to watch the Blues play Leinster. We lost the match, not due the red card in the first half but the yellow in the second. If it hadn’t been for that it would have been a famous victory. I’d taken the train so I could catch up […]
12: Avoiding uncertainty and anti-intellectualism It’s the twelfth day of this series and time to draw it to a close. A final post needs to create some sense of completion, either by some summary statement or by building to a climax. In a sense I am taking both options by looking at the willingness […]
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