A lot of the early work on narrative, which I summarised yesterday was largely based on instinct and common sense. There was background theory – I focused on aesthetics and ethics when I studied Philosophy and I was formally trained in rhetoric at school and carried that forward into competitive debating at University and beyond. […]
In my earlier post I reprised my earlier work on the role of informal networks with a view to updating and extending that today, keeping with the metaphor of mycorrhiza. In the meantime Valdis has made a first post in his work and ideas. The two of us agreed to do this in parallel for […]
Problems of diversity, inclusion and associated conflict pervade modern society. To be honest they always did but we are more aware of them. Also, those excluded from power, subjected to epistemic injustice, prejudice, and often violence are standing up, challenging orthodoxies, and asking difficult questions. At the same time previous dominant groups can no longer […]
When I was at school, way back in the days of the white-hot heat of technological optimism, the local printers made a gift to the school of their old platen press and a case of font trays. There were drawers for each font and point size all with a similar layout – a pattern that […]
Just as a warning, this is a rather rambling post. The overall theme is about constraints and is another theme I will be posting about over the next month or so. You might want to do a search on ‘Mending Walls’ both on this blog and the wider internet if you want more of the […]
There is a long preamble here all of which I think is relevant, but then I like a discursive approach to important subjects and the establishment of patterns before making a point. Those less inclined to this style can jump straight to the “What does this mean” section below but even then you won’t escape the […]
If I am honest about things I am probably guilty of Pelagianism in some form. For those not on top of their heresies, Pelagius was a British monk who lived over the cusp of the fourth and fifth centuries and taught that original sin did not taint human nature and divine grace was not necessary […]
In the first of these articles, I looked at Borton’s W³ question from the 1970s and more recent adaptations (with varying degrees of acknowledgment of their source) by Driscoll, Eoyang and Liberating Structures. I’ve found all useful in various ways but I have concerns based on their heavy reliance of workshops (a general concern by […]
Dave Snowden and Simon Wardley joined in a seminal two-day exploration of the synergies and potential collaboration between these two approaches in December 2018. The recording of this event is now available as a series of 25 videos available for online viewing.
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