A great line (the title) from Caroline Green’s class in California, in the context of their use of the Cynefin Framework for sense-making. One of the main problems with normative/recipe book approaches to organisational issues is that they focus on what you should do now, as opposed to firstly understanding the nature of the system […]
I just got a copy of this case study in from a recent project run by Cognitive Edge practitioners in the Phillipines. It is worth reading in full, but the following quote was a highlight for me. Although traditional teambuilding might have relieved the momentary relationship tensions, we did not feel that it would help […]
The evidence is mounting. Net work (creating and sustaining networks across internal and external boundaries. The latest research from Harvard Business School, Best Practices of Global Innovators summarizes, in the from of an interview with Alan MacCormack the drivers in the trend of networked partnerships: The complexity of products and the sheer impossibility of a […]
It has been a busy year for KM conference keynotes. KM Australia, was followed up by KM Asia, KM World in the US, KM India (by phone) a few in the UK and now KM Brazil. I was given two hours today so could cover a lot of material, although I was tired at the […]
Paternalism has always worried me, especially when it is exercised with the power of the state. An example came to mind when a long term friend of mine expressed concern about the imposition of Cognitive Behaviour Therapy for treatment for psychic distress in the UK. We are talking about NICE clinical guidelines being imposed de […]
In the Poetry Society of America’s Journal, there is an article in which poets speak about complexity. I particularly enjoyed Susan Mitchell’s entry: “The poets that interest me most, that excite me to return to them again and again, all share a single characteristic: they are remarkably attentive. They see, hear, smell, taste and feel […]
Dave Snowden has been extolling the virtues of Apple machines almost ad nauseum to me. He constantly tries to convince me that if only I had an Apple like his, my life would be complete, easy, comfortable, luscious. So I took the bait and clicked when I saw this CNET headline, “More security, less safety […]
The above named were Odin’s two Ravens. Melanie Rawn’s latest novel Spellbinder references the translation of their names as Thought and Memory but states that the more accurate version is Thoughtful and Mindful. Now I came across that reading in the bath this morning . There is no better place than a bath to think […]
There is much global hype around Talent and the unique problem of attracting and retaining talented staff. As I (Aiden) track the shifts taking place in business, I see how talent retention strategies that were once successful are becoming less relevant and reliable. We wonder why these strategies are no longer effective? The reality is […]
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