Annette Clancy likes Post Secret. So do I.
Rambling thoughts on models
I went down to Surrey on Friday for long walk and pub lunch with Neil Perkin. We’d originally planned to run a workshop about agile
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Planning as drowning
Antonio Dias offers a fascinating description of what goes wrong when drowning: What separates a swimmer from someone drowning is the way a swimmer acknowledges
Leadership as holding uncertainty
Viv picks out some nice ideas from Phelim McDermott on the subject of leadership. “We love the security of the illusion that someone is in
Concreting Complexity
I’ve been thinking about the urge to scale things lately – see here and here. I understand the concern with being able to effect big
The absurd
In moving house, I radically downsized my collection of books which I can highly recommend. I used to think I’d one day find a reason
Leadership as emergent, co-created and unheroic
I really enjoy Chris Rodgers’ views on leadership. He argues against the assumption that it takes great leadership for organisations to succeed. He suggests that
Rewriting history…
Thanks to my Improvisation friend Kelsey Flynn I rambled into a letter cited in Margaret Cho’s Blog (go to Letter #1): Lately it seems like
Who says fun is dangerous?
I wanted to share this email doing the rounds this morning… AIRCRAFT MAINTENANCE After every flight Qantas pilots fill out a form called a gripe
Yes, and…
A quick ramble on the nature of paradox, inspired by a blog on the value of both fear of the new and curiosity
Ever wondered what it’s like to work in a porn shop?
Well now you need wonder no more. A friend told me about this (no, seriously… my Feedster feed on improvisation turned it up). Is it
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Your moment of Zen
Thanks to Daryl at Anecdote for this. While the master quietly served tea the professor talked about wanting to learn Zen. The master poured the visitor’s cup to the brim,
30 January 2008
Moment
I’m back in catch-up mode with Reverb10. Here’s the day 3 prompt: Moment. Pick one moment during which you felt most alive this year. Describe it in vivid detail (texture
6 December 2010
A bit more on ordinariness
One more thought about ordinariness and its connection to the extraordinary arising from Reboot. Ben Hammersley is a lovely presenter the blogosphere’s answer to Eddie Izzard (what was the question?)
14 June 2005
Tips for Microsoft
Some good ideas in Steve Rubel’s post: Microsoft Office Marketing. I especially like the idea of hosting a head-to-head debate between users of older and upgrade versions. I wonder if
7 March 2005
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