Two nice videos exploring how complexity emerges from simple interactions. (Click here if you can’t see the embedded clips.)
Complexity depends on how connected the parts are to each other.
Hat tip: Dave Pollard
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
A quick ramble on the nature of paradox, inspired by a blog on the value of both fear of the new and curiosity
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
Steve Ellis has a very nice summary of soundbites from the recent Dachis Social Biz Fest. Stuff like this really does feel like a good substitute for going to events
On a brighter note here’s a great link I found in Curt Rosengren’s blog. Curt writes: File this one under companies who get it! In the dismal economy of 2002
This video provides a fascinating experience of how we what see influences what we hear. It’s quite disconcerting. Essentially you hear the word “bah” being repeated. But when the visual image
Tom Guarriello has a good post about Jack Trout. Jack’s having a panic attack about the rise of amateur advertising. “It’s a real problem,” says Jack Trout, a veteran marketing
