I know I’ve posted this video before but I’ve been thinking of it a lot lately. Watching our MPs in the wake of the expenses scandal has been like watching a minor version of Ceausescu moments.
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
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
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
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
Lauren Collister defends emoticons and various other bits of linguistic shorthand against those who insist on the sanctity of language. I know I can be a language pedant tut-tutting the
Am currently in Akaroa in a house overlooking the bay and it’s quite beautiful, a world away from England. Continued amazing sunshine dictates heavy sunblock and very light blogging.
I think I’ll have to try out the new exhibit in the giant Turbine Hall of the Tate Modern gallery. Looks a lot of fun. And a real object of
This is the best improv course I’ve ever done. You go for a series of evening sessions where you play with your fellow participants and then on the last evening
