Beyond marshmallow motorbikes
Improv can still be powerful when it’s mundane
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Fierce collaboration
Finding space for stronger feelings in collaboration
The joy of conversation
I’ve just had a delightful meeting with Emma Cahill co-founder of publishing house Snowbooks. They describe their approach thus: We publish far fewer titles than
Collaboration
I’ve been doing a lot of thinking – and worrying – about collaboration. I think the ability to collaborate effectively is becoming ever more essential
David Bowie says IP is in for a bashing
The Church of the Customer blog quotes an NY Times interview with David Bowie who says: I’m fully confident that copyright for instance, will no
Denham Gray on the unspoken
No sooner do I finish my last blog than I stumble on Denham Grey’s eloquent thoughts: Wonder if you can really capture tacit knowledge by
Speaking the unspoken
I’ve been thinking a lot about what goes unspoken in the world in general and in my little slice of it in particular. There I
Thinking or Doing?
I spend too much time thinking. A friend revealed to me recently that he would describe me to acquaintances as a brain on a stick.
Spam comments and the power of community
I’ve just started to suffer from Spam comments the latest effort by these wretches to publicise their sites. They basically post fatuous comments to weblogs
Upcoming events
I’ve always really enjoyed speaking in public. Don’t know why, just do. So I’m chuffed that a couple of interesting events have come up for
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High status BS
Branding is so often mired in the Land of High Status. Why, oh why, are agencies so grandiose in the way they describe their clients and themselves? The other day,
23 May 2004
links for 2010-08-08
Cognitive Edge – Silos and Sinecures Does the current academic setup prevent innovation? " the system seems designed to prevent original thought and risk taking. It seems like a majority
8 August 2010
Michelangelo to Motorbikes
I’m running a new workshop with my friend Alan Moore. Crafting Beautiful Businesses is on 27 September in London. The words beauty and business sound an unlikely pairing. Business is
25 July 2016
On conversations…
Conversations have been on my mind lately. Prompted by my friend down under, Matt Moore I’ve been slowly rereading Patricia Shaw’s Changing Conversations in Organizations. She’s able to articulate very
4 December 2006
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