Leonara of Treehugger reflects on this year’s Do Lectures. Lots of good stuff and this line particularly caught my eye:
Do Lectures are simply unafraid of being copied because they all know that what they are doing is completely unique and they are the very best at doing what they do. Everything else is just a pale imitation.
I wonder if the world might be a better place if we focussed more energy on that than on protecting intellectual property?
Hat tip: Alan Moore
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
Only Dead Fish – 7 Harsh Realities In Social Media Pithy slideshare giving corporates the low down on social meeja. The Fun & Improvisation of a Music Festival – the
David Weinberger has a nice item on small talk. Here’s a big chunk: I’ve come to be a fan of small talk and white lies. Here’s why. First especially when
Warning: bad language ahead. I rarely read newspapers or magazines, but I do regularly pick up Private Eye. Lately, the Eye has done a terrific job uncovering the lifestlye –
Chris Corrigan shares his experiences of cultural diversity and this particular learning experience. While hearing a round of introductions a young man was introducing himself but was going beyond the
