Archive for September, 2005

Want to get more things done? Communicate!

Posted by  Andrew Rixon —September 30, 2005
Filed in Communication

It’s interesting (maybe even common-sensical) that a recent poll on http://www.ceoforum.com.au has found that lack of communication is considered a key obstacle to getting things …

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A powerful intervention: Silence

Posted by  Andrew Rixon —September 28, 2005
Filed in Communication

When I first saw Brian Bainbridge run an Open Space Technology workshop I was impressed most by his use of silence. I know that in …

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What would you like to read more of here on our Blog?

Posted by  Andrew Rixon —September 27, 2005
Filed in Business storytelling

One of things which we do alot of at Anecdote is Listen. Shawn has posted previously that story-telling is just half the story. The other half is …

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A couple of things I’ve learnt about interventions

Posted by  Shawn Callahan —September 27, 2005
Filed in Collaboration, Culture

Late last year I described some initial thoughts on what makes an intervention. Here is an excerpt: We call them ‘interventions’ because they are designed …

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Brisbane this week

Posted by  Shawn Callahan —September 27, 2005
Filed in News

I’ll be in Brisbane on Thursday this week. If you would like to catch up for a coffee please drop me a line: shawn AT …

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Sick of boring conferences? Maybe creating new stories can help

Posted by  Andrew Rixon —September 26, 2005
Filed in Communication

Earlier this year Johnnie Moore put together an interesting podcast on Unconferencing, asking the question of how can we get away from unsatisfying and boring conferences? I just heard a …

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Learning initiatives need stories not measurement

Posted by  Shawn Callahan —September 25, 2005
Filed in Employee Engagement

I learnt from Nancy Dixon that it’s difficult (perhaps impossible) to determine the organisational impact of a learning initiative. Say, for example, you introduce After …

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Latham’s diary is a lesson on why we don’t edit anecdotes

Posted by  Shawn Callahan —September 24, 2005
Filed in Anecdotes

I was reading excerpts of Mark Latham’s diaries last weekend and I was struck by how neat and complete his entries were and my immediate …

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Google Blog Search is now available

Posted by  Shawn Callahan —September 24, 2005
Filed in News

If you are looking for blogs try Google Blog Search. One of the nice features is the ability to subscribe to your search via RSS …

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Don’t Prepare – Just show up!

Posted by  Andrew Rixon —September 21, 2005
Filed in Fun

A great little book which I’ve been working my way through lately is Improv Wisdom . There are some great wisdoms for life in this book, like …

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