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| 30/11/05 | | Spot the anecdote |
At the beginning of the month I suggested an exercise to improve your ability to identify stories. Here’s another example to explore.
I remember my first anecdote circle as if it were yesterday. I was a little nervous but Sharon Darwent (one of my former colleagues at the IBM Cynefin Centre) provided some sound and simple advice: “When they sound like they are providing opinions just ask for an example.” Well, in that first anecdote circle that’s all I did. And it worked!
Here is an example of a participant providing their opinion. I then ask for an example. See if you can spot the anecdote. It’s brief.
(1m36s 1.5MB MP3)
By the way, it’s good to have opinion and judgement in your anecdote circles. In fact it’s essential. Opinion and judgement provide the lubricant which enables the next story to slide on by. Your job as the facilitator is to get them back telling stories.
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