Archive for February, 2008

4 Stories themes that can help engage staff

Posted by  chandni —February 29, 2008
Filed in Business storytelling

The January ’08 cover of CIO magazine provokes an interesting thought about managing people: There’s so much to be done to bring and retain people …

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An anecdote’s point of view

Posted by  Shawn Callahan —February 28, 2008
Filed in Anecdotes, Business storytelling

Ford Harding has just posted two versions of the same anecdote. The first paints the consultant as the hero while the second focuses on the …

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Meeting to talk about storytelling, narrative and complexity

Posted by  Shawn Callahan —February 28, 2008
Filed in Business storytelling

I run a meetup group in Melbourne call Emergence and we get together for drinks and dinner each month. Our next meeting is on the …

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Anecdote’s will be checked and re-checked

Posted by  Shawn Callahan —February 27, 2008
Filed in Anecdotes, Business storytelling

Expect any anecdote you tell to be tested and retested, especially if you are a politician. Barrack Obama is a storyteller par excellence and so …

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What is thought?

Posted by  Shawn Callahan —February 24, 2008
Filed in Communication

I’m listening to Will Durant’s book, The Greatest Minds and Ideas of All Time, and I noticed this passage which help us understand why we …

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Knowledge management lessons

Posted by  Shawn Callahan —February 24, 2008
Filed in Anecdotes, Collaboration

As the co-ordinator of the SIKMLeaders community of practice, Stan Garfield asked the community members this question: “If you were invited to give a keynote …

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Everyone has a story…

Posted by  Robyn —February 22, 2008
Filed in Anecdotes, Fun

…is the byline of Smith, an online storytelling community that provides a space to read, write, and share stories. Just over twelve months ago they …

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Running a knowledge market on a teleconference

Posted by  Shawn Callahan —February 22, 2008
Filed in Collaboration

Inspired by a conversation with Chris Young at Thiess, Robyn and I ran a knowledge market activity with our client and their spatial modeller community …

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Making a difference

Posted by  Daryl Cook —February 19, 2008
Filed in Communication, Culture

I know we keep harping on about this, but little things can make a big difference! Here’s an inspiring Indian public announcement showing a great …

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Looking for the single, correct answer can be dumb

Posted by  Shawn Callahan —February 18, 2008
Filed in Business storytelling

Thanks to ken (one of our favourite Anecdote blog commentors) for this link of Malcolm Gladwell doing what he does best: telling a story which …

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