Tag Archives: Reflection

#WorkingOutLoud: Illustrations on the Socially Dynamic Organisation

Posted on May 11, 2017 by

I spent yesterday working with a group of around forty HR leaders, exploring aspects of the Socially Dynamic Organisation: i took the chance to sketch up some reflections, just my notes really, but sharing them here as part of #WorkingOutLoud. … Continue reading →

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Words About Learning: Space

Posted on May 4, 2017 by

Not the space above our heads, filled with stars. But the spaces we move between: some formal, some social, some loved and developed, others derelict and abandoned. Communities inhabit spaces: nesting, crafting, adapting, calling them ‘home’. But a space is … Continue reading →

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The Trust Sketchbook: Trust in Organisations

Posted on May 2, 2017 by

I thought it was worth sharing another sketch for the idea that i am playing with around a #WorkingOutLoud book on ‘Trust‘. It’s still a rather idle idea: probably a Zine that you sketch in yourself, somewhere between a notebook … Continue reading →

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Iceland: The Battle Of Fire And Ice

Posted on April 19, 2017 by

Systems seek stability, a levelling of energy, an erosive calm. Heat sinks towards the temperate, erosion claims the highest peak. The fire and fury of the eruption is ultimately frozen as ragged rubble, fractured and tumbled, lying calmly in the … Continue reading →

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Projects: The Enemy of Change?

Posted on March 1, 2017 by

To adapt our organisations to thrive in the Social Age will require a holistic pattern of adaptation: you cannot fix an ecosystem challenge with a single touch point. Reflecting on this got me thinking about projects, and more specifically whether … Continue reading →

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To Seek A Truth

Posted on January 30, 2017 by

One cannot help but be caught up in the frenzy of thinking and discussion around politics, truth or post truth, facts or lack thereof, communication, and change. There’s no doubt that a lot is happening. I’m deeply uneasy: not specifically … Continue reading →

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Trump: Communication in the Social Age

Posted on January 23, 2017 by

The early stages of the Trump presidency are seeing the battle lines drawn between formal media organisations and social power. It’s a complex conflict: partly a tension between different types of power, partly a battle between establishment and a newly … Continue reading →

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