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Dropping Pebbles. Facilitating Sensemaking.

When I enter a room to facilitate a two hour workshop, eyebrows are raised. I look like my old aunt that packed for a weekend to visit relatives. Two large suitcases full of clothing. Just in case. You never know what the weather might turn out to be. Or if we decide to go to …

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Culture. Language. Visualization. And Why You Should Like Blogs.

I like blogs more than books. Well. Certain types of blogs. The best blogs are like Desperate Housewives, The Sopranos and Six Feet Under. You can enjoy an individual episode, but true bliss only happens by watching every single episode from every single season from these fabulous television series. My two favorite blogs are Fluent …

Giving Advice In Blog Posts. And Being On The Same Page.

Perhaps I should make a new category. “Stuff I wrote, but not here.” So. Recently I wrote stuff. But not here. Not on this blog. Somewhere else. So. Not here. Wrap This In An Enigma! About Giving Advice In Blog Posts. I try to avoid giving advice in blog posts. Before you know it people …

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What Makes A Culture A “Project Culture”?

What makes a culture a “project culture”? I wonder why I haven’t raised this question sooner. Hmmm. Here is my shot at it. A “culture” is about the shared notion of “how we do things around here”, shared values, assumptions and beliefs. So. A “project culture” is about the shared notion of “how we do …

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Why I Focus On Conversations.

Ali Anani mailed me an article last week that contained my missing link. It is an article called: “Culture and complexity” and it contains this paragraph: “… culture is the result of all the daily conversations and negotiations between the members of an organisation. They are continually agreeing (sometimes explicitly, usually tacitly) about the ‘proper’ …