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True Story
My adventures as a Visiting Professor here in Copenhagen are coming to an end. Teaching at the Business School here has been a fabulous experience – even more so by the realization that I don’t have to...
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Linchpin
Back from Copenhagen and getting over jet lag. So catching up on my reading and went looking for a little treasure that is a great start to the Fall madness. Seth Godin put this book out in 2010 and...
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The Crowd Sourced Performance Review
Canada is big on crowdsourcing – in fact, Chaordix out of Calgary, Alberta – is leading the field worldwide (we can produce something other than hockey players). Crowdsourcing is a lot more than just...
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Daring Greatly
I’ve admired Brene Brown for some time. Her honesty, her humour, her courage. Inspiring enough to watch repeatedly myself and also bring into the classroom. Its been a really busy Fall and I’m glad for...
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Creative Confidence
The Kelley brothers from IDEO are at it again. After David Kelley has his brush with cancer, he decided to focus on what was most important to him – a wake up call not so gently delivered. The result...
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A case study on inclusive design: ethnography and energy use
gingergrant:A great article on why ethnographic research is a must in business. Originally posted on Ethnography Matters: Dr. Dan Lockton (@danlockton) is a senior associate at the Helen Hamlyn Centre...
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The Moment of Clarity
I’ve been busy preparing for a new summer course at the Copenhagen Business School this summer called “Corporate Anthropology and Organizational Ethnography” – a juicy title for academics! For normal...
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Community Conversations
Margaret Wheatley said that “whatever the problem, community is the answer.” When social innovation is a hot topic, knowing how to engage your community in whatever business is occupying your time is...
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What’s Important ….
If you want competitive advantage, here is the place to start. Hyatt and De Ciantis take us on a journey of discovery in one of the most interesting areas of our lives – our values. Working with...
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Jane Austin – Game Theorist
I love teaching at the Business School in Copenhagen in the summer. I always learn something new – which in turn informs my teaching which informs my research and round and round we go. The students...
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Finding Your Creative Core, 2nd Edition
So happy to announce the 2nd edition of my workbook, Finding Your Creative Core, is now available. Its been a really busy Fall! Building a creative environment within any organization starts with...
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Scaling Up Excellence
Robert Sutton and Huggy Rao have written a great little book on how to scale up farther, faster and more effectively. After having spending last week at the HRPA conference and talking to over 1,000...
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How Google Works
Google is one of those companies that everyone admires but secretly feels that such a structure/approach/strategy/corporate culture (take your pick) would never work in your field. The book “How...
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Intellectual Shamans
Recently, I attended the Spirituality and Creativity World Congress in Barcelona, Spain. I was presenting a couple of papers but focussed on the other presentations offered rather than my own. I was...
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Creative Schools: The Grassroots Revolution that’s Transforming Education
Some books you just inhale, and this is one of them. I have loved Ken Robinson since his first ted.talk where he speaks to how schools kill creativity. Viewed over 33 million times, you might say it...
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Edgewalkers
People are going back and forth across the doorsill where the two worlds touch The door is round and open, don’t go back to sleep. – Rumi Another exceptional find for you from the Spirituality and...
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Ethnography for Marketers
If you are serious about understanding your customers, you need to hone your ethnographic skills. In plain english, how you watch and listen to people in order to obtain actionable insights. My...
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Leaders Eat Last
Fall is always an exciting time for me. Maybe because it is the start of a new school year – so therefore full of possibilities and potential. Maybe because Fall is my favourite season –...
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Leadership BS
Have you ever wondered why organizations keep spending thousands of dollars on leadership programs and the evidence actually indicates that our workplaces are filled with distrustful, disengaged and...
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The Orange Line
I love doing keynotes! It gives me a chance to not only share my story but also to hear the story of others – where they are and where they may yet go. Recently I keynoted a conference of Women...
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