Lessons when people move on

Isn’t it just great when you have a team of people working together who are incredibly productive? Together they generate great ideas, they are full of enthusiasm and everything goes up a level. New things almost seem to be created every day and everyone is a part of it. You can see this happening if … Read more

Capturing the Creative Learning Academy

Doing something innovative is one thing, capturing it is another. I am capturing the personal development approach which I am taking forward with my team, and which I have been writing about here. The book which I have started on this, should be finished soon. (All part of the drive to ‘ship’ things before resistance … Read more

Creative Leadership Learning Sets

It was 1997.  I had heard of the concept of a Learning Set. It was something that appealed on a number of levels. For example, the idea of a community in action is one where it is possible to build links, to establish a ‘fraternity’ which can provide mutual support to managers who can often … Read more

World Cafe – a great way to get everyone involved

Welcome to The World Cafe A couple of years ago, I took part in a knowledge cafe, run by David Gurteen. I wrote about it on my now deceased blog called ‘Things I found’. The technique, which is openly available in a truly open source way, is a brilliant way to get true participation. I … Read more