“In 1938, thousands of Americans confused a radio adaptation of the H.G. Wells novel The War of the Worlds with an official news broadcast and panicked, in the belief that the United States had been invaded by Martians. Is it possible that the Internet could be the source of a comparable wave of panic, but […]
… BCI lecture, Dr Robert Kay
Very interesting and enjoyable time at the Annual BCI Lecture last night. I reported on Rob Kay’s research in a previous post and it was good to see some additional aspects presented during the formal session – but of much greater value was the opportunity to chat with Rob over a beverage or three after […]
… Cognitive Complexity
I thoroughly enjoyed the Cynefin Seminar yesterday. As we say in Australia, “Do yourself a favor” – click through to that link and see if it is scheduled in your area soon. Dave Snowden will challenge you to think about things differently, and has a remarkable capacity to entertain while doing it. Not surprising, I […]
Crisis Leadership
My second session for Sunday was Peter Power’s Crisis Leadership Workshop. The session provided a very wide ranging summary of ideas and theories around the subject of Leadership. A subject that seems to have many varied definitions and meanings – as became obvious by some group activities later in the session. Power touched on a […]
… the quest
Today I am reviewing one of the earliest, and certainly one of the more influential, articles describing the concept of resilience as it applies to organisations. Despite being almost 8 years old, this paper still offers some interesting insights into the concept of resilience for the contemporary reader. “The Quest for Resilience” by Gary Hamel […]