This post was triggered by another recent post, Two worlds and in between, from Neil Usher (@workessence). It (this post) is about the power of informal communities, and issues involved in ‘harnessing’ the energy and insights generated in these self-determining self-managing social spaces to achieve business objectives i.e. to create value for customers and shareholders. […]
Instigators
Small steps towards a social business school
This post follows on from a couple of recent posts: 1) Talking about learning – can you feel it? – “it’s worth keep reminding ourselves that a) many of us have a “yearning for learning” and b) continuous learning and adaptation are integral to high-performing work systems.” 2) Learning, leading and Spartacus moments – “I’m trying, in a very small […]
How work’s changing – and what it means for 21st century skills
This post draws on years of working with businesss making the transition to new ways of working, from a 7-year long collaboration with the Director of Global Workplace Innovation at a large US corporate, and from innovating executive education nationally and internationally. It’s a summary of how work is changing – or should be – […]
Calling All Instigators! – part one
You might know that I wrote a research-based book, which was published in 2013. The book is not for a general audience so I’ve collated some of the insights from the book and bundling them together with other stuff I’ve written over the past few years into an ebook, Calling All Instigators! This post – […]