Storytelling and Conversational Leadership Placing storytelling in the practice of thinking together

Storytelling is widely treated as a core leadership skill in organizations. When stories are used mainly to inspire or persuade, conversation can shift from inquiry to performance. Conversational Leadership keeps stories in play, but centres attention on shared reasoning and what unfolds after the story is told. Continue reading Storytelling and Conversational Leadership Placing storytelling in the practice of thinking together

Collective Sense-making The Knowledge Café is a powerful collective sense-making tool

We make sense of the world through what we know, notice, and understand. But our individual perspectives are limited by bias, blind spots, and the growing complexity around us. Collective sensemaking brings different perspectives together in conversation, helping us build a richer understanding of difficult situations and decide how to act. Continue reading Collective Sense-making The Knowledge Café is a powerful collective sense-making tool