Transformation Is About a Shift in Language and Conversation Peter Block

We are all problem solvers, action oriented and results minded. It is illegal in this culture to leave a meeting without a to-do list. We want measurable outcomes and we want them now. What is hard to grasp is that it is this very mindset which prevents anything fundamental from changing. We cannot problem solve our way into fundamental change, or … | Peter Block  Continue reading Transformation Is About a Shift in Language and Conversation Peter Block

Complex Problems Require an Entirely Different Approach in Assessment, and Action Nora Bateson

The problems the world is facing now, including ecological damage, natural disasters, poverty, species loss, political upheaval, refugee trauma, and even health epidemics, can all be described as complex, that is, they are born of circumstances that are multi-causal and non-linear. This complexity vexes the traditional problem-solving model of … | Nora Bateson Continue reading Complex Problems Require an Entirely Different Approach in Assessment, and Action Nora Bateson

Complex Problems Aren’t Actually Problems at All Seth Godin

Complex problems aren’t actually problems at all. They are non-determinate systems, systems that change based on how we engage with them. Push on one part of a complex problem and a different part will change the system. Healthcare, climate and technology systems are all complex problems. Credit: Seth Godin Source: Seth’s BlogPeople: Seth GodinSeth Godin … Continue reading Complex Problems Aren’t Actually Problems at All Seth Godin

Knowledge Café in Zurich, Switzerland The Knowledge Café has empowered our staff to speak up and take the initiative

Knowledge Cafés at the European Patent Office Knowledge Cafés at National Gas Company of Trinidad and Tobago Close Pop-up all posts in this chapter What’s the Vibe? Please be patient as this may take up to a minute to load… Close In 2006, I ran a knowledge-sharing workshop for an international organization in Zurich. As … Continue reading Knowledge Café in Zurich, Switzerland The Knowledge Café has empowered our staff to speak up and take the initiative