Rob Patterson is absolutely right, this is easily one of the best articles on change that’s shown up in a long time. Why it’s hard, why most conventional approaches are unlikely to work, and why efforts that appear doomed actually worked. I expect to be re-reading and recommending this one [...]
I’ve had reason to appreciate this sentiment far too many times in faculty meetings, partner meetings, and other settings where ego and brains fight for dominance. Worth remembering. Thank you Espen.
Generic meeting summary.
I think this goes for most meetings:
“[...] a [...] faculty meeting is not over when everything has been said, it [...]
If you consider the C.I.A. as an example of a knowledge based
organization, this op-ed piece from David Brooks is worth some thought.
Here's the money quote from my parochial perspective:
But the problem is not bureaucratic. It's epistemological. Individuals
are good at using intuition and imagination to understand other humans.
We know from recent advances in neuroscience, popularized in [...]
I've been enjoying Mark Brady's Fouroboros for a while now.
Here he gets at some important truths about those who propose change
inside organizations. There was a time when I thought this kind of
response was appropriate even when I was upset by it. Now, it simply
annoys me and Mark provides some ammunition to address the underlying
fear [...]
While this has been true and will likely continue to be so, it's also
cause for concern. To be a specialist in anything implies we are at
best generalists in most everything else. If we don't learn to value
and appreciate specialist knowledge that we don't have, we will
continue to be at the mercy of those who can [...]
This should certainly be on your short list.
It does provide much on the vision of what might be coming to pass. It
certainly represents much of what I would like to see come to pass and
what I think might be possible to bring into being. It won't, however,
come about simply because we would like it [...]
Brilliant. Read this, think about it, contemplate what makes it true.
Groupware. Groupware Bad. Perfect. I lived through this too, with amazing similarities, back in my gogo Australia days…. [Emptybottle : Coasters]
My latest column, Improving Systems: Forget Architecture – Look at the Buildings, is up at ESJ. This one was inspired by Steward Brand’s excellent How Buildings Learn; What Happens After They’re Built. It riffs on Brand’s work to reflect on what we might learn about building better systems.
Let me add my recommendation to Martin’s and add that the paper is authored by David Reed and Andy Lippman of MIT. I’ve mentioned David’s work from time to time and Andy is equally brilliant and insightful.
A fatal infection. I would urge readers to drop the baby, turn off the oven, sit down and read [...]
I agree. This is a pointer to an excellent piece on technology and business change, full of insight and good advice.
Spooky Action: Seldom updated, often re-readMi…
Spooky Action: Seldom updated, often re-read
Mike DeWitt is a guy who needs a kick in the ass. He writes such good stuff, then gets taken prisoner by work for [...]
