This week I have learned: the value of participant observation. Being able to get real views from the ground in front of people working in the heady echelons of an organisation is really valuable. finding a space to talk. Getting that space is the tricky bit. Once it's provided, the talking comes freely. I have … Continue reading Weeknote 682: starting
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Things I have learned this week: Lego Serious Play. I spent a good few hours this week on Amale's LSP for Coaching course with a wonderful group of other coaches and facilitators. I have to say I've been a bit sniffy about LSP until now, partly because the book I bought about it was so … Continue reading Weeknote 681: bricks
This week I have learned: going out two nights running is a challenge these days. Probably more so because I still seem to wake up at the dawn chorus no matter when I collapse into bed. it was worth it, though. Tuesday saw a catch-up with a lovely client followed by going to the British … Continue reading Weeknote 680: going out
This week I have learned: I felt a bit sad deciding to close the #100Coffees project. However, it continues—as Lisa Riemers suggested, it's now "live." Apparently, studies in the US have shown that people are reticent to tie themselves to performance targets that are actually within their control. This is fascinating and could explain some … Continue reading Weeknote 679: expansion
It's time to draw a close to the #100Coffees experiment. It's become a part of my general working out loud practice, but in the last couple of weeks, I've realized that I've stopped thinking of it as a project.So that brings it to a close. What have I learned? Loads. I presented this talk at … Continue reading The final #100Coffees curtain
This week I have learned: the power of using fiction as a tool. This sprang out of a conversation with a new connection at the beginning of the week. I like the idea of creating prosaic artefacts of the future to think about how the world might be different and better. a personal form of … Continue reading Weeknote 678: fictional
This week I have learned: I've implemented a new AI tool that will personalise these weeknotes to your tastes based on a complex algorithm and data analysis of your previous reading interests. I hope you enjoy the new experience! convincing people that they need something they don't know exists is an interesting challenge. It turns … Continue reading Weeknote 677 – landed
This week I have learned: that sometimes I can overcommit. Not too often, but this week I did. And then I got stressed trying to rectify my cockup. But it all resolved in the end. that I had some sort of unidentified cold-thing for over a week, and a full-day in-person workshop yesterday brought home … Continue reading Weeknote 676: video
This week I have learned: the satisfaction and relief when you get a client from "prospect" to signed up and in contract. Mostly it's the relief from worrying if it'll all get pulled at the last minute for some reason. how nice it is to catch up with long-lost colleagues. Fraser, it was a delight … Continue reading Weeknote 675 – building blocks
Friday's coffee companion is an operations specialist. We talked about... the challenges of running events how the events industry is (or isn't) adapting to the post-covid reality watch parties finding one's niche being the only grown-up in the room implementing processes in a world where processes are seen as the antithesis of how things are … Continue reading 155th of 100
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