Why Do We Fear Learning? (1)
2/10/12 •
I love this Google+ post from Dave Gray. He talks about the operation of an aircraft carrier, a complex system with high personnel turnover but no comprehensive operations manual. There is no manual because it would have to be as complex as the carrier itself. Instead, the “manual” for the carrier is the sum of [...]
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Experience and Reflection over Lecture and Advice (1)
10/16/11 •
I recently spent a day helping the leadership of an organization make the leap from “can we become Agile?” to “now we’re becoming Agile!” The problem was one of mindset: getting people to think less about barriers and more about what actions are possible. My solution involved hands-on experiential learning and structured group debriefing. I’ve [...]
Balancing Advocacy With Inquiry at Agile Coach Camp (1)
9/30/11 •
At Agile Coach Camp I conducted a small session on balancing advocacy with inquiry when debriefing or trying to defuse tense situations. Olaf Lewitz gave a very kind write up of the session (with pictures!) in his blog post Test-Driven Conversations and explains the learning he took away from the session. Thanks, Olaf — and I [...]
Birthright (2)
7/17/11 •
What is luxury? Fine food, fine wine Different lands, different people, different tongues Water, sand, sun, sky: Nature in all Her splendour. Servants and service, our ev’ry whim Fulfilled – Singers, dancers, masseurs, chefs A multitude of choices arrayed To delight and dazzle us Confounding our inner judge Drowning out its strident Admonitions: “You may [...]
When Promoting Transformative Change, Have Faith in Your Convictions (0)
10/16/10 •
Regina Holliday, a muralist and advocate for health care improvement, talks about her painting “Bridging the Great Divide” between L-mode and R-mode thought as applied to Healthcare 2.0. The talk and painting depend a bit on the context of the conference where Regina is speaking, however I really liked this bit at at 3m50s about [...]
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