One of my newest, favourite communication tools is a Culture Map. I first came across this better way to visualize cultural differences in Erin Meyer’s book, The Culture Map (published earlier this year). Here’s a short interview of Meyer, about her book: (video not displaying? watch here, on YouTube) The Culture Map The Culture Map is […]
Are You Configuring The Future to Suit The Facts?
November 20, 2014 by · 2 Comments
“I never guess. It is a capital mistake to theorize before one has data. Insensibly one begins to twist facts to suit theories, instead of theories to suit facts.” Sherlock Holmes in Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s, A Scandal in Bohemia. According to German psychologist, Gerd Gerzenger of the Max Plank Institute, relying on your intuition […]
Public Good: It starts with seeing the big picture in small things
November 19, 2014 by · Leave a Comment
There is a stone in the forest across the waters, the Straight of Juan de Fuca, from where I live. Its a small stone. I haven’t seen it, though apparently, when I locate it, I will hear what ‘quiet’ sounds like. The quiet results from the interaction of many connected things, extending far from that […]
Writing tips for storytelling from Billy Wilder
September 9, 2014 by · 2 Comments
Summer is always a good time to vary perspective. On the book front this summer, “Conversations With Wilder“, by Cameron Crowe, offered me some new perspectives on story. Billy Wilder (1906-2002) was a legendary Hollywood movie writer and director. (Double Indemnity, Sunset Boulevard, Some Like it Hot, The Apartment and many more). Conversations with […]
Out of This World Collaboration
July 28, 2014 by · 2 Comments
Summer is a time to chill with some good reads. And what could be better than some ‘out of this world’ escapism! This week I read An Astronaut’s Guide To Life On Earth, by Chris Hadfield (@Cmdr_Hadfield). Hadfield was the Canadian commander of the International Space Station (ISS), a multi-nation collaboration, for 5 months in […]
