Living the virtual life, large? Spending hours a day online can be more than watching the latest Gangnam Style video (though fun!). Over the past week, my online work has been a fortunate mix of client activities, virtual learning, monitoring the networks, participating in a community event, and more. Diverse participation in the virtual ecosystem […]
Cultural Gumbo: Collaboration on culturally-diverse teams
September 7, 2012 by · Leave a Comment
Each day, week, month. I discover how much I still have to learn. After a recent workshop I gave on conflict management, to Canadian immigrants, at the Inter-Cultural Association of Greater Victoria, I’ve upped my belief that getting a grip on cultural differences matters a lot. And, it matters whenever, and wherever, you find yourself in […]
RIP Dr. Roger Fisher
August 31, 2012 by · Leave a Comment
I cut my conflict management teeth on the work of Dr. Roger Fisher. His book, Getting to Yes, co-authored with William Ury, and first published in 1981, is the seminal book on interest-based negotiation theory and practice. Dr. Fisher died this week. He is a legend in the conflict resolution community. His legacy includes the […]
Managed Services: The evolution of legal services?
August 8, 2012 by · Leave a Comment
Virtual. Managed Service. Value-based. These are things Axiom Law talk about and offer their clients. Its how they see themselves differentiated from the traditional law firm, as this schematic from their website shows: Futurist Ross Dawson (@rossdawson on Twitter) highlighted this profile of Axiom in Law Technology News on his weblog recently. Axiom Law is a global […]
Bryant Park in New York City: Public space collaboration
July 2, 2012 by · Leave a Comment
A couple of weeks back, I was in New York City last week, visiting family and for a holiday (yes, those two can go together). I stayed in mid-Manhattan. A short walk away was Bryant Park. It’s a unique public space. A collaborative space for all. I found it an oasis. You can almost forget […]
