It was (Canada) Thanksgiving Day yesterday. Food, family, relaxation… Well mostly, relaxation. I was still feeling time pressured to get some “work” done. Timeboxed! Time is our cue to act. We all know that feeling: the baby is due in one month, the project deadline is tomorrow, Dad just entered palliative care… Better focus your […]
It takes a system to change a system
March 21, 2010 by · Leave a Comment
It takes a system to change a system. I love that phrase. I came across it a couple weeks ago when reading British Columbia mediator/lawyer Nancy Cameron’s excellent book Collaborative Practice: Deepening the Dialogue. This book is a road map for family lawyers making the journey from traditional litigation to collaborative practice. Now, I’m not […]
West Coast Wave Collaboration Project: An innovative cross-sector partnership
January 25, 2010 by · Leave a Comment
I live on an island (Vancouver Island) surrounded by ocean. Oceans make up over 70% of the Earth’s surface. Our proximity to this abundant resource is obvious. The energy-giving capacity of that resource is less clear. To better understand what that capacity is, the West Coast Wave Collaboration Project (WCWCP) kicked-off in June 2009. This […]
39 Insights into the makeup of innovative teams: From the 2009 IdeaConnection interviews
December 20, 2009 by · 4 Comments
To give businesses access to the world’s most creative and innovative people, who work collaboratively to solve problems and develop innovations. That is the mission statement of IdeaConnection, a company headquartered in Victoria, BC. In the spirit of access, IdeaConnection interviews leading innovation authors, and makes the interview notes available on their website. The majority […]
27 ways Filipinos create successful, collaborative e-Governance projects
September 4, 2009 by · 11 Comments
From a global perspective, the Philippines is seriously lacking in financial resources.Of course this presents a major challenge to project delivery.Yet, increasingly I’m appreciating other ways, beyond the allocation of more funds, which contribute to project success. As I see it in practice, here in the Philippines, at the heart of those other ways are […]
