Does getting the job done closer to home align with collaborative best practice? That’s the question I’m asking myself after reading The 100 Mile Diet – A Year of Local Eating by Alisa Smith and J.B. Mackinnon. Published in 2007, this book became a bestseller, and inspiration for many around the world. These folks are […]
Relying on your intuition may be your best decision in times of uncertainty
May 25, 2009 by · 8 Comments
As a mediator, I often rely on my intuition as a guide in the heat of conflict. I never really understood how intuition worked though until I read Gerd Gigerenzer’s book, Gut Feelings: The Intelligence of the Unconscious. A superstar in the psychology of decision making, Gigerenzer thinks relying on your gut feelings (a.k.a. intuition […]
Aboriginal ideas shape and influence our collaborative mindset
May 11, 2009 by · Leave a Comment
In my neck of the woods (British Columbia, Canada), how we imagine ourselves as a society owes much more than we realize to the Aboriginal people who live here (and have for a very long time), and their ideas. So goes the argument put forth by noted Canadian thinker, John Ralston Saul, in his book […]
20 Ways to physically structure your office for collaboration
May 4, 2009 by · 4 Comments
Structure influences behaviour. How we design and build our offices will influence the way we work together. I just finished community expert Peter Block’s book Community: The Structure of Belonging. Combining some of the ideas presented in his book, along with a few other sources (also noted in this post), I thought it would […]
