On May 12, 2009, British Columbia voters went to the polls. Voter turnout was dismal, and some say reflects a crisis! The day before, May11, the Obama government announced its Office of Public Engagement. The lack of engaged citizenry creates real learning opportunities. How will British Columbia respond? What does it mean to […]
Dismal BC voter turnout = opportunity for public engagement and Gov 2.0
May 17, 2009 by · Leave a Comment
The underlying interests that motivate your business users
March 3, 2009 by · Leave a Comment
If I could help you get good at what you really want to do, how would that you make you feel? Maybe you would want to see more of me? How can you help the people you depend on, your clients, partners, collaborators; get really good at what they want to do, and become passionate […]
Moving from the "pain of a new idea" to collaboration and innovation
February 9, 2009 by · Leave a Comment
Collaboration involves people or organizations working together toward an intersection of common goals. Innovation is about a new way of doing something; about making changes in your thinking, processes, products, and/or organization. We know collaborative thought and action can lead to new ideas and innovation. Yet, still we are reluctant to use a collaborative approach […]
A metaphor for the collaborative leader
February 6, 2009 by · Leave a Comment
Recently, a colleague leading in a multi-party collaboration described her role to me as being a lubricant to the system. She told me her job was to facilitate, to connect people together who should be connected, to grease the wheels so to speak, and just generally remove obstacles so people could get their work done. […]
