Should We have a Storytelling Hour?

Marie Perruchet is a former BBC news correspondent, the author of One Perfect Pitch, and the Business901 Podcast guest next week.  Joe:  We should practice these stories. We should practice them within the organization. Should we have a storytelling hour? Marie Perruchet:  Yes, you should. I know it’s hard to organize because there are a lot Read More …

Are We Clear?

The simplicity of a few of the older systems thinking tools, mostly from Daniel H. Kim (Introduction to Systems Thinking)  and Robert Fritz (Path of Least Resistance), keep creeping into my practice and explanations. The Hierarchy of Choices is one particular example. I encourage sales people to use it as a tool for better understanding Read More …

Coaching your Marketing Team

A talk on a powerful approach to problem-solving supporting schools in moving toward a more hands-and minds-on, challenge-based curriculum. Learn from Co ways that design thinking methodology can unleash student creativity and improve students’ ability to solve complex, real-world problems. Presented by Co Barry, Founder and CEO CreatEdu. I found the video an excellent demonstration Read More …

Dealing with Levels of Perspective

In the System Thinking world, and I will primarily be leaning on the work of Pete Senge and Daniel Kim, there is this systemic process of five distinct levels of perspective: Vision (Generative) Mental Models (Reflective) Systemic Structure (Creative) Patterns (Adaptive) Events (Reactive) Book Reference: Organizing for Learning: Strategies for Knowledge Creation and Enduring Change Read More …

Systems Thinking and Evaluation

A short example of how systems thinking can be used in program evaluation to maximize program effectiveness. Part of the ‘Evaluation For Leaders’ mobile learning course at www.evaluationforleaders.org. Produced by Chris Lovato, Beverly Parsons, and Kylie Hutchinson. Check out other videos and resources at www.insites.org and www.communitysolutions.ca. YouTube video Removed Short video that gives you Read More …

What will the 7th Era of Marketing bring?

I think, the people that are into this methodology can become the new marketers and new content leaders in the organization because quite frankly, this looks much more like a product development methodology than it does a campaign development methodology. If we’re building something of value – a blog, a digital magazine, a community, a Read More …