Archive for the ‘Anecdotes’ Category

What are wikis good for?

Posted by  Andrew Rixon —November 24, 2005
Filed in Anecdotes

A few months ago, as an experiment, Shawn, Mark and I attempted using a Wiki as a way to work collaboratively on a paper. What we found however was that …

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Anecdote: A simple KM solution

Posted by  Andrew Rixon —October 28, 2005
Filed in Anecdotes

One of the things I love about conferences is the people you meet and the stories you hear and share. Here’s an anecdote which I …

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Anecdote: Ready, aim, aim, aim

Posted by  Mark Schenk —October 25, 2005
Filed in Anecdotes

I was in Brisbane on Thursday and had a great opportunity to catch up with some friends.  One of them, Vince Aisthorpe, related an anecdote …

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Anecdotes: transcribed or documented

Posted by  Shawn Callahan —October 23, 2005
Filed in Anecdotes

Obviously anecdotes play a key role in our work. We use these real life business stories to help people see patterns that typically remain hidden using traditional …

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Anecdote: Staff motivation and team work

Posted by  Andrew Rixon —October 21, 2005
Filed in Anecdotes, Business storytelling

Earlier this year Shawn posted about a great site containing anecdotes about the development of the Apple Macintosh. Browsing through the archive I found this great …

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Trip to Wivenhoe Dam

Posted by  Shawn Callahan —October 4, 2005
Filed in Anecdotes

Last week I had a lovely day at Wivenhoe Dam working with SE Queensland Water. It’s 50 km or so outside Brisbane. I did, however, …

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Latham’s diary is a lesson on why we don’t edit anecdotes

Posted by  Shawn Callahan —September 24, 2005
Filed in Anecdotes

I was reading excerpts of Mark Latham’s diaries last weekend and I was struck by how neat and complete his entries were and my immediate …

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How marketers can exploit the full power of stories

Posted by  Shawn Callahan —September 18, 2005
Filed in Anecdotes

Story-telling is a hot topic in marketing. There is a growing and well-founded belief that legendary brands, such as Apple, Nike, and Harley, have been …

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KM in legal firms

Posted by  Shawn Callahan —September 13, 2005
Filed in Anecdotes

Joy London at excited utterances writes one of the best legal KM blogs around, and Joy, a New Yorker, seems to have an interest in Australia. …

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Stories that explain while creating, maintaining and legitimising behaviour

Posted by  Shawn Callahan —May 2, 2005
Filed in Anecdotes

On my walk with Darren this morning I was being the proud parent recounting last week’s parent-teacher night and telling him how well my eldest daughter …

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