Spent today at the Informatology conference at Russell Square today – some great conversations and presentations. As part of the Leadership session, I spoke briefly, then we ran a 45 minute anecdote circle – some great stories coming out of it. Thanks to all who joined in! I promised I’d Read more…
As is obvious, the Narrate website is currently suffering from a self-induced episode of colour- and image-allergies. We've been moving servers etc for mail and in the process upset the mambo content management system that fuels the website. Truth to tell, the mambo system had become more hassle than Read more…
Merry Christmas to everyone celebrating and here’s to a fabulous 2010. 2009 has been an exciting ride – made so much better by the people I’ve worked with this year. Here’s the story I wrote to put into cards a couple of years ago, and below it links to a Read more…
Thanks to everyone at the Leeds Castle leadership event today – a whistle-stop challenge on communications, with an abbreviated Anecdote Circle thrown in. At the break a few of us were talking about The Future, Backwards and, naturally, I recommended Gary Klein’s Sources of Power. The slides are here: Download Read more…
The next masterclass on storytelling that we’re doing with Melcrum is fast approaching on 17th November 2009 in Central London. Details and registration are here. I’m also speaking next week at the Leeds Castle Leadership programme for local government. These will be the last two public speaking engagements this year. Read more…
I’ve been out of the posting/twittering loop for a while now – a good six months since I last updated here. A combination of working flat out on new, complex and experimental work – fabulous, worthwhile and exhausting – as well as dealing with some personal matters in the family. Read more…
Details are finalised for the "Storytelling for audience engagement" masterclass with Melcrum. The date is Thursday 29th January 2009, it'll be 9am-5pm and held at Broadway House, London, opposite St James' Park tube station. More details here and you can register from the page. Comments from previous sessions include: Excellent Read more…
(Tomorrow I'll confirm the Melcrum masterclass details and how to register.) I notice in the CommsNetwork mailing list there are recent emails asking for advice on how to "engage people in values". My inference (and I think most correspondents' implication) is that they're actually asking how they get everyone to Read more…
I’ve agreed a couple of further public engagements in the first quarter of 2009, and won’t be taking any more conferences/internal events now until after April/May, although I’m happy to talk now about later events. One public one that’s agreed now is the Ark Group’s European conference: “4th annual internal Read more…
One of the great things about being part of the Medinge group is hearing about new social ventures. And being able to recognise some of them in the annual Brands with a Conscience awards. I have some reservations about the rigour of the process by which we decide on these Read more…