SenseMaker is a software tool developed by Cognitive Edge which integrates decision support, research, monitoring and knowledge management.
For the rest of this week and next, I’m going to be guest-blogging over at Cognitive Edge’s guest blog, as well as here. I’m going to try to keep the blogs different, but I’m sure you’ll understand if I just say – “I stand by what I said over there…” Read more…
The standard response of many people is that they know what others need/want. It's an easy trap to fall into – it requires less effort on our part to go and find out (which can seem expensive and time-consuming), it allows us to continue in thinking that we know them Read more…
Some of the excellent events coming up include: Cognitive Edge accreditation course – 2nd-3rd February 2011 Details of what you get on the course are here , but it’s a course that we highly recommend for communicators, organisational development specialists and km people – everyone in Narrate has been on it as a matter of [sic] course. … Anecdote storytelling workshop A fortnight later, Shawn Callahan of Anecdote is in town with his one-day storytelling workshop on 16th February 2011.
The date for the next Cognitive Edge European network meeting has now been set. Friday 18th February 2011 at Middlesex University, Hendon Map here Nearest train station is Hendon (half an hour on the train from Luton Airport, 15 minutes from St Pancras Intl). Kindly hosted by Mark Woodman, there Read more…
Catching up and closing down some of the tabs I opened a while ago, I came across this piece from the FT. The interesting bit is the first few paragraphs: Few Tories are followers of Dostoevsky. He could have added a word to the title of his great novel: Crime Read more…
The next gathering of the Cognitive Edge European Network comes up next week. This one's being organised by Harold van der Garderen (thanks Harold). The details are The date: Thursday Dec. 9. The venue: Agro Business Park 10, 6708 PW Wageningen, The Netherlands Wageningen lies centrally in The Netherlands and Read more…
The pilots for Children of the World have been fantastic – collecting over 7,000 stories around the world. Working on them with Cognitive Edge was fascinating, challenging and fun – the ideal project! While we gear up for the next iteration and roll-out, I’m conscious that I don’t think I Read more…
Congratulations to Jochum and Masja for the success of their big Philips project. Gathering material around gardens – all to inform lighting decisions. A great example of the need to research around an issue, not directly at the question! SenseMaker® project by Ferro Explore! nominated for Prosper Riley-Smith (PRS) Effectiveness Read more…
You know, when your behaviour does not mesh with your values and attitudes, typically what happens is your attitudes and values change to fit the behaviour rather than the other way around. … If a company (Enron springs to mind, but it’s too black-and-white a choice) or department is focused on bringing in revenue and profit but are not the product development group, when they are exhorted by company values to be “Innovative” they have few options to exercise that value.
Two great sessions last week at the QEII Conference Centre with Dave Snowden of Cognitive Edge. The shift from theory to practical application of new management techniques based on principles of complexity, cognitive neuroscience, anthropology and others has been remarkably swift in recent years – and even for those who’ve Read more…