Transforming organisations – slides from the Agile2019 workshop in DC
by Tony Quinlan on Aug 20, 2019 4:14:00 PM
A big thank you to everyone who came along to our workshop last week in Washington, DC. A whistle-stop hour-long session saw us sense-making – gathering about 80 experiences from people and signifying them on the walls (see the photos below), then visiting the Cynefin framework and ta …
Join Tony and Ken Power to hear about how to transform your organisation
by Tony Quinlan on May 9, 2019 10:56:00 AM
For three years, Narrate worked closely on a large-scale global organisation transformation programme with an in-house team led by Ken Power. As part of that programme, Tony ran in-house training courses on Cynefin and Complex Facilitation Techniques for dozens of in-house teams; desi …
Narrate at the UN Data Literacy workshop, November 2018
by Tony Quinlan on Nov 16, 2018 5:07:18 PM
Our CEO and Chief Storyteller, Tony Quinlan, spoke on Thursday 15th November 2018 at the Bangkok workshop on UN Data Literacy. Talking about using ethnography in-field, he discussed projects we’ve undertaken with Cognitive Edge’s SenseMaker tools. His slides from the conference are do …
Complexity in development - a new kind of course, booking open now
by Tony Quinlan on May 29, 2018 4:41:57 PM
For decision-makers and policy experts in aid and development, complexity in development has become a critical factor. It is both an opportunity for new approaches to old problems and a threat as standard approaches reach the limits of their effectiveness and efficacy. With that in mi …
UNDP Innovation Conversation on Complexity 27 September, 2017 - video available
by Tony Quinlan on Oct 4, 2017 9:51:52 AM
Last week, Tony gave a talk at the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) on Navigating Complex Adaptive Systems. Brilliantly hosted by the UNDP Innovation team, particularly Malika, the video from the hour-long presentation is here
Policy-making, government and Cynefin - a new 2-day course
by Tony Quinlan on Aug 29, 2014 1:09:02 PM
There's a new course coming up - one relevant for anyone interested in public organisations, government and policy-making in uncertain times. Luckily, I'm getting to support the course - I'll be getting to co-teach with Thomas Townsend in Ottawa in early October.
Toronto - 4 courses in May 2014
by Tony Quinlan on Apr 9, 2014 1:56:26 PM
The excellent Cognitive Edge courses are running again soon - I'm due to be teaching with Michael in Toronto in May - details are here. (The venue isn't confirmed yet, but that's a decision depending on how many people we get turning, so go ahead and book quickly!)
Business approaches for "complex" problems
by Tony Quinlan on Mar 31, 2011 11:39:00 AM
With Andrew Moore at DAV Management, I've written a piece recently: "New approaches to 'big' problems". Edited with copy of the article, as it's no longer available from DAV Management.
Rules should define the space, not fill it
by Tony Quinlan on Jan 12, 2011 5:17:00 PM
John Kay's column in the Financial Times today chimes with a quote that struck me recently:
The missing Leadership link
by Tony Quinlan on Sep 14, 2010 7:04:41 PM
Sometimes it feels like an article pursues you around until you pay attention. (The truth, of course, is far more mundane - just that it is a piece that resonates among the various media sources I go to.) The latest examples is an article in The American Scholar, originally from an ad …