Seminar workshop: Practical approaches to intractable problems
by Tony Quinlan on Oct 21, 2010 4:36:00 PM
I mentioned this on Wednesday. Details are finalised:
Organisational amnesia - is it safe to let go yet?
by Tony Quinlan on Oct 14, 2010 11:59:35 AM
The UK is having a bonfire today, well ahead of the usual Guy Fawkes Night celebrations. The Bonfire of the Quangos will be abolishing somewhere in the region of 180 QUasi-Autonomous Non-Governmental Organisations today in a bid to cut costs and reduce the confusion around these organ …
No sweat - the myth that getting hold of stories is difficult
by Tony Quinlan on Oct 13, 2010 6:02:26 PM
There is a moment of great relief that comes in every client's experience - the moment when the stories start to come in. And then the delight that not only are they coming in, but they're coming in volume!
300 stories about leadership, and still collecting
by Tony Quinlan on Sep 9, 2010 5:02:57 PM
One of the main planks to our client approach is that, as part of each project, we work with willing people in the client organisation to give them the skills to continue the work long after we've left. There are two reasons for doing this that matter - an attitude of not creating a d …
Who do you believe - the people or the experts?
by Tony Quinlan on Sep 8, 2010 6:05:30 PM
One of the areas where narrative research can make a real difference is the development world. Recent conversations with colleagues at the World Health Organisation and UNICEF have revolved around how to address complex environments and issues - and the central role that narrative mus …
Reflections on The Future, Backwards
by Tony Quinlan on Sep 3, 2010 7:13:01 PM
Wednesday's session of The Future, Backwards was great. I played uber-facilitator, racing between the 8 separate groups, while Anne, Dick, Sally and Meg worked with two groups each more closely. That seemed to work pretty well - I walked miles, helped steer and got to see 4 distinctly …
Making sense of thousands of stories, suggestions or complaints
by Tony Quinlan on Aug 27, 2010 12:00:56 PM
Stories are fabulous things, but there's one thing about them that makes them a real bugger to work with. They're big, wordy and take time to read. And if you've got loads of them (or indeed anything over a couple of dozen) it's well-nigh impossible to see patterns in them or analyse …
Conference talks and awards
by Tony Quinlan on Jun 11, 2010 1:02:40 PM
I'll be in London next week for the KMUK 2010 conference on Tuesday. Capped with the KMUK Awards, where I've been shortlisted for Best Presentation. It's flattering to be on the list with people like Dave Snowden, Bonnie Cheuk, Oz Benamram and Nick Davies. (I'm hoping to catch somethi …
The European story collecting tour
by Tony Quinlan on Apr 21, 2010 5:29:46 PM
A great day yesterday spent with the full Narrate team, David, Ron, Ruth, Meg, Anne and myself.
The corporate memory-makers
by Tony Quinlan on Jan 12, 2010 10:35:50 AM
An interesting, if slightly underdone, article in today's FT: Management - The corporate memory-makers.