How to buy a car, and other tough decisions
Don't strive to make the right decision. Rather, seek to make the decision right.
A Flower, a Bear and a Cross-Eyes walked into a classroom…
It seems they ran an engagement process but not a collaborative process designed to generate ownership of outcomes.
A painful Metro journey in Paris
Though ostensibly talking about the same thing – a rail system in Paris - everyone was trying to solve a different…
Curiosity saved the project
I have my doubts that curiosity killed the cat, but I’m certain of its role in being wiser together.
Am I Getting My Ducks in a Row, or Collaborating?
How do I know when I'm over-thinking and over-planning my engagement with stakeholders?
Why taking the risky action is the path to reducing risks
Circling the wagons is a natural response to stakeholder anger, but it's likely to increase the very thing you are…
Are you managing risks or managing outrage?
There is only a low correlation between the actual level of physical risk in a situation and the amount of concern it…
Vote ‘Yes’ to Listening and Curiosity
When collaborating, don’t set up situations that become referendums on the question at hand. Rather, set up…
Down with Difficult Debates
With some simple skills and processes we can get out of our adversarial thinking and start learning together about what…
Failing to Reach the Summit of Collaboration
The PM and his government were genuinely trying to do something different, but they invested hugely in the doing…