I’ve gushed over and over again about how much I love my work, my clients, and my community. I’m very lucky. But I’m also always conscious of Blue Oxen Associates‘ larger mission. Namely, how can we disseminate knowledge about the field more deeply and broadly? (N4V) This question is becoming more and more urgent [...]
When I was a kid, I’d ask my Mom whether it was better to have broad or deep knowledge. Her response: “It’s better to have broad, deep knowledge.” (N4M) My friend, Lisa Chu, asked me a similar question recently: Would you rather be called smarter or more creative? (N4N) I thought it was [...]
Over the past six years, I’ve had the pleasure of working with a number of amazing groups on all sorts of collaborative challenges. I’ve done my best to tell many stories here on this blog, and I plan on continuing to do so. I’ve also managed to slip in more personal stories here, which I [...]
Meeting Best Practices #1 and #2: (N3K) Have a goal (N3L) Have an agenda (N3M) The meeting facilitator’s challenge is to keep the group on point and to finish the meeting on time. That’s where the agenda comes in. (N3N) Here’s the problem: What if the agenda is wrong? (N3O) [...]
