This presentation is a creative work based upon the article of Stephen Denning published in Harvard Business Review (HBR) 10 Must Reads on Communication.
Kathryn Corrick discusses how digital media can be used to tell stories in creative and engaging ways. She provides examples such as The Blair Witch Project film marketing campaign, which created an online mythology to promote the movie. Corrick also discusses using platforms like Twitter, Flickr, and location-based apps to augment reality and tell interactive tales. The presentation encourages experimenting with different digital formats and keeping stories simple so they are accessible to audiences.
Hazel White's research explores how digital technologies can be crafted into objects that connect people, specifically Shetlanders who have dispersed families. She created a "Hamefarers' Kist" which is a storage chest that allows family members to leave video messages for one another using QR codes embedded in a Fair Isle knitting pattern. The kist aims to create a sense of home and connection between dispersed Shetland families. White received positive feedback on her prototypes and ideas, with many seeing applications for education, healthcare, and empowering those with limited mobility. Her work shows how technology can bring people together in meaningful ways through crafting.
The document provides tips for telling someone else's story in a compelling way. It advises stopping focusing on your own features and products, and instead focusing on how your story connects with and matters to others. It lists several tips for finding and telling impactful stories, such as looking for stories everywhere, focusing on people at the heart of issues, using visuals, and choosing timely topics. The overall message is that people want to feel heard, validated and important, so tell stories that do this for your audience.
The document summarizes the social impacts of the Asian financial crisis of the late 1990s. It discusses how the crisis led to rising unemployment and inflation, a decline in real incomes and household assets, and increases in poverty levels. Vulnerable groups like women, children, the elderly and migrant workers were disproportionately affected. Governments, communities, and households implemented various responses and coping mechanisms to deal with the economic hardship caused by the crisis.
The document discusses careers that combine anthropology and design. It notes that anthropology is the study of humans, past and present. It then lists various career paths that apply anthropological knowledge and methods like ethnography to fields like design, product development, evaluation and health. The document also discusses how design anthropology emerged in the 1960s and how companies now use it and related user-driven approaches to significantly increase their innovation success rates, providing examples like the Lexus car. It emphasizes that design anthropology provides deep insights into user needs through methods like participatory observation.
This presentation is a creative work based upon the article of Stephen Denning published in Harvard Business Review (HBR) 10 Must Reads on Communication.
Kathryn Corrick discusses how digital media can be used to tell stories in creative and engaging ways. She provides examples such as The Blair Witch Project film marketing campaign, which created an online mythology to promote the movie. Corrick also discusses using platforms like Twitter, Flickr, and location-based apps to augment reality and tell interactive tales. The presentation encourages experimenting with different digital formats and keeping stories simple so they are accessible to audiences.
Hazel White's research explores how digital technologies can be crafted into objects that connect people, specifically Shetlanders who have dispersed families. She created a "Hamefarers' Kist" which is a storage chest that allows family members to leave video messages for one another using QR codes embedded in a Fair Isle knitting pattern. The kist aims to create a sense of home and connection between dispersed Shetland families. White received positive feedback on her prototypes and ideas, with many seeing applications for education, healthcare, and empowering those with limited mobility. Her work shows how technology can bring people together in meaningful ways through crafting.
The document provides tips for telling someone else's story in a compelling way. It advises stopping focusing on your own features and products, and instead focusing on how your story connects with and matters to others. It lists several tips for finding and telling impactful stories, such as looking for stories everywhere, focusing on people at the heart of issues, using visuals, and choosing timely topics. The overall message is that people want to feel heard, validated and important, so tell stories that do this for your audience.
The document summarizes the social impacts of the Asian financial crisis of the late 1990s. It discusses how the crisis led to rising unemployment and inflation, a decline in real incomes and household assets, and increases in poverty levels. Vulnerable groups like women, children, the elderly and migrant workers were disproportionately affected. Governments, communities, and households implemented various responses and coping mechanisms to deal with the economic hardship caused by the crisis.
The document discusses careers that combine anthropology and design. It notes that anthropology is the study of humans, past and present. It then lists various career paths that apply anthropological knowledge and methods like ethnography to fields like design, product development, evaluation and health. The document also discusses how design anthropology emerged in the 1960s and how companies now use it and related user-driven approaches to significantly increase their innovation success rates, providing examples like the Lexus car. It emphasizes that design anthropology provides deep insights into user needs through methods like participatory observation.
Este documento es un periódico local de Zaragoza que presenta las actividades y eventos navideños de la ciudad entre el 24 y 30 de diciembre de 2012, incluyendo exposiciones de belenes, espectáculos para niños, mercadillos navideños, y rutas culinarias de cocido. También anuncia conciertos de Kiko Veneno y Nancys Rubias.
Women in business gateway codesign workshop Jan 2016Anne-Marie Elias
The Department of Industry is seeking to undertsand the needs of female entrepreneurs.
Chief Disrupter led a workshop to rapid prototype a gateway for women entrepreneurs and start ups. The workshop provided the department with a blue print for the gateway that was co-designed by women.
Este documento presenta los resultados de la 13a carrera de duatlón con bicicleta de montaña en la ciudad de Valladolid. Contiene la lista de 31 participantes con sus dorsales, nombres, clubes, categorías y tiempos de llegada a la meta. Daniel Cavia Sanz ganó la carrera con un tiempo de 11 minutos y 4 segundos, seguido por Víctor González Lázaro a 5 segundos y David de Castro Ayala a 12 segundos. La carrera consistió en una sección de bicicleta de montaña y otra de carrera a pie sobre
Todas las semanas en Saucépolis publicamos un resumen con algunos de los acontecimientos de interés cultural, de ocio o turístico que más pueden interesar a los zaragozanos y a la gente que nos visita: es nuestra gaceta a la que llamamos "Saucépolis News". Este es un breve resumen de los acontecimientos turísticos y de ocio en Zaragoza esta semana:Seis Clases de Baile en Seis Semanas
Dos personajes en escena, un texto brillante y lleno de humor, dos generaciones separadas por mas de treinta años con mas cosas en común de lo que sospechan, y el baile como nexo de unión de la historia. Lola Herrera y Juanjo Artero protagonizan la apuesta del Principal para esta semana.
Teatro Principal.
Jueves 22 de Octubre 21:00 Horas.
Viernes 23 de Octubre 22:00 Horas.
Sábado 24 de Octubre 19:00 y 21:00 Horas.
Domingo 25 de Octubre 19:00 Horas.
Pepe Cerdá, el oficio de pintar.
62 pinturas, la mayoría de gran formato, constituyen esta interesante exposición con el pintor oscense Pepe Cerdá como protagonista. Uno de los mas importantes pintores figurativos de la actualidad, con un estilo ecléctico y una temática que va del retrato al paisaje urbano, nos muestra en La Lonja sus recientes creaciones.
La Lonja
Laborables de 10:00 a 14:00 y de 17:00 a 21:00 Horas.
Festivos de 10:00 a 14:00 Horas.
Lunes cerrado
Música clásica en Zaragoza.
Los aficionados a la música culta están de enhorabuena esta semana en nuestra ciudad. En primer lugar, y enmarcado en el festival de música sacra en las catedrales españolas disfrutaremos en la imponente Seo Zaragozana del Salve Regina de Schubert y de la misa breve de San Juan de Dios de Haydn a cargo de la Neuer Kammerechor de Postdam. Dos días mas tarde y en la sala Mozart del auditorio, la orquesta sinfónica de Leipzig interpretará obras de Bebussy y Berlioz.
Catedral de San salvador, La Seo.
Lunes 19 de Octubre 20:00 Horas
Sala Mozart del Auditorio de Zaragoza
Miercoles 21 de Octubre 20:15 Horas.
La Dra. Mercedes Giner nos dió a conocer en Junio ODUSALUD, el Observatorio del Derecho a la Salud de la Comunidad Valenciana. Nos alegramos que la sanidad Universal en la Comunidad Valenciana sea una realidad.
The document discusses developing and measuring success with social media for libraries. It recommends developing a social media plan that includes listening to conversations about the library, preparing a strategy and goals, engaging on platforms like blogs and Twitter, and measuring results both quantitatively and qualitatively. Key metrics mentioned include number of blog posts, social media followers and fans, behavior changes like searches and help desk calls, and qualitative feedback.
10 Ways to #Win on Giving Tuesday
Featured Giving Tuesday session at Tech for Good Seattle
8. 10 Ways to #Win at GivingTuesday!
a. Participate in GivingTuesday!
b. Know Your Audience & Influencers
c. Create a Story & Establish Trust
d. Set a Goal & Leverage Technology
e. Engage Your Community (and Respond!)
f. Use a Local Message & #GivingTuesday
g. Give Updates on Your Progress
h. Be Real, Personal, Creative & Courageous!
i. Thank Your Donors
j. Document What You Learned
Environmental Migration in the Anthropocene: Perspectives on the Relocation o...Olivier Serrat
Climate change is a driver of human mobility: it is expected to increase the displacement of populations. This presentation casts environmental and socio-economic perspectives on the relocation of Indonesia's capital city from Java to eastern Borneo, the first instance of large-scale, anticipatory, and managed environmental migration in the Anthropocene.
Leading Organizations of the Future: A New Framework.pdfOlivier Serrat
Leading Organizations of the Future: A New Framework (Serrat, 2023) shows how organizations can configure to requisite order with greater collective intelligence in an increasingly complex world.
Lake Chad is a biological hotspot and a source of food and water for millions of people in Central Africa. Lake Chad has shrunk by more than nine-tenths since the mid-1960s because of water diversion, population growth, and climate change. This presentation considers the issues facing Lake Chad and tables a daring proposal to safeguard it.
This presentation underscores the originality of The Epic of Gilgamesh and highlights the influence of its heroic themes on epic poetry through the ages, notably with respect to the character of Achilles in The Iliad by Homer. The presentation draws attention to the richness of the storyline in The Epic of Gilgamesh with respect to Booker's (2004) seven "basic stories".
Leading Organizations of the Future: Oral DefenseOlivier Serrat
This document outlines the contents and structure of a dissertation proposal on developing a leadership management framework for organizations of the future. The proposal includes sections on the timeline of the study, problem statement, research question and subquestions, literature review, research methodology, data collection plan, and expected chapters of the final dissertation. The study will use a grounded theory qualitative approach involving interviews with subject matter experts to explore how concepts of metagovernance, complexity leadership, and sense-making can inform a new leadership framework to help organizations navigate complex and changing environments.
Leading Organizations of the Future: A Dissertation ProposalOlivier Serrat
This presentation outlines a research proposal for a qualitative dissertation on Leading Organizations of the Future. The major components of the proposal are a detailed statement of the problem to be studied and the context in which it is to be seen, a thorough review of the pertinent literature, and details of the overall design of the study.
Digital Solutions: Reframing Leadership (Serrat, 2023) reflects on the pervasive use of technology in organizations and what it means to lead in the digital age.
Leading Solutions: Essays in Business PsychologyOlivier Serrat
Leading Solutions: Essays in Business Psychology (Serrat, 2021) gives readers an unusually accessible, critical, and engaging take on what leadership means. In the form of précis—concise statements of essential points—the book combines rounded explanations of theory with article reviews, case studies, development plans, field observations, group work, journal entries, "lived" experience, proposals, reflections, scholarly arguments, self-assessments, and 360-degree feedback to shine exceptional insight into the reality and successful practice of leadership, today and tomorrow. This book's wealth of thoughtful content makes it particularly useful to those contemplating postgraduate degrees in organizational leadership and a top-notch addition to any business library.
Este documento es un periódico local de Zaragoza que presenta las actividades y eventos navideños de la ciudad entre el 24 y 30 de diciembre de 2012, incluyendo exposiciones de belenes, espectáculos para niños, mercadillos navideños, y rutas culinarias de cocido. También anuncia conciertos de Kiko Veneno y Nancys Rubias.
Women in business gateway codesign workshop Jan 2016Anne-Marie Elias
The Department of Industry is seeking to undertsand the needs of female entrepreneurs.
Chief Disrupter led a workshop to rapid prototype a gateway for women entrepreneurs and start ups. The workshop provided the department with a blue print for the gateway that was co-designed by women.
Este documento presenta los resultados de la 13a carrera de duatlón con bicicleta de montaña en la ciudad de Valladolid. Contiene la lista de 31 participantes con sus dorsales, nombres, clubes, categorías y tiempos de llegada a la meta. Daniel Cavia Sanz ganó la carrera con un tiempo de 11 minutos y 4 segundos, seguido por Víctor González Lázaro a 5 segundos y David de Castro Ayala a 12 segundos. La carrera consistió en una sección de bicicleta de montaña y otra de carrera a pie sobre
Todas las semanas en Saucépolis publicamos un resumen con algunos de los acontecimientos de interés cultural, de ocio o turístico que más pueden interesar a los zaragozanos y a la gente que nos visita: es nuestra gaceta a la que llamamos "Saucépolis News". Este es un breve resumen de los acontecimientos turísticos y de ocio en Zaragoza esta semana:Seis Clases de Baile en Seis Semanas
Dos personajes en escena, un texto brillante y lleno de humor, dos generaciones separadas por mas de treinta años con mas cosas en común de lo que sospechan, y el baile como nexo de unión de la historia. Lola Herrera y Juanjo Artero protagonizan la apuesta del Principal para esta semana.
Teatro Principal.
Jueves 22 de Octubre 21:00 Horas.
Viernes 23 de Octubre 22:00 Horas.
Sábado 24 de Octubre 19:00 y 21:00 Horas.
Domingo 25 de Octubre 19:00 Horas.
Pepe Cerdá, el oficio de pintar.
62 pinturas, la mayoría de gran formato, constituyen esta interesante exposición con el pintor oscense Pepe Cerdá como protagonista. Uno de los mas importantes pintores figurativos de la actualidad, con un estilo ecléctico y una temática que va del retrato al paisaje urbano, nos muestra en La Lonja sus recientes creaciones.
La Lonja
Laborables de 10:00 a 14:00 y de 17:00 a 21:00 Horas.
Festivos de 10:00 a 14:00 Horas.
Lunes cerrado
Música clásica en Zaragoza.
Los aficionados a la música culta están de enhorabuena esta semana en nuestra ciudad. En primer lugar, y enmarcado en el festival de música sacra en las catedrales españolas disfrutaremos en la imponente Seo Zaragozana del Salve Regina de Schubert y de la misa breve de San Juan de Dios de Haydn a cargo de la Neuer Kammerechor de Postdam. Dos días mas tarde y en la sala Mozart del auditorio, la orquesta sinfónica de Leipzig interpretará obras de Bebussy y Berlioz.
Catedral de San salvador, La Seo.
Lunes 19 de Octubre 20:00 Horas
Sala Mozart del Auditorio de Zaragoza
Miercoles 21 de Octubre 20:15 Horas.
La Dra. Mercedes Giner nos dió a conocer en Junio ODUSALUD, el Observatorio del Derecho a la Salud de la Comunidad Valenciana. Nos alegramos que la sanidad Universal en la Comunidad Valenciana sea una realidad.
The document discusses developing and measuring success with social media for libraries. It recommends developing a social media plan that includes listening to conversations about the library, preparing a strategy and goals, engaging on platforms like blogs and Twitter, and measuring results both quantitatively and qualitatively. Key metrics mentioned include number of blog posts, social media followers and fans, behavior changes like searches and help desk calls, and qualitative feedback.
10 Ways to #Win on Giving Tuesday
Featured Giving Tuesday session at Tech for Good Seattle
8. 10 Ways to #Win at GivingTuesday!
a. Participate in GivingTuesday!
b. Know Your Audience & Influencers
c. Create a Story & Establish Trust
d. Set a Goal & Leverage Technology
e. Engage Your Community (and Respond!)
f. Use a Local Message & #GivingTuesday
g. Give Updates on Your Progress
h. Be Real, Personal, Creative & Courageous!
i. Thank Your Donors
j. Document What You Learned
Environmental Migration in the Anthropocene: Perspectives on the Relocation o...Olivier Serrat
Climate change is a driver of human mobility: it is expected to increase the displacement of populations. This presentation casts environmental and socio-economic perspectives on the relocation of Indonesia's capital city from Java to eastern Borneo, the first instance of large-scale, anticipatory, and managed environmental migration in the Anthropocene.
Leading Organizations of the Future: A New Framework.pdfOlivier Serrat
Leading Organizations of the Future: A New Framework (Serrat, 2023) shows how organizations can configure to requisite order with greater collective intelligence in an increasingly complex world.
Lake Chad is a biological hotspot and a source of food and water for millions of people in Central Africa. Lake Chad has shrunk by more than nine-tenths since the mid-1960s because of water diversion, population growth, and climate change. This presentation considers the issues facing Lake Chad and tables a daring proposal to safeguard it.
This presentation underscores the originality of The Epic of Gilgamesh and highlights the influence of its heroic themes on epic poetry through the ages, notably with respect to the character of Achilles in The Iliad by Homer. The presentation draws attention to the richness of the storyline in The Epic of Gilgamesh with respect to Booker's (2004) seven "basic stories".
Leading Organizations of the Future: Oral DefenseOlivier Serrat
This document outlines the contents and structure of a dissertation proposal on developing a leadership management framework for organizations of the future. The proposal includes sections on the timeline of the study, problem statement, research question and subquestions, literature review, research methodology, data collection plan, and expected chapters of the final dissertation. The study will use a grounded theory qualitative approach involving interviews with subject matter experts to explore how concepts of metagovernance, complexity leadership, and sense-making can inform a new leadership framework to help organizations navigate complex and changing environments.
Leading Organizations of the Future: A Dissertation ProposalOlivier Serrat
This presentation outlines a research proposal for a qualitative dissertation on Leading Organizations of the Future. The major components of the proposal are a detailed statement of the problem to be studied and the context in which it is to be seen, a thorough review of the pertinent literature, and details of the overall design of the study.
Digital Solutions: Reframing Leadership (Serrat, 2023) reflects on the pervasive use of technology in organizations and what it means to lead in the digital age.
Leading Solutions: Essays in Business PsychologyOlivier Serrat
Leading Solutions: Essays in Business Psychology (Serrat, 2021) gives readers an unusually accessible, critical, and engaging take on what leadership means. In the form of précis—concise statements of essential points—the book combines rounded explanations of theory with article reviews, case studies, development plans, field observations, group work, journal entries, "lived" experience, proposals, reflections, scholarly arguments, self-assessments, and 360-degree feedback to shine exceptional insight into the reality and successful practice of leadership, today and tomorrow. This book's wealth of thoughtful content makes it particularly useful to those contemplating postgraduate degrees in organizational leadership and a top-notch addition to any business library.
The Global Compact, Human Rights, and Nike, Inc.Olivier Serrat
Focusing on human rights, this presentation uses a critical psychology lens to articulate the business case for an action plan to imbed the Global Compact in the strategies and operations of Nike, Inc., with an eye to engaging its contract factories. The action plan integrates best practices proposed by the Global Compact. Because of their ambitious scope, critical psychology approaches often suffer from lack of opportunity for practical applications. Notwithstanding, this presentation highlights the theory's undoubted usefulness in the context of the Global Compact.
Minority Population Analysis: The Aeta of the PhilippinesOlivier Serrat
This presentation uses a critical psychology lens for minority population analysis. Specifically, the presentation characterizes indigenous peoples and their vulnerability; researches the treatment of the Aeta, an indigenous people living in the mountainous areas of Luzon in the Philippines; and reflects on their experience of domination, marginalization, and exploitation.
Reflections on a Multifactor Leadership Questionnaire 360 Leader's ReportOlivier Serrat
The Multifactor Leadership Questionnaire generates a psychological inventory from propositions that aim to assess leadership styles and leadership outcomes: it is a multi-rater (or 360-degree) instrument, which means that its output—the MLQ 360 Leader's Report—interprets and compares a leader's self-assessment with ratings contributed across the same items by associates. This presentation reflects on a Multifactor Leadership Questionnaire exercise conducted in May 2020.
Ethics at the Movies: Erin Brockovich (2000)Olivier Serrat
Referring to Erin Brockovich (2000), a biographical film featuring Julia Roberts, this presentation reviews the respective contributions that stakeholder analysis, conflict of interest analysis, cost–benefit analysis, case study analysis, and ethical decision-making frameworks can make to the exploration of business ethics.
This presentation maps out Gandhi's life story; singles out the life-markers that encouraged a constant process of reflection–action–reflection and framed his values; and proposes that stewardship, obligation, partnership, emotional healing, and elevating purpose characterized his servant leadership. Gandhi took on an empire with the ethics of truth-telling: his story is timeless in its courage and inspiration and lessons from his contributions to ethical behavior and strong influence on social responsibility are not wanting.
This presentation outlines a business proposal for idealized design of virtual teaming at General Electric, a multinational conglomerate that employs more than 313,000 employees around the world and so faces the challenge of synergizing a dispersed workforce.
Dell Inc.: A 2019 World's Most Ethical Companies HonoreeOlivier Serrat
The document discusses Dell Inc. being named one of the 2019 World's Most Ethical Companies by the Ethisphere Institute. It summarizes Dell's social impact plan through 2030, which includes goals in sustainability, inclusion, social initiatives, and ethics/privacy. However, the plan lacks SMART indicators and a clear theory of change. The document also critically assesses Ethisphere's awards and Dell's plan, noting limitations like conflicts of interest for Ethisphere and Dell's plan not following best practices in ethical decision making.
This mini-lecture makes out the fundamental differences between groups and various kinds of teams; specifies the rationale for team formation and notes what important outcomes are typically expected from performing teams; singles out common recommendations (and recognized pitfalls) on the subject of teams; and isolates two perspectives to enrich understanding of teams and how they might be primed.
MediSys Corp.: The IntensCare Product Development TeamOlivier Serrat
This presentation provides an up-close examination of MediSys Corp. and its contextual conditions and tables recommendations to resolve the problems affecting the IntensCare project and safeguard MediSys Corp.'s future.
Independent Evaluation for Learning: Toward Systemic ChangeOlivier Serrat
The document discusses issues with the current model of independent evaluation units conducting evaluations primarily for accountability rather than learning. It proposes that evaluation units should reform to focus more on serving organizational learning by conducting user-centric evaluations and building stronger relationships with operational departments within their organizations. The document outlines change management strategies and models that could be used to help guide such a reform process for evaluation units.
Knowledge must be at the center of everything the International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development does and knowledge is most valuable when it is actually used—not just identified, created, stored, or shared. A hypothetical diagnosis of ICIMOD's purpose, structure, relationships, rewards, leadership, and helpful mechanisms combined with an organizational culture assessment suggested that a "preferred" culture of adhocracy might drive higher effectiveness.
Designing an Effective Knowledge Partnership ProcessOlivier Serrat
Knowledge partnerships are about joint purpose in the identification, creation, storage, sharing, and use of knowledge; sadly, the state of the art in creating, managing, monitoring, and evaluating them remains immature.
Project Management Infographics . Power point projetSAMIBENREJEB1
Project Management Infographics ces modèle power Point peut vous aider a traiter votre projet initiative pour le gestion de projet. Essayer dès maintenant savoir plus c'est quoi le diagramme gant et perte, la durée de vie d'un projet , ainsi que les intervenants d'un projet et le cycle de projet . Alors la question c'est comment gérer son projet efficacement ? Le meilleur planning et l'intelligence sont les fondamentaux de projet
Small Business Management An Entrepreneur’s Guidebook 8th edition by Byrd tes...ssuserf63bd7
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From Concept to reality : Implementing Lean Managements DMAIC Methodology for...Rokibul Hasan
The Ready-Made Garments (RMG) industry in Bangladesh is a cornerstone of the economy, but increasing costs and stagnant productivity pose significant challenges to profitability. This study explores the implementation of Lean Management in the Sampling Section of RMG factories to enhance productivity. Drawing from a comprehensive literature review, theoretical framework, and action research methodology, the study identifies key areas for improvement and proposes solutions.
Through the DMAIC approach (Define, Measure, Analyze, Improve, Control), the research identifies low productivity as the primary problem in the Sampling Section, with a PPH (Productivity per head) of only 4.0. Using Lean Management techniques such as 5S, Standardized work, PDCA/Kaizen, KANBAN, and Quick Changeover, the study addresses issues such as pre and post Quick Changeover (QCO) time, improper line balancing, and sudden plan changes.
The research employs regression analysis to test hypotheses, revealing a significant correlation between reducing QCO time and increasing productivity. With a regression equation of Y = -0.000501X + 6.72 and an R-squared value of 0.98, the study demonstrates a strong relationship between the independent variables (QCO downtime and improper line balancing downtime) and the dependent variable (productivity per head).
The findings suggest that by implementing Lean Management practices and addressing key productivity inhibitors, RMG factories can achieve substantial improvements in efficiency and profitability. The study provides valuable insights for practitioners, policymakers, and researchers seeking to enhance productivity in the RMG industry and similar manufacturing sectors.
Originally presented at XP2024 Bolzano
While agile has entered the post-mainstream age, possibly losing its mojo along the way, the rise of remote working is dealing a more severe blow than its industrialization.
In this talk we'll have a look to the cumulative effect of the constraints of a remote working environment and of the common countermeasures.
Designing and Sustaining Large-Scale Value-Centered Agile Ecosystems (powered...Alexey Krivitsky
Is Agile dead? It depends on what you mean by 'Agile'. If you mean that the organizations are not getting the promised benefits because they were focusing too much on the team-level agile "ways of working" instead of systemic global improvements -- then we are in agreement. It is a misunderstanding of Agility that led us down a dead-end. At Org Topologies, we see bright sparks -- the signs of the 'second wave of Agile' as we call it. The emphasis is shifting towards both in-team and inter-team collaboration. Away from false dichotomies. Both: team autonomy and shared broad product ownership are required to sustain true result-oriented organizational agility. Org Topologies is a package offering a visual language plus thinking tools required to communicate org development direction and can be used to help design and then sustain org change aiming at higher organizational archetypes.
A comprehensive-study-of-biparjoy-cyclone-disaster-management-in-gujarat-a-ca...Samirsinh Parmar
Disaster management;
Cyclone Disaster Management;;
Biparjoy Cyclone Case Study;
Meteorological Observations;
Best practices in Disaster Management;
Synchronization of Agencies;
GSDMA in Cyclone disaster Management;
History of Cyclone in Arabian ocean;
Intensity of Cyclone in Gujarat;
Cyclone preparedness;
Miscellaneous observations - Biparjoy cyclone;
Role of social Media in Disaster Management;
Unique features of Biparjoy cyclone;
Role of IMD in Biparjoy Prediction;
Lessons Learned; Disaster Preparedness; published paper;
Case study; for disaster management agencies; for guideline to manage cyclone disaster; cyclone management; cyclone risks; rescue and rehabilitation for cyclone; timely evacuation during cyclone; port closure; tourism closure etc.
Impact of Effective Performance Appraisal Systems on Employee Motivation and ...Dr. Nazrul Islam
Healthy economic development requires properly managing the banking industry of any
country. Along with state-owned banks, private banks play a critical role in the country's economy.
Managers in all types of banks now confront the same challenge: how to get the utmost output from
their employees. Therefore, Performance appraisal appears to be inevitable since it set the
standard for comparing actual performance to established objectives and recommending practical
solutions that help the organization achieve sustainable growth. Therefore, the purpose of this
research is to determine the effect of performance appraisal on employee motivation and retention.
Colby Hobson: Residential Construction Leader Building a Solid Reputation Thr...dsnow9802
Colby Hobson stands out as a dynamic leader in the residential construction industry. With a solid reputation built on his exceptional communication and presentation skills, Colby has proven himself to be an excellent team player, fostering a collaborative and efficient work environment.
Colby Hobson: Residential Construction Leader Building a Solid Reputation Thr...
A Guide to Storytelling
1. The views expressed in this presentation are the views of the author/s and do not necessarily reflect the views or policies of the Asian
Development Bank, or its Board of Governors, or the governments they represent. ADB does not guarantee the accuracy of the data included
in this presentation and accepts no responsibility for any consequence of their use. The countries listed in this presentation do not imply any
view on ADB's part as to sovereignty or independent status or necessarily conform to ADB's terminology.
A Guide to Storytelling
Olivier Serrat
2013
2. Conveying Events Naturally …
The age-old practice of
storytelling is the vivid
description of ideas,
beliefs, personal
experiences, and life-
lessons through stories
or narratives that evoke
powerful emotions and
insights.
Storytelling is one of
the most effective
communication tools:
analysis may excite the
mind but it does not
gladden the heart,
which is where one
must go to motivate
people.
Sometimes reality is too complex. Stories give it form.
—Jean-Luc Godard
3. … With Ripping Yarns
Purposeful
storytelling
delivers
results.
• By providing the context from which
knowledge springs, stories increase the
potential for knowledge-sharing.
• By grounding facts in a narrative structure,
stories boost the likelihood that learning will
take place and be passed on.
• By articulating emotional aspects as well as
factual content, stories express tacit
knowledge, always difficult to convey.
… For the story—from Rumpelstiltskin to War and Peace—is one of the basic tools
invented by the mind of man, for the purpose of gaining understanding. There have
been great societies that did not use the wheel, but there have been no societies that
did not tell stories.
—Ursula K. Le Guin
4. Spot The Difference: Version A
In our evaluation of a project in Bangladesh, we noted a wide variance
in the competence of individual villages to develop sustainable and
effective solutions to problems encountered, for example in replacing
broken parts or developing low-cost products such as new latrines. The
lessons to be learned from this evaluation are that we should:
• work against over-dependence on development partners,
• note and encourage entrepreneurial approaches to problems,
• identify existing and repeatable good practices,
• build and strengthen communication between villages to assist
cross-fertilization of ideas at the grassroots level.
5. Spot The Difference: Version B
Bangladesh is a really impressive place … in a positive sense. I was in a
village last year working in water and sanitation. We were trying to
promote the use of improved latrines, but could not produce concrete
slabs and rings locally for a low cost. Somebody told me to visit the
latrines of a lady in the village, so I went along and said, "Can I see
your latrines?" She had made a latrine out of a clay pot with the
bottom cut off. Then, with a potter from the area, she developed a
small local production of bottomless pots, and they became the
latrines. Ingenious. A few weeks later I was in another village and saw
a hand pump; it was broken, just a small piece missing. So I said to the
villagers, "Why don't you repair your pump?" And they said, "Oh, we
just wait for another donor to bring a new pump." So I said, "Why
don't you visit the lady in the village over there? She finds ways of
getting things done for herself."
6. What Stories Are Good At
• Make abstract concepts meaningful
• Help connect people and ideas
• Inspire imagination and motivate action
• Give breathing space and allow different perspectives to
emerge
• Create sense, coherence, and meaning
• Develop valuable descriptions of the situations in which
knowledge is applied and solutions are found
• Examine organizational values and culture
• Communicate complex messages simply
• Operate effectively in networks
• Drive change
Working with stories is one of the best ways to
7. Elements of a Good Story
Good stories are interesting, unusual, provocative, serious,
controversial, surprising, intriguing, or inspiring. They
• Respond to demand.
• Exploit a specific opportunity.
• Include personal and human elements of experience.
• Present the point of view of someone who has been directly involved.
• Use a variety of narrative patterns for different aims.
• Achieve a balance between words from persons and statements from
organizations.
• Recount a successful intervention.
• Describe an unsuccessful intervention.
• Provide a solution to both immediate and broader problems.
• Play to what is already in people's minds.
• Target people with the authority to make decisions and change things.
8. Thematic Applications
If Your
Objective Is To
Spark action
Communicate
who you are
You Will Need A
Story That
Describes how a
successful change
was implemented
in the past, but
allows listeners to
imagine how it
might work in
their situation
Provides
audience-
engaging drama
and reveals some
strength or
vulnerability from
your past
In Telling It, You
Will Need To
Avoid excessive
detail that will
take the
audience's mind
off its own
challenge
Include
meaningful
details, but also
make sure the
audience has the
time and
inclination to
hear your story
Your Story Will
Inspire Such
Responses As
"Just imagine …";
"What if …"
"I didn't know
that about him!";
"Now I see what
she's driving at."
9. Thematic Applications
If Your Objective Is
To
Transmit values
Foster
collaboration
You Will Need A
Story That
Feels familiar to
the audience and
will prompt
discussion about
the issues raised
by the values
being promoted
Movingly recounts
a situation that
listeners have also
experienced and
that prompts
them to share
stories about the
topic
In Telling It, You
Will Need To
Use believable
characters and
situations and
never forget that
the story must be
consistent with
your own actions
Ensure that a set
agenda does not
squelch the
swapping of
stories and that
you are ready to
tap the energy
unleashed by the
reactions
Your Story Will
Inspire Such
Responses As
"That's so right!";
"Why don't we do
that all the time?"
"That reminds me
of the time that I
…"; "Hey, I've got
a story like that."
10. Thematic Applications
If Your Objective
Is To
Tame the
grapevine
Share knowledge
You Will Need A
Story That
Highlights, often
through the use of
gentle humor,
some aspect of a
rumor that reveals
it to be untrue or
unlikely
Focuses on
mistakes made and
shows in some
detail how they
were corrected,
with an
explanation of why
the solution
worked
In Telling It, You
Will Need To
Avoid the
temptation to be
mean-spirited, and
be sure that the
rumor is indeed
false
Solicit
alternative—and
possibly better—
solutions
Your Story Will
Inspire Such
Responses As
"No kidding!"; "I'd
never thought
about it like that
before!"
"There but for the
grace of God …";
"Wow! We'd better
watch that from
now on."
11. Thematic Applications
If Your Objective
Is To
Lead people into
the future
You Will Need A
Story That
Evokes the future
you want to create
without providing
excessive detail
that will only turn
out to be wrong
In Telling It, You
Will Need To
Be sure of your
storytelling skills
(otherwise, use a
story in which the
past can serve as a
springboard to the
future)
Your Story Will
Inspire Such
Responses As
"When do we
start?"; "Let's do
it!"
The most erroneous stories are those we think we know best—and therefore never
scrutinize or question.
—Stephen Jay Gould
The universe is made of stories, not of atoms.
—Muriel Rukeyser
12. Day-to-Day Applications
Storytelling can be a
more compelling and
effective way to explain
reasoning processes,
deliver information, and
convince others than
conventional modes of
communications, e.g.,
electronic mail, reports,
formal speeches, etc.
In organizations, potential applications
of stories include
• Oral histories
• Team or community-building
exercises
• Workshop warm-ups
• Back-to-office reports
• Activity or project reviews
• Monitoring and evaluation systems
• Recreation
13. Evaluative Applications
In the field of knowledge
management and learning,
storytelling has found
expression through tools such
as
• Appreciative inquiry
• Exit interviews
• Learning histories
• The Most Significant Change
technique
• Social reminiscing
15. Further Reading
• ADB. 2010. Building Narrative Capacity at ADB. Manila.
www.adb.org/publications/building-narrative-capacity-adb
• ——. 2011. On Second Thought. Manila.
www.adb.org/publications/second-thought
• ——. 2011. Learning Histories. Manila.
www.adb.org/publications/learning-histories
• ——. 2012. Interactive Stories of Sustainable Development.
Manila. www.adb.org/publications/interactive-stories-
sustainable-development
16. Further Reading
• ADB. 2012. The Long Reach of Short Tales. Manila.
www.scribd.com/doc/102329913/the-long-reach-of-short-
tales
• Stephen Denning. 2004. Telling Tales. Harvard Business
Review. May.
• Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation. 2005. Story
Guide: Building Bridges Using Narrative Techniques. Berne.