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The “incomparable” Maggie Smith: “What happens then?”

I had the wonderful opportunity to meet Lisa Scottoline at a book event 2014.  She is the best-selling author who wrote my favorite quote on “unintended consequences.”  She reacted very…

I wonder if there is “scouting” fatigue?  Does this suggest a two half-day format might yield better implications than a day-long event?  We certainly know that participants report “mental exhaustion”…

If all the viewpoints we hear come from people who are like us, we assume that we have the same information and the same perspective. We think we have the…

Some observations and insights on “paper-based” explorations.  Including some insights on using “paper arcs” for demonstrations — and some observations from an exploration conducted in November 2014 with 160 participants…

The Free Association Word Chain Game Chain of Thought is an IOS (Android) game that seems to provide some good “practice” for Implications Wheel Facilitators.  It’s certainly easy to learn…

https://clalliance.org/blog/writing-in-libraries-processes-and-pathways-to-inquiry-and-learning/ A very interesting article because of our focus on “paper-based” explorations.

https://www.fastcompany.com/90237319/how-to-solve-complex-problems-by-not-focusing-on-them

How interesting that my long term interest in the Civil War connects in this find with a “thought” for the Implications Wheel.  The implications of the Civil War are still…

It’s an “approved” item on the list for upgrades. And I’m going to add it to Facilitator Training and Highly Facilitated Workshops. +50’s and -50’s are going to require a…

For the occasional situation where a team asks about adding a “4th Order” implication, I’ve created one of the “cards” — like the Contributing/Scoring Cards — that shows a “workaround”…

Very interesting article related to our use of the “Scouting” metaphor for explorations. https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/hidden-metaphors-get-under-our-skin/