WikidPad – wiki notebook/outliner for windows
The KJ-technique. Good summary of this group process for establishing priorities.
Juggling Boosts Brain Power A new study shows learning how to juggle can actually change the structure of the brain in adults and increase areas involved in thought and processing.
Watching Alone. Watching Alone: Social Capital and Public Service Broadcasting – a report by economist Martin Brookes sponsored by BBC and The Work Foundation [PDF]
Managing for Serendipity …or why we should lay off ‘best practice’ in KM. PDF of 2003 paper by Dave Snowden
Interesting synchronicity of posts that have caught my attention in the last 24 hours Yesterday I blogged Suw Charman’s thoughts about being a generalist / polymath, in particular the tendency for useful real-world knowledge to come out of the unique overlaps between fields created by the particular experiences of one person. Earlier today I linked to Tony Goodson on Butterfly Moments and Bricolage (archive) (inspired in turn by Johnnie Moore) – his experience that general tinkering about across various subjects and ideas often leads to unexpected benefits at later times.
Butterfly Moments and Bricolage. Tony Goodson on how indulging in ‘tinkering about’ somehow primes him for ‘Butterfly Moments’ that change his world.
<a href=““https://www.improvingme.com/article1078.shtml">Ten Pitfalls Keeping You From Your Career Goals
Hire talent and passion over skill and experience. The importance of looking beyond skills and competencies in recruitment.
Can absence make a team grow stronger? Erik van Bekkum comments on HBR article about teams that work better from a distance.