Mai 31, 2013
- This week I came across a great example of how my brain leaks knowledge.Someone in my extended family is due to give birth and it was mentioned in conversation “will need to get the family crib looked out”. Now this may seem like an innocent remark to you but to me it was a revelation. ...
Mai 30, 2013
- I am not sure of the origins of the story, it was sent to me from someone who had received it from someone else etc. No matter its origins, it is an interesting story about identifying the real knowledge you need before moving into action.
A toothpaste factory had a problem. They sometimes shipped empty boxes without the tube of toothpaste inside. This challenged their perceived quality with the buyers and distributors. Understanding how important the relationship with...
Mai 17, 2013
- “Social media inhibits learning and I am telling our young engineers not to use it”. It would have been very easy to dismiss the person who had said this as having had too much caffeine; we were drinking coffee after all but this was someone who was extremely well respected in his field and someone that people normally listened to.
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April 19, 2013
- I like facts. I enjoy reading lists of them; I enjoy the huge variety of facts that are out there. I believe them, they are facts after all. I use the word ‘fact’ but some people might use the word ‘knowledge’, which is ok by me.I buy books of facts, people give them to be as gifts, I love them....