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Wonderful, just read this excerpt, now lets start to all learn together!! How can we get there? How to create this serendipity of learners?From Do It Yourself to Do It Together - John Hagel III and John Seely Brown - Harvard Business Review: "But there are other levels of pull that could be leveraged to amplify the long tail of atoms. For example, in what ways can individuals and businesses (entrepreneurs and incumbents alike) go beyond simple access to actually attract people and resources they do not yet know exist, but that prove enormously helpful once discovered? 'Shaping serendipity' in this way is a second and more accomplished level of pull, one which builds on the expanded access to which Chris refers. Taking it even further, rather than simply connecting with existing resources, what about participating in or even designing the creation spaces in which performance improvement and learning accelerate as more and more people join?"
http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ChangingProjectsPascal/~3/kLIKaC-Fpj4/from-do-it-yourself-to-do-it-together.html
This article really makes you think about our role as a knowledge worker. The university and political bit I couldn't relate to but the first half really puzzles me, talking about pink collars and easily interchangeable knowledge workers. this could in part explain the lack of passion and willingness to take it up for yourself in companies today.Eurozine - The structure and silence of the cognitariat - Christopher Newfield: "The structure and silence of the cognitariatOnly a small 'creative class' achieves the creativity and freedom attributed by stereotype to all knowledge workers, writes Christopher Newfield. Below this elite exist far more numerous 'perma-temps', who are highly qualified yet interchangeable. In the American university system, which has parallels in Europe, recipients of higher education are increasingly prepared for a working life in a knowledge economy where independence and social protections have been eroded."
http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ChangingProjectsPascal/~3/i1ruhBNaxq8/eurozine-structure-and-silence-of.html
Great article to show how much we don't know and how games can help us to learn in those blindspotsthis is the little diagram they use for thisKnowledge Games Blog Archive Why knowledge games work
http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ChangingProjectsPascal/~3/7cIjjqcZnJQ/why-knowledge-games-work.html
Great article on reinventing the University and the way we teach. It also gives an overview of projects that are on their way, like the Wikiversity but it definitely is not the only action going on out there. They define some 5 levels of reinventing:- course content exchange- course content collaboration- course content co-innovation (in which wikiversity is referred to)- knowledge co-creation- collaborative learning connectiongreat, as one of the writers is Don Tapscott, the author of Wikinomics... Innovating the 21st-Century University: It’s Time! (EDUCAUSE Review) | EDUCAUSE
http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ChangingProjectsPascal/~3/_zNQg9HDUZg/innovating-21st-century-university-its.html
Great blog post about dual tipology, hunters vs farmers, just check out the teaser with examples:Seth's Blog: Hunters and Farmers: "Some ways to think about this:George Clooney (in Up in the Air) and James Bond are both fictional hunters. Give them a desk job and they freak out.Farmers don't dislike technology. They dislike failure. Technology that works is a boon.Hunters are in sync with Google, a hunting site, farmers like Facebook.When you promote a first-rate hunting salesperson to internal sales management, be prepared for failure.Farmers prefer productive meetings, hunters want to simply try stuff and see what happens."
http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ChangingProjectsPascal/~3/JzI3mxobkdE/seths-blog-hunters-and-farmers.html
Oh yeah, get real and read this blog. It is about false sense of urgency as John Kotter calls it. It is about who wants to take charge of necessary change in organizations. It is about blaming others or seeing and taking your own responsibility....Seth's Blog: Modern procrastination
http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ChangingProjectsPascal/~3/cV1NtpwvUIk/seths-blog-modern-procrastination.html
A very good blog overall, with plenty of good free templatesthe article gives a list of focal points for programmes and focal points for projects, and explains the difference in focus between these twobtw both are temporary (meaning they have a beginning and an end), so read on if you want to know the differenceThe Difference between Managing a Project & Managing a Programme - Clarety Consulting - IT Strategy Made Simple
http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ChangingProjectsPascal/~3/ssim1PUHK7k/difference-between-managing-project.html
Check out this SlideShare Presentation: it gives a nice overview of action research and action learning, focussing on the importance of a good problem (often techniques fail because the problem is not the right one to use the technique on, and then people don't use it anymore in the future, based on wrong assumptions) and it also gives some examples of interesting questions for the reflection that is necessary.What is Action Research?View more documents from Greg Waddell.
http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ChangingProjectsPascal/~3/dapctyLIMDA/what-is-action-research.html
How to protect your ideas? The simple answer is: don't!!!I couldn't agree more. The more you get people to know your ideas, the more they appreciate them, the more the will want to see of you and your new ideas. this is completely in line with my own experience. This is also why I always share my slides when participants to a training in change or project management ask me to (or better even I prepare a link for them right from the start)just read what Seth has to say about this in more detail...Seth's Blog: How to protect your ideas in the digital age
http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ChangingProjectsPascal/~3/mM2sZALkhlk/seths-blog-how-to-protect-your-ideas-in.html
Great blog from Holger on trust in virtual teams. This blog is written from practice not from theory, which is what makes it interesting.Holger talks about 3 types of trust, and especially he puts a question mark behind the 'traditional' belief that even virtual teams have to start with a face-to-face meeting if they want to succeed. A belief that is more and more difficult to use in this day and age of budget cuts on one hand and increasing delocalization on the other.Change Management Blog: Trust in Virtual Teams
http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ChangingProjectsPascal/~3/-j_gwsU0L68/change-management-blog-trust-in-virtual.html
This book is a very quick read (in fact this is for me the typical style of Seth Godin). I picked it up on my last visit to the States, because it made a call to action: we need you to be a leader of your tribe. Having read one of Godin's previous books (Purple Cow) and because I like his writing (check out his blog and free e-books if you want to check out for yourself).In fact the message is not a new one. When you look at John Kottter's work on change, he has been a strong advocate for leadership throughout the organization, not defined by the function of the person but by his passion. And that is exactly what Godin brings us. The nice thing about this book is that it is not a concept book, no dry theory. It is rather packed with small anecdotes. Small examples of people who did make a change. And especially in areas that we (or at least I) don't know so well. Small niches, in which people take the lead. They find their passion and model it into a community. This really makes you think, what about me? Do I have a passion in my niche that I can transform into a community. And in fact I do: changing projects. So I am looking forward to bring this in practice ...On this same topic of leadership, I read an article this week-end in a newspaper about the lady that develops Fille d'O lingerie. She goes even as far as making claiming that we all have to take back our own personal leadership, in such areas as our view of our own body (she says we need to get this back from the fashion industry) and even of our own sexual life (which again is heavily influenced by the media).Of course Godin takes up where Kotter has left. Since he is talking about the leadership in a tribe (a niche so to speak) he details how to tackle this, how to use tools on the web like Facebook or Twitter, or Ning to create ones own tribe and maintain it. A couple of rules he uses: lead, get people involved, make sure they come back to share the passion. Then he differs between leaders who organize and hold the space and those who create the space for the tribe and then sit back. Funily this is relates to a discussion we had recently on how a good facilitator (like for an open space) should behave: he should not only open the space but then make sure it is maintained, which is a fine line with overcrowding the space. Blogged with the Flock Browser
http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ChangingProjectsPascal/~3/JnL9nl8dL1A/tribes-by-seth-godin.html
Tasty article on the 'common' belief that people 'naturally' resist change. As Holger puts it, people are not often resisting change, but rather everything around it (after all some philosophers say change is part of life) like their boss, the lack of understanding, ... and as I believe also we press people into changing too fast
http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ChangingProjectsPascal/~3/zGkL3PvuCJc/do-people-naturally-resist-change.html
PresenceThe first full book to explore the Theory U. It recounts the story of how this group of thinkers and especially practitioners in organizational learning develop their view on the world based on a set of interviews.The book is packed to other theories on which these thinkers fall back.Sensing, Presencing and Realizing are the 3 steps in the Theory U to realize a successful change. http://www.theoryu.comStriking points in this book * Outer work can only be successful if it is based on through inner work. Hence the need for meditative practice for change practitioners * In order to be able to Sense one needs to be able to suspend (getting rid of fixed points of view) and redirect (seeing the whole from the parts) * In order to be able to Presence one needs to be able to let go and see the future as it emerges * In Realizing one needs to get to action. In order to avoid not moving at all, a good use of rapid prototyping can keep you moving. Prototyping mainly in the idea of trying things out, testing and reviewing the prototype * What needs to happen to tackle the real major issues of today: o Is democracy still feasible? Or was it a first prototype now up for improvement? o How to get these institutes to move for the necessary changes? They all have a vested interest in the status quo! o How to avoid the difference between the globalizers and the globalized? o What needs to be done to keep a sustainable earth? What can be our role in it? This really made me think about what I can do. Here are some thoughts: + Our project management approach and training already (unknowingly) follows the U (which is rather normal if this is an emerging theory rather than a new invention + Get people together with the necessary passion to look at what we can do + Work on my meditation (sometimes hard to keep on going, your body and mind really work together to stop you) and maybe get others help + Keep on focusing on the need for rapid prototyping, get people into action, don't let good idea be killed by eternal analysis (quick milestone planning, followed by flexible to do's)
http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ChangingProjectsPascal/~3/ADZlAUlnXd8/presence-first-full-book-to-explore.html
Good article based on a discussion started on LinkedIn on how fast you can do six sigma projects. This consultant (which is an ex-colleague by the way) defines a couple of good points on the need for 'soft' project management, which is the human factor next to the more pre-defined approach of Six Sigma: motivation, sponsorship, stakelholdersread more | digg story
http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ChangingProjectsPascal/~3/540192536/project-management-six-sigma-way.html
Away from process and towards a professional development framework! Yes this means the same way as the professional project management community seems to be going these last years. Away from very fixed do-it-all processes against which people revolt, and declare that what they are doing is certainly NOT a project, just to dodge the process. PMBOK and BABOK are good steps in the right direction, offering practitioners clear development paths (that is personal development and not software development).read more | digg story
http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ChangingProjectsPascal/~3/518843575/what-does-21st-century-software.html
Away from process and towards a professional development framework! Yes this means the same way as the professional project management community seems to be going these last years. Away from very fixed do-it-all processes against which people revolt, and declare that what they are doing is certainly NOT a project, just to dodge the process. PMBOK and BABOK are good steps in the right direction, offering practitioners clear development paths (that is personal development and not software development).read more | digg story
http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ChangingProjectsPascal/~3/ebSd5h2-IKI/what-does-21st-century-software.html
Great little article, with the top 10 of tech innovation coming from the walhalla of tech development, CES. Even just looking at these little things, makes you consider your investment budget for this year. My top 2: the pico projector (a beamer the size of a mobile phone) and the ultra-laptop (with 2 screens and RAID discs!!!)read more | digg story
http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ChangingProjectsPascal/~3/1mjBhE8X6us/best-of-ces-2009-for-business.html
Great little article, with the top 10 of tech innovation coming from the walhalla of tech development, CES. Even just looking at these little things, makes you consider your investment budget for this year. My top 2: the pico projector (a beamer the size of a mobile phone) and the ultra-laptop (with 2 screens and RAID discs!!!)read more | digg story
http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ChangingProjectsPascal/~3/512706684/best-of-ces-2009-for-business.html
In this short discussion, we could say the Standish Group chaos report, proving that plenty of IT projects run aground every year, is held against the light of skills. And from the writer's perspective it is also held against the need for good PM recruitment. Finally a poll is taken from the public to come to the conclusion that YES there is a gapread more | digg story
http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ChangingProjectsPascal/~3/503636343/bcs-session-declares-there-is-project.html
In this short discussion, we could say the Standish Group chaos report, proving that plenty of IT projects run aground every year, is held against the light of skills. And from the writer's perspective it is also held against the need for good PM recruitment. Finally a poll is taken from the public to come to the conclusion that YES there is a gapread more | digg story
http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ChangingProjectsPascal/~3/OOXqj7u2PPg/bcs-session-declares-there-is-project.html
A nice, and especially, a positive story about building a relationship in virtual teams. This article includes 4 simple, but very actionable points every virtual team can actually start using as of today. Just have a look for yourself. Oh, and you don't need to be a tech guru to actually use it...read more | digg story
http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ChangingProjectsPascal/~3/KJiZKh_srSY/how-good-are-virtual-team-relationships.html
A nice, and especially, a positive story about building a relationship in virtual teams. This article includes 4 simple, but very actionable points every virtual team can actually start using as of today. Just have a look for yourself. Oh, and you don't need to be a tech guru to actually use it...read more | digg story
http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ChangingProjectsPascal/~3/503367848/how-good-are-virtual-team-relationships.html
As we work with our customers, we also see very often the discussion, on what is a good PMO and what isn't. In this article the point is made, that there are as least as many PMO's as there are companies (and probably more, when you see multiple PMO's in each company: ICT, R&D, change program, ...read more | digg story
http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ChangingProjectsPascal/~3/Y2XXapqTl_Q/two-types-of-pmos-yours-and-not-yours.html
As we work with our customers, we also see very often the discussion, on what is a good PMO and what isn't. In this article the point is made, that there are as least as many PMO's as there are companies (and probably more, when you see multiple PMO's in each company: ICT, R&D, change program, ...read more | digg story
http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ChangingProjectsPascal/~3/502733726/two-types-of-pmos-yours-and-not-yours.html
Nice article trying to see how social media can be the change facilitators of tomorrow. And how some big companies like IBM are already using it today. So some companies again are the leading edge, don't become part of the laggards. The biggest difficulty of course is to choose the right tools for your business, go on and play....read more | digg story
http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ChangingProjectsPascal/~3/qDCHXEdA0_g/company-20.html
Nice article trying to see how social media can be the change facilitators of tomorrow. And how some big companies like IBM are already using it today. So some companies again are the leading edge, don't become part of the laggards. The biggest difficulty of course is to choose the right tools for your business, go on and play....read more | digg story
http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ChangingProjectsPascal/~3/479672610/company-20.html
“Finally, social innovation at scale comes from systems that give the public tools to innovate for themselves. Brokering this transition is what many innovation intermediaries in social innovation are passionately committed to.” M HorneThis article describes 4 key elements: social technology, innovation intermediaries, people and openness
http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ChangingProjectsPascal/~3/443236528/social-innovation-to-change-world-we.html
“Finally, social innovation at scale comes from systems that give the public tools to innovate for themselves. Brokering this transition is what many innovation intermediaries in social innovation are passionately committed to.” M HorneThis article describes 4 key elements: social technology, innovation intermediaries, people and openness
http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ChangingProjectsPascal/~3/GSYbssE2tVE/social-innovation-to-change-world-we.html
A new era? An innovative way of combining existing technologies? And who knows finally the kind of communication tool we need in project based businesses. Because that's what it is. A CRM applied to a project environment. I still need to check it out in detail, but you can too at http://jobblogs.cc
http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ChangingProjectsPascal/~3/W7fVbHLbDyA/crm-plus-project-management-jobblogs.html
A new era? An innovative way of combining existing technologies? And who knows finally the kind of communication tool we need in project based businesses. Because that's what it is. A CRM applied to a project environment. I still need to check it out in detail, but you can too at http://jobblogs.cc
http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ChangingProjectsPascal/~3/440743382/crm-plus-project-management-jobblogs.html
Great article, with nice reflections on known topics like 'who moved my cheese'. This might be the future of our working environment in the global marketplace. Forget about the knowledge worker, forget about the telecommuter. Here comes the cloudworker. Actually this article made my day as this is how I am today.
http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ChangingProjectsPascal/~3/436728859/cloudworkers-creed.html
Great article, with nice reflections on known topics like 'who moved my cheese'. This might be the future of our working environment in the global marketplace. Forget about the knowledge worker, forget about the telecommuter. Here comes the cloudworker. Actually this article made my day as this is how I am today.
http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ChangingProjectsPascal/~3/S6etJrSivH0/cloudworkers-creed.html
There are already quite some tools around that let you collaborate on projects online. Think about Scrumy (the simplest) or Basecamp (the most complete). However Huddle is the tool very comparable to Basecamp that also allows you to plan, share and collaborate. And at the same time you can invite people from LinkedIn and display your workspaces on your LinkedIn profile.For external projects (ie where people from different companies co-operate) this is undoubtedly the future, since you are always doing projects with people. And LinkedIn after all is the most accepted social networking tool around...
http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ChangingProjectsPascal/~3/QNOHWL7bIYg/first-project-management-and.html
There are already quite some tools around that let you collaborate on projects online. Think about Scrumy (the simplest) or Basecamp (the most complete). However Huddle is the tool very comparable to Basecamp that also allows you to plan, share and collaborate. And at the same time you can invite people from LinkedIn and display your workspaces on your LinkedIn profile.For external projects (ie where people from different companies co-operate) this is undoubtedly the future, since you are always doing projects with people. And LinkedIn after all is the most accepted social networking tool around...
http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ChangingProjectsPascal/~3/435870876/first-project-management-and.html
As Primavera is a leading provider for enterprise project management solutions, this might finally bring an out-of-the-bow solution for larger project based organizations. Imagine this might be the breakthrough most project managers are waiting for to finally be able to manage the third leg in the triple constraint: finance.read more | digg story
http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ChangingProjectsPascal/~3/415731136/oracle-acquires-primavera-start-of-new.html
As Primavera is a leading provider for enterprise project management solutions, this might finally bring an out-of-the-bow solution for larger project based organizations. Imagine this might be the breakthrough most project managers are waiting for to finally be able to manage the third leg in the triple constraint: finance.read more | digg story
http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ChangingProjectsPascal/~3/Xs75-096ibA/oracle-acquires-primavera-start-of-new.html
Very interesting article (especially if you read the attached PDF document) that positions over 20 learning techniques on 3 different axis. It helps you understand and it also helps you when choosing these techniques, to check if they fit with your audience and what you hope to accomplish.read more | digg story
http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ChangingProjectsPascal/~3/415698733/3d-visualization-of-learning-theory.html
Very interesting article (especially if you read the attached PDF document) that positions over 20 learning techniques on 3 different axis. It helps you understand and it also helps you when choosing these techniques, to check if they fit with your audience and what you hope to accomplish.read more | digg story
http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ChangingProjectsPascal/~3/aEWmTN0exDY/3d-visualization-of-learning-theory.html
Reading through this 'older' review shows that project management is improving between 1995 and 2006 in ICT. This is a good sign, especially if you look at the budgets that were used to train project managers. Also you will notice that certifications have grown exponentially in these years (both Prince2 and PMI's PMP, CAPM)read more | digg story
http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ChangingProjectsPascal/~3/zY0Fr_D7gno/standish-group-chaos-report-on-project.html
Reading through this 'older' review shows that project management is improving between 1995 and 2006 in ICT. This is a good sign, especially if you look at the budgets that were used to train project managers. Also you will notice that certifications have grown exponentially in these years (both Prince2 and PMI's PMP, CAPM)read more | digg story
http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ChangingProjectsPascal/~3/406278029/standish-group-chaos-report-on-project.html
Although this is basically only an announcement for an upcoming article, this is most certainly an issue that we will be facing in the next few years. There is an interesting link to a basic article on how to tackle presentations to this new audience. But as stated we will need to think co-creation and collaboration also in our trainings.read more | digg story
http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ChangingProjectsPascal/~3/388465747/how-to-train-multi-taskers.html
Although this is basically only an announcement for an upcoming article, this is most certainly an issue that we will be facing in the next few years. There is an interesting link to a basic article on how to tackle presentations to this new audience. But as stated we will need to think co-creation and collaboration also in our trainings.read more | digg story
http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ChangingProjectsPascal/~3/Zq9X9RkaRFs/how-to-train-multi-taskers.html
As author of this article shows, GE has been developing social media since 1998. And based on the lessons learned (yes these do happen every once in a while on projects, although it is done by an external party here) he looks at things to come for all of us not working for GE. Just check out his learnings and see that the way forward is rosy.read more | digg story
http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ChangingProjectsPascal/~3/1NFjxXm2RIo/social-media-20-is-already-working-at.html
As author of this article shows, GE has been developing social media since 1998. And based on the lessons learned (yes these do happen every once in a while on projects, although it is done by an external party here) he looks at things to come for all of us not working for GE. Just check out his learnings and see that the way forward is rosy.read more | digg story
http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ChangingProjectsPascal/~3/330543095/social-media-20-is-already-working-at.html
Nice little article bringing together some interesting links on enterprise collaboration and virtual teams. It focuses on the way things are being used, their impact on the culture, but also the software and hardware side of innovations in this field. Michael Sampson's blog is certainly one to follow since he is also a fan of GTD. read more | digg story
http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ChangingProjectsPascal/~3/313680098/enterprise-collaboration-and-virtual.html
Nice little article bringing together some interesting links on enterprise collaboration and virtual teams. It focuses on the way things are being used, their impact on the culture, but also the software and hardware side of innovations in this field. Michael Sampson's blog is certainly one to follow since he is also a fan of GTD. read more | digg story
http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ChangingProjectsPascal/~3/dM_1ZDLJrkA/enterprise-collaboration-and-virtual.html
Nice article with a lot of lessons learned on applying social media in a corporate environment. A lot of things that seems obvious in the open internet world, don't seem so obvious when management is looking over your shoulder. Also open source that is free for everyone can lead to some issues in a global corporation. A nice roadmap for anybody.read more | digg story
http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ChangingProjectsPascal/~3/305381805/case-study-on-social-media-at-bt.html
Nice article with a lot of lessons learned on applying social media in a corporate environment. A lot of things that seems obvious in the open internet world, don't seem so obvious when management is looking over your shoulder. Also open source that is free for everyone can lead to some issues in a global corporation. A nice roadmap for anybody.read more | digg story
http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ChangingProjectsPascal/~3/MicdsYPHPMU/case-study-on-social-media-at-bt.html
Small article about Josh Bernoff, (HBS professor) the author of Groundswell, an upcoming book about how to use social media for your company. The article feature a video with the author, who is a well known researcher that is quoted regularly as one of the main sources on social media. Nice tips on how to harness the power of social media. read more | digg story
http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ChangingProjectsPascal/~3/300360434/how-to-be-social-media-provocateur.html
Small article about Josh Bernoff, (HBS professor) the author of Groundswell, an upcoming book about how to use social media for your company. The article feature a video with the author, who is a well known researcher that is quoted regularly as one of the main sources on social media. Nice tips on how to harness the power of social media. read more | digg story
http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ChangingProjectsPascal/~3/gFxitD9Fafo/how-to-be-social-media-provocateur.html
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