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Sat, 28 Nov 2009 14:38:13 -0800

The Marriott revisted (sic) & the value of persistence
An interesting supplement to my earlier post on the Marriott in San Jose and a related issue with Vodafone. Readers will...
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Fri, 27 Nov 2009 07:33:58 -0800

On the leaving of Singapore
I'm in the lounge at Terminal 1 of Changi Airport waiting to be called for the delayed QF31, my first flight on the A380....
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Tue, 24 Nov 2009 20:26:45 -0800

Gifting, ethics and trust: KM Asia keynote
I just uploaded the slides for my keynote at KM Asia. No podcast I am afraid, I managed to leave my iTouch at home in a short...
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Tue, 24 Nov 2009 11:15:09 -0800

Well this is the Marriott
Sometimes loyalty schemes confuse me. Last week in San Jose I switched hotels. For several years I have been using the Hilton,...
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Mon, 23 Nov 2009 14:34:45 -0800

Reflections on loosing books
Leaving a book you a reading in a hotel is a pain but it happens. However (rather like toast always landing butter side up) it...
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Sat, 21 Nov 2009 20:01:52 -0800

Well I love it
Given that Sunday will not exist for me (I leave Los Angeles before midnight on Saturday and arrive in Singapore at midday on...
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Sat, 21 Nov 2009 11:47:17 -0800

BBC #fail
A gentle build today in preparation for a very long trip. I head for the airport this evening and thence via Los Angeles and...
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Fri, 20 Nov 2009 14:35:17 -0800

Public transport
A quick day trip to Seattle today to meet with our patent lawyers (I still surprise myself every time I say that). I got the...
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Thu, 19 Nov 2009 14:28:00 -0800

KM Word: Capstone event
An odd feeling at KM World today as its the last time in San Jose, next year its going to Washington. The right decision, but I...
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Wed, 18 Nov 2009 10:59:51 -0800

The science of common sense
I spent yesterday teaching at the Naval Postgraduate School in Monterrey on the the Homeland Security Course. Its a lovely set...
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Mon, 16 Nov 2009 15:01:19 -0800

You should't attempt to conquer complexity
Let me start off my making it clear that I have an affection for Delphi Group and for its leader Tom Koulopoulos who is more...
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Sun, 15 Nov 2009 14:18:56 -0800

A week of travel and my first American Football game
An interesting and very busyweeks. I took the bus from New York to boston by way of experiment. A break down resulted in my...
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Thu, 12 Nov 2009 03:49:35 -0800

Help wanted in next twelve hours
We are creating a new public asset with a narrative database on knowledge management. This is linked to upcoming KM conferences...
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Tue, 10 Nov 2009 06:52:53 -0800

Play it again Sam
Rob Freeth sent me this link which shows the power of design to change behaviour, where rules and regulations fail. Working...
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Mon, 09 Nov 2009 08:51:37 -0800

Post hoc ergo propter hoc
I had dinner with Max Boisot a couple of weeks ago. Max is one of few remaining polymaths in this world and any conversation...
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Fri, 06 Nov 2009 15:07:55 -0800

Familiarity breeds usefulness
I found this telling cartoon in the process of hunting down references for an overdue chapter in a book on decision making. It...
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Thu, 05 Nov 2009 15:50:23 -0800

More thoughts on cooking
My earlier post on The Chef & the recipe book user attracted several interesting comments and was heavily re-tweeted. One...
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Tue, 03 Nov 2009 14:54:13 -0800

Rediscovering the familiar
I had a mass of meetings today that involved threading and rethreading through the back streets of London. From UCL to...
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Mon, 02 Nov 2009 14:53:41 -0800

Boston Seminar/Masterclass
A busy week of meetings in London this week, then I start a three week around the world trip that takes in Boston, West Point,...
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Sun, 01 Nov 2009 14:34:56 -0800

The chef & the recipe book user
One of the key metaphors I used in my keynote at KM India was that of the difference between a chef and a recipe book user....
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Sat, 31 Oct 2009 15:45:46 -0700

Great people. a real debate then bureacratic insanity and insects
Overall October has been a bad month for the blog. I normally achieve a daily contribution, but I will only just scrape weekly...
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Sat, 10 Oct 2009 02:16:02 -0700

F, B, D♯ & G♯
Some days are surreal, yesterday I picked up the news of the Nobel Peace Prize just before a performance of Tristan and...
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Fri, 09 Oct 2009 08:29:36 -0700

A rich passion
To the opera yesterday for he opening night of the ENO's new production of Turandot. Now if you go to the ENO you can expect...
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Thu, 24 Sep 2009 14:05:14 -0700

Purity & danger
A nicely ambiguous cartoon from Gaping Void. One of those ones that sets you back a bit and forces you to think. It has been...
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Fri, 18 Sep 2009 04:32:40 -0700

Alternatives to the CKO
I had to write a report today, a longish process. As a part of that I was looking at the organisation of the knowledge...
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