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Storytelling: Vine

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I am as caught up in the maelstrom of modern life as the next person; slightly anxious when any interaction or learning opportunity asks for more than a few minutes of my time. Therefore, I am excited to make Vine work for me – personally and professionally. It seems so wrong, and it feels so right. Checkmate The content is definitely F.R.E.S.H.: Fun – anything lasting 6-7 seconds is cheap and cheerful, at least. Check. Revealing – of what is on one’s mind, at least. Check. Entertaining – hard to be bored in such a space of time. Check  Shareable+Social … Continue reading Storytelling: Vine

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The Future of…Work Is Learning; And Learning Is the Work

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Last week, under my Curious Kids tag, I relayed this concise learning message: We use two metrics: Is your child engaged? Are they happy? If not, they’re not learning. – Matt Goldman @BlueSchoolNYC Of course, after thinking about my kids I also applied this maxim to myself, and to colleagues. It seems equally apropos. I am a huge fan of Harald Jarche’s work. His maxim, in the networked age, is: Work is learning and learning is the work. If that is true, then, just as with children, we should ensure that the work – and the learning –  allows us to … Continue reading The Future of…Work Is Learning; And Learning Is the Work

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Sponsor Disruption 1: Model

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So, we are looking at the Future of Work, heavily disrupted, perhaps, from our experience of yesterday. In the last post, I listed five requirements for sponsoring disruption so you can, at least, surf the enterprise social tsunami to safety:  <Model> <Upskill> <Bulk-Up> <Polemicize> <Show Up>. Today, let’s discuss Model. The social enterprise is personal, flat, equalized. It does not run by diktat, but through cooperation and collaboration. Therefore, you cannot impose social and expect it to work. Flip through any social business report and you will see very average deployment success rates <return in future post on the need to … Continue reading Sponsor Disruption 1: Model

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The Future Of Work In Action – For 6 Seconds

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I took a week off work to do a deeper dive into all my notes and half-baked thoughts that have so far surfaced the TMWK model, but not explained it. it is harder than I thought – so many strands, loose ends, interesting snippets, but uncertainty how to stitch it all together (notwithstanding I put together the TMWK Manifesto…). Synthesis and distillation are key process flows / skills in times of information overload. If it is not simple and evocative (aka F.R.E.S.H.) then it won’t work for me. This Much We Know hard at work in Arizona while family is … Continue reading The Future Of Work In Action – For 6 Seconds

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This Much We Know Manifesto

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I have been writing about Manifestos…to live by, so I thought I had better stitch one together myself to see if it fits. It does, loosely for now. 1. Cultivate – Curiosity It all begins with curiosity. “Our number one value isn’t in any of the skills we have. It’s that we’re essentially curious.”  – Jim Coudal via @brainpickings Curiosity is the kick-start, the pre-requisite. It allows us to move forward, in the footsteps of children. John Pilger had it right: “…the first step is to engender an approach, enable the measurement of distances and walking toward. It is show … Continue reading This Much We Know Manifesto

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“Yes!” Personal Branding: Planning Tools

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To finish the thought, the discussion here has moved from the transliteration of a standard resume / CV to an automated visual version of the same; on to a deepened, hand-crafted version; then to a visual narrative reworking of your brand story. Now, we plan. As mentioned in the last post, moving beyond the resume as a chronological list of past experiences to make it something that lives and breathes – that is the interesting work at hand. Career Planning A couple of interesting online tools help us out here. Firstly, resum.up – a career roadmapping tool. Transparently, it place your … Continue reading “Yes!” Personal Branding: Planning Tools

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“Yes!” Personal Branding: Narrative Infographics

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This is where the personal branding rubber hits the road. Telling stories is as old as the hills; bizarrely, in our professional lives we are not used to telling stories about who we are, how we show up. We externalize everything. I mentioned before that our business profile becomes an out-of-body experience. At This Much We Know, visual narrative is our thang. We think holistically, we look for the greatness, your greatness, and we keep it F.R.E.S.H. So let’s consider the next iteration of visual personal branding: Automated online tools Resume infographics Narrative infographics Planning tools Narrative Infographics Infographics are … Continue reading “Yes!” Personal Branding: Narrative Infographics

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4 Manifestos To Live By… Oh, And I Forgot About This One

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Manifesto: a new idea with prescriptive notions for carrying out change. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Manifesto 1 – Cluetrain. Manifesto 2 – Cult of Done. Manifesto 3 – Passionate Creative Worker. Manifesto 4 – Incomplete Manifesto for Growth. Dogme 95 The Dogme 95 manifesto had a big impact on my creative life. It was an early exposure not just to the idea that there could be new rules of engagement around a topic; but also that those rules of engagement could be simple and liberating. In the late ‘90s I was studying for my Masters in IT Management. Don’t ask me why.* My thesis was on capturing … Continue reading 4 Manifestos To Live By… Oh, And I Forgot About This One

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This Is How It Always Begins…”Welcome To My Blog”

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There is a default way to start a blog. It goes something like this: “Welcome to my blog! “So, I’ve been [experimenting with X for a while / practicing X for many years] and I thought it was about time that I shared some of my stuff with [“the Universe” / “my fellow enthusiasts” / “y’all”]. “This blogging is all a bit new to me, so please don’t be too harsh. I will try to post regularly, but I do have a life! LOL! I hope you enjoy it. Please feel free to comment below. I look forward to hearing … Continue reading This Is How It Always Begins…”Welcome To My Blog”