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Capturing the Knowledge of “100,000 of the World’s Brightest People”
When Sir John Browne, CEO of oil and gas giant BP, wrote the above words, he captured the promise of knowledge management in arrestingly…
Mindshift on Meetings—Part I
Too many meetings!” “Most meetings are a waste of time.” These are the most common complaints we hear from our clients. Meetings are a…
Creating a Comprehensive System of Inquiry
Acentral tenant of system dynamics is the need to model the problem and not the system. As John Sterman points out in his book…
Boosting Productivity, Quality, and Well-Being
In this age of “results-driven” businesses, companies might want to reconsider how they boost productivity and improve the bottom line. Rather than focusing on…
Lessons from the “Cutting Edge”
Successful companies are led by people who put systems in place to release and focus brainpower. To do so, they create workplaces where people…
Increasing Agility at Sandia National Laboratories: An Interview with Lynn Jones
About two years ago, Lynn Jones, then vice president of lab services at Sandia National Laboratories in New Mexico, and several other leaders recognized…
Leadership at the Inflection Point
For a leader, few experiences compare with the gut-wrenching discovery that you are unprepared to face a changing reality. It’s even worse if you…
An Economy Designed to Sustain the Environment
You have probably heard of Lester Brown’s work before whether you know it or not. For the past 30 years, when an environmentalist or…
Shared Governance in the City of Fayetteville
Until 1983, state legislation had prohibited the city of Fayette Ville, North Carolina, from annexing—that is, extending its municipal boundaries to encompass surrounding urban-like…
A Systemic Approach to the Challenges of Our Times
No one can say that renowned physicist Fritjof Capra shies away from a challenge. In his latest book, The Hidden Connections: Integrating the Biological,…