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The Art of Conversation: All of us are smarter than any of us
The Art of Conversation: All of us are smarter than any of us
Keith De La RueKeith De La Ruehttp://www.flickr.com/photos/dragunsk/
In the dream,the wise man said…
Conversationdoesn't just reshuffle the cards: it creates new cards – Theodore Zeldin
In conversation we…In conversation we…
Transform factsReshape themDraw new implicationsDevelop new trains of thought
We must be open…We must be open…
http://www.flickr.com/photos/timpatterson/
“We risk impoverishing
ourselves if we ignore the personal”
- Gurteen
“We risk impoverishing
ourselves if we ignore the personal”
- Gurteen
http://www.flickr.com/photos/atomicjeep/
Conversation is intrinsically creativeConversation is intrinsically creative
… If we are prepared to change.
The way we talk shapes what we do
If we talk differently, life can be more interesting
http://www.flickr.com/photos/aturkus/
Evidence for a Collective Intelligence Factor in the Performance of Human Groups - Woolley et al, 2010
Evidence for a Collective Intelligence Factor in the Performance of Human Groups - Woolley et al, 2010
Ability to perform group tasks
Independent of individual intelligence
Whole greater than sum of parts
Based from how the team works together
http://www.flickr.com/photos/gregloby/
Collective intelligence
Social sensitivitySocial sensitivity
http://www.flickr.com/photos/36238874@N02/
Equal turnsEqual turnsNo dominationNo domination
Women and conversationWomen and conversation
More sensitivityMore sensitivityhttp://www.flickr.com/photos/cmi_managers/
Leadership challenge:facilitation,not control
Not easy for hierarchical organisations
- or rugged individualists
http://www.flickr.com/photos/http2007/
Innovation – the Eureka moment?Progress is more about one door leading to another door - Steven Johnson, Where Good Ideas Come From
Sharing and recombining ideas-> Conversation
http://www.flickr.com/photos/karrienodalo/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/gastev/
… Don’t isolate the genius in the laboratory!
… Don’t isolate the genius in the laboratory!
The adjacent possible
The multiple
The adjacent possible
The multiple
The Enlightenment – C17The Enlightenment – C17
http://socialmelb.com/
Wisdom of crowds – cognitive problemsWisdom of crowds – cognitive problems
Diverse membership
Members thinking independently
Knowledge pooled
Diverse membership
Members thinking independently
Knowledge pooledhttp://www.flickr.com/photos/24888116@N06/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/zoetnet/
Friends with cognitive benefits - Ybarra et al, 2010
Friends with cognitive benefits - Ybarra et al, 2010
Talking to others improves individual mental function
Talking to others improves individual mental function
Brief, friendly conversations
improve executive function -
working memory, focus
Brief, friendly conversations
improve executive function -
working memory, focus
http://www.flickr.com/photos/chipgriffin/
Put yourself in other shoesPut yourself in other shoes http://www.flickr.com/photos/zoonabar/
Get people together in conversationGet people together in conversation
http://www.flickr.com/photos/MrTopf/
CommunityCommunity
Conversations for knowledge sharingand innovation – the café concept
http://www.flickr.com/photos/stephanridgway/
Conversational toolsConversational tools
http://www.flickr.com/photos/44709316@N03/
Microblogging
https://www.yammer.com/cpx/
Networking, awareness, chat
http://www.facebook.com/#!/groups/323447999676/
Any conversation helps!
Any conversation helps!
http://ozcollab.com/
Conversations help us…
… find the missing pieces
Facing complexity in organisationsEngaging people
Facing complexity in organisationsEngaging people
http://www.flickr.com/photos/odreiuqzide/
And then you woke up…
… But I’ll give youthe five rules formore innovativemeetings!
http://www.flickr.com/photos/alancleaver/
Have we all been introduced?
http://www.flickr.com/photos/lionheartphotography/
Is everyone openand willing to
change?
Are we all taking equal
turns?
Are we all taking equal
turns?
Is the talk friendly and constructive?Is the talk friendly and constructive?
http://www.flickr.com/photos/ryanready/
Do we have sufficiently diverse viewpoints?
http://www.flickr.com/photos/untitlism/
Let’s talk about it…Let’s talk about it…
@kdelarue 0418 51 7676
[email protected]://acknowledgeconsulting.com/
@kdelarue 0418 51 7676
[email protected]://acknowledgeconsulting.com/