Overstating the end-state, Obscuring the objective
by Tony Quinlan on Jan 22, 2014 5:58:31 PM
I came across a glorious Churchill quote recently while reading Billy Bragg's The Progressive Patriot. It wasn't one I had heard before, but it sums up beautifully something that challenges many of the people I talk to - how to set direction and objectives for large numbers of people, …
Closing 2013 and opening up 2014
by Tony Quinlan on Dec 18, 2013 12:29:53 PM
Yesterday’s workshop in Antrim was excellent - the level of debate around patient narratives was great to be part of. And the focus shifted as the day went on, from the “how to analyse” to the element that I find most challenging (and hence interesting) - “what do we do as a result”.
Learning SenseMaker
by Tony Quinlan on Dec 16, 2013 5:02:34 PM
I’m in Antrim, Northern Ireland tomorrow, working with a bunch of smart people who are using SenseMaker to understand patients’ experience of healthcare across the region - it’s called the 10,000 Voices project.
Here, There and Everywhere - SenseMaker in Eurasia
by Tony Quinlan on Oct 31, 2013 12:37:18 PM
There's a new post up today from Mihail Peleah at the UNDP's Voices in Eurasia blog:
Rwanda re-visited - visuals of conference pieces
by Tony Quinlan on Aug 24, 2013 6:36:15 PM
I've just been reminded of the great visuals from my recent talks at the Girl Learning Summit in Rwanda. A fabulous event, run by the Girl Effect University team from the Nike Foundation.
Patterns of voices from the Balkans - working with UNDP
by Tony Quinlan on Jun 12, 2013 2:58:20 PM
The past two days have been intense and productive - spend in Bratislava on a raft of narrative projects being run by UNDP, coordinated by a client and friend who is an extraordinarily capable project manager. (Praise I don't give lightly - the ability to switch from detail to strateg …
Giants' shoulders
by Tony Quinlan on May 13, 2013 10:47:48 PM
As a result of teaching on the new Cynefin course this week, I'm re-thinking a couple of things that I've put at the centre of my practice recently.
The App is landing - collecting stories though apps in Rwanda
by Tony Quinlan on Mar 27, 2013 4:58:41 PM
SenseMaker Collector app for iPad/iPhone in use in Rwanda - and it's easy to use and effective I'm currently in Rwanda, supporting a GirlHub project collecting stories across the country. We're preparing for a bigger project later in the year, but the past few days have been getting s …
The content/meaning distortion
by Tony Quinlan on Jan 29, 2013 6:03:17 PM
Posting from the lounge in Cologne/Bonn airport after a meeting with a potential client around supporting a leadership/collaboration approach addressing and using some key issues around nationality and function. (At some point it will no doubt be worth a separate blog. But now's not t …
Understanding narratives - the reality of counter-terrorism and counter-insurgency
by Tony Quinlan on Jan 22, 2013 6:44:42 PM
Yesterday, the House of Commons saw some to-and-fro rhetoric between the Prime Minister and the Leader of the Opposition around counter-terrorism in the wake of the Algerian attack and its aftermath. It's important to recognise within the wide context of the news stories and the polit …