Public protests are what people do when all other means of getting their message through to those with power - Governments or employers - have failed. Billionaires can campaign with paid advertising. We only have ourselves and our ability to stick together.
I gave this speech on Wednesday night as parliament was closing. I’ve had more responses from people on this one than for any other speech in a long time. It goes for about 5 minutes. It’s about facts.
#factsmatter#auspol
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My friend and colleague Ian Plowman will offer a 1-day workshop on "Cooperative conversations" in Brisbane on 20 October 2018. Knowing Ian, I expect the material to be learnable and practical, and to produce results. https://t.co/TdWJmQIDRW
You don’t have to trade research rigour against relevance. You can have both. Action research offers more effective change with deeper understanding. Read the free ebook: https://t.co/hhfLUuGiN5 ... And there's a workshop: https://t.co/Y9Bx2KASwe
You'd like your team leaders to adopt a more facilitative approach to leadership. And you wonder how you might do that. Action learning teams can provide a setting in which the skills can be developed. Workshop: https://t.co/l5UDYmf7Su
It is said that people don't resist change, they resist being changed. Action research is a combined change and research technique. It involves people in planning their own destiny: https://t.co/hhfLUuGiN5 ... or workshop: https://t.co/Y9Bx2KASwe
How do you change a risk-averse culture when the risk aversion obstructs change? You set up action learning teams. They provide the seed bed in which new attitudes and actions are nourished. Learn how at a workshop: https://t.co/l5UDYmf7Su
An action learning team is a small project team in which participants learn new skills working on real issues in real time. The skills include facilitation, leadership, and collaboration. Yes, there's a workshop: https://t.co/l5UDYmf7Su
Many organisations are trying to implement more team based ways of working. They often find that teams lack the necessary skills. They could use action learning to develop the skills. And they could attend my workshop: https://t.co/l5UDYmf7Su
An action learning project team can be the seed bed in which valuable new skills are developed, and a new culture nourished. This workshop: will help you to develop the relevant skills and understanding. https://t.co/l5UDYmf7Su
Curiosity killed the cat? Probably not. More likely curiosity allowed the cat to understand its situation and to cope more effectively. Action research, too, is enhanced by curiosity: https://t.co/hhfLUuGiN5 ... Workshop: https://t.co/Y9Bx2KASwe
Action research is intelligent trial and error, supported by participatory values, good processes, and a mindset of curiosity. Workshop? -- https://t.co/Y9Bx2KASwe -- or a free ebook? -- https://t.co/hhfLUuGiN5
When you face a novel and complex situation you probably already use an informal version of action research. Would a workshop help you do even better? -- https://t.co/Y9Bx2Kjh7E -- or a free ebook? -- https://t.co/hhfLUuoHov
Today and tomorrow are your last opportunities to register for the two day action research workshop, 30-31 August, Brisbane, at the super early bird rate. https://t.co/Y9Bx2KASwe
You'd like to deal more easily and comfortably with turbulence and unpredictability? Would an action research workshop be useful? -- https://t.co/Y9Bx2KASwe -- or a free ebook? -- https://t.co/hhfLUuGiN5
Intelligent trial and error can help in planning change. Action research can then enable it. There's a free ebook: https://t.co/hhfLUuGiN5 and a 2-day workshop: https://t.co/Y9Bx2KASwe