Coaching in Change Management
The International Coach Federation in partnership with the Human Capital Institute have just released a really interesting research based report on the use of coaching in change [...]
Design feedback – critiques
As U101 is focused on design thinking and creating designs is part and parcel of that, one of the first content pieces is around providing design feedback [...]
Open Design Studio – Short overview
U101 is yet to formally start, but we have just been given access to Open Design Studio. This is a tool within the Moodle environment that the [...]
Storytelling resources
This is a holding post for interesting resources I have found around storytelling. If you have any great resources I should look at, please drop me a [...]
Social Leadership 100 days by Working Out Loud
Recently Barry Verdin, a colleague at The Open University, recently invited me to explore the ideas behind Julian Stodd's work around Social Leadership. Julian has written several [...]
How to speak so that people want to listen – TED
As part of my classes on Brandy Agerbeck’s visual thinking course, we were tasked to watch and draw notes on this great Ted talk. Whilst I [...]
Corporate happiness book
The husband of a good friend and excellent coach, has recently launched his book on creating corporate happiness. I know Rüdiger has put a lot of hours [...]
U101 Getting closer
Whilst the course has not started it is certainly getting closer. A couple of things have happened this week. We have been given our tutor details. [...]
Making work systems better – ebook
Via Jack Martin Leith I came across THIS excellent systems thinking book today "Making work systems better" by Luc Hoebeke. Definitely worth a read for all this [...]
U101 – Welcome pack arrived
Whilst the course has not formally started yet, the Welcome Pack turned up today. Below is an image of it compared to ALL of the courses my [...]
The new strategic thinking – Michel Roberts
I recently signed up for GetAbstract - to give me easy access to business books to practice sketchnoting. As a student I get a very good deal. [...]
Q61 – My journey
At the end of the first week of October, I embark on studying a BSc in Design and Innovation with the Open University (OU). The OU code [...]
Information / Idea sharing in networks
Greg Payne shared this website on the power of networks to share ideas / opinions: https://ncase.me/crowds/ Worth a look for those keen to explore influence, communication, networks and [...]
Faster than 20 (years) – collaboration toolkits
THIS site developed by Eugene Kim has some excellent resources for improving collaboration. I have added this to the list of libraries of tools / techniques for [...]
Agerbeck Method – Products II
This is the follow on from my days 1 to 30 of the Agerbeck Method. The first thirty days are HERE. Day 31 - Use colour A [...]
learn to draw resources
A holding post for interesting posts / articles / resources on learning to draw or improving drawing practice. I will be building this up over time - [...]
Graphic facilitation in meetings
This web cutting is an interesting article to the use of graphic facilitation in meetings. Article: https://uxstudioteam.com/ux-blog/graphic-facilitation/ Web cutting posts are just my way of sharing things I [...]
Iain Brunnschweiller Sketchnotes
As the final module on a 4 part leadership programme, we had the coach development manager at Southampton Football Club give a key note address. Southampton FC [...]
Graphic Facilitation books
PAGE DEFUNCT - PLEASE VISIT MY VISUAL HUB FOR LATEST VERSION! This is a short list of graphic facilitation books that I consider essential reading on the [...]
Online platforms for brainstorming
Just a quick web-cutting post. This article summarises a nice set of tools for online decision making: https://blog.lucidmeetings.com/blog/25-tools-for-online-brainstorming-and-decision-making-in-meetings I would also add Weave from Conteneo: https://weave.conteneo.co