About me
Based in Asia, Hong Kong and Bangkok, and now "on assignment" in British Columbia, I was raised in Canada and New England. Eclectic interests include architecture, organizational change process, music and intellectual capital measurement. With such diverse interests, ... More »
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Location:
Hong Kong, Tung Chung -
Current organization:
IRM Strategies -
Current role:
Partner & Managing Director -
Past organizations:
Hong Kong SAR Government, Interactive Strategies, Inc. (ISI Global), Government of British Columbia -
Gender:
Male -
Areas of expertise:
Records Management (Recorded Information Management), Change , Systems Thinking, Leadership, Intellectual Capital, Knowledge Resource Management, Design, Urban planning (hobbyist), Creativity
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I am:
Artist, Consultant, Designer, Educator/Teacher, Entrepreneur, Global soul, Idea generator, Policy maker, Writer/Editor -
Associations:
Institute of Certified Records Managers (ICRM), ARMA International, Hong Kong Knowledge Management Society, PRISM International, Asia Pacific Institute of Records & Information Management -
Languages:
English, French, Russian -
My website links:
IRM Strategies, Anisotropic Road, Garden Oaks Fine Accommodation -
Universities:
Royal Roads , University of Victoria
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A comment on Talk: Deborah Gordon digs ants
We don't much care about others' patterns--we want our pattern to be noticed. Is this universal? Perhaps not. Think: communities of practice, some tribes.
Having some opportunity to observe a self-managed unit within a more traditionally structured organisation, and lots of chances to observe and experience organisations in general, I am struck by the potential of translating the essential elements of patterns into concepts that can be readily understood and used by people who are less concern with such ponderings and more concerned with how to get a task done, or who got recognized, or how to get off work early to catch a show.
Questions of meaning in and interpretation of patterns that may serve to guide (per ant-life) are only a part of the equation. Factors that may guide the interpretation itself are relevant. Satisfaction? Reward? Fear? Insecurity born of untried action versus the confidence of knowing a) the outcome or b) the security and confidence that derives from knowing that regardless of outcome, we have capacity to survive?
Great food for thought and relevant to my own interests in knowledge resource development.