Archive for March, 2008
“H+ A New Religion ?” by Edward de Bono
Posted by webmaster 31 March 2008This 2006 title “H+ A New Religion?” is a simple guide to living life positively through Happiness, Humour, Help, Hope and Health and complements much of the work conducted for the CIN over the past 18 months by presenters such as Troy & Zara, Alan Peck, Wayne Jencke and Cris Popp.
In this book de Bono [...]
Trivia Night for CIN Iron Man
Posted by webmaster 29 March 2008Congratulations to CIN member Chris Thynne who has just qualified to represent Australia at the Ironman World championship in Florida, USA. The competition which will take place in Nov this year will involve Chris taking on the worlds best in a 2.1km swim, a 90km bike ride and a 21km run.
Unfortunately these herculean efforts do [...]
Facilitating Focus Groups
Posted by webmaster 29 March 2008Focus groups are used in many different contexts. Whether it is for evaluating projects, developing insight and understanding to complex problems through the use of story or doing interactive 360 degree feedback, focus groups can be an effective group model for collecting and analysing data and information.
Babelfishgroup is offering a one day programme that will [...]
Upcoming Lean Conference
Posted by webmaster 29 March 2008A Lean Leadership National Forum will be held at the Melbourne Cricket Ground from May 13-16 this year.
Lean Thinking is playing a key role in business practices across the world, just as it has done so in the manufacturing industry for decades.
We know that change is hard and new styles of thinking like lean can [...]
Network Narrative (2)
Posted by webmaster 28 March 2008
Responses drawn from the CIN Evaluation conducted via the collection of narrative – 2007.
The Events:
Changes in my thinking: “I attended my 1st CIN session last year on the recommendation of a work colleague and found it to be highly beneficial. There were a number of new ideas put forward around the field of knowledge [...]
Mental Floss (71)
Posted by webmaster 28 March 2008There was no correct response to last week’s challenge: There was no question, simply a statement of fact outlining the names in the cat family. The mothers name was What. This week’s question is:
At the cinema box office, a lady gives $50.00 to the ticket seller and receives 10 tickets in return. No verbal or [...]
Organisational Zoo Card Give Away
Posted by webmaster 27 March 2008The CIN is pleased to announce that Arthur Shelley, author of the best selling “The Organisational Zoo” will be addressing the network on a date to be advised this May.
This session will then be followed up later in the month with an advanced workshop in practically applying the methods at work.
This book is an insightful [...]
Benchmarking Community Meets
Posted by webmaster 26 March 2008The whole of Govt Benchmarking CoP had their second meeting this month to discuss a range of ways they will be best able to share and work together as an ongoing community.
To assist in the decision making Debra Barron and Greg Gough of Treasury & Finance presented on their experiences and insights into getting CoPs [...]
Mental Floss (70)
Posted by webmaster 25 March 2008Well done to Paul Turner of Planning & Community Development who correctly responded with two minutes, it will take one minute for the train to pass through and another minute for the last carriage to leave the forest. This week’s challenge is:
A female cat had three kittens called Alpha, Beta and Omega. What is the mother [...]
Network Narrative (1)
Posted by webmaster 25 March 2008Last year the CIN conducted an evaluation based on the stories from members from across the network. This was carried out online and resulted in 400+ pieces of narrative collected.
Over the coming months we will share a number of the most representative stories, good, bad and indifferent, that have come from across the Victorian Public [...]
Mental Floss (69)
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Nexus – Partnerships for Safer Communities
Posted by webmaster 13 March 2008
This Melbourne Conference brings together police practitioners, leaders and key stakeholders together with academic researchers. The aim is to explore how the future of policing policies and practices, both in Australia and internationally is increasingly being informed by research-generated knowledge.
Through keynote speakers and panel presenters, a range of cutting edge research projects from Australia, [...]
CIN “Refresh Your Life” pilot results
Posted by webmaster 11 March 2008During 2007 the CIN ran and health and well being pilot programme incorporating nutritional and exercise components as well as emotional and mental ingredients designed to aid participants in developing and sustaining healthy, fit and happy lifestyles.
The programme which was expertly delivered by Refresh Your Life author Liz O’Halloran of Human Services involved VPS staff [...]
“What’s the Big Idea ?” Conference
Posted by webmaster 10 March 2008Our sister network in Queensland, the Business Improvement in Government Network (BIIG) is holding their annual improvement conference at the end of April.
Speakers at this year’s conference will address the challenges of change, provide insights for future leadership and discuss contemporary tools for innovation and continuous improvement. They will also explain how simple ideas can [...]