Archive for June, 2009
An invite to “Alternative Perspectives on Health & Learning” with Don Tolman
Posted by webmaster 30 June 2009
The CIN is very pleased to announce the return of Don Tolman to the CIN stage. Since Don’s last appearance with the CIN we have had constantly been asked the question “When are we getting Don back?”
Don is best described as a revolutionary in the fields of self care and self education. He has dedicated [...]
An invite to the Power of Story: Influence and Motivation through the Art of Storytelling
Posted by webmaster 30 June 2009The CIN invites Public Sector employees to attend a this seminar on the power of story featuring Yamini and Gabrielle from one thousand & one.
Stories and storytelling can inspire, influence, motivate and engage people where logic and bullet points may not. Think of your own experience. Isn’t it always the story, the anecdote, the example [...]
Positive Workskills Train the Trainer
Posted by webmaster 30 June 2009On June 23 a group of VPS staff from Treasury & Finance and VicPol attended a full day training session to build knowledge and skill around the practically focused “Positive Workskills” programme. This programme provides a range of practical guidelines and tools that enable people to maintain a positive and practical focus even when things [...]
Celebrating Story Conference Oct 8-9
Posted by webmaster 30 June 2009If you have a curiosity or passion about narrative and story and how it be be applied to drive positive change and development, this conference held at the Abbotsford Convent on Oct 8-9 will interest you.
BabelFishGroup invite VPSCIN members to attend their Celebrating Story Conference which will be a two day exploration of the use [...]
“We have no time to waste” by David Boyle, Deputy Surveyor General
Posted by webmaster 30 June 2009“I had written him a letter which I had, for want of better
Knowledge, sent to where I met him down the Lachlan, years ago,
He was shearing when I knew him, so I sent the letter to him,
Just `on spec’, addressed as follows, `Clancy, of The Overflow’.”
I am sitting in my dingy little office, where a [...]
More New VPS Facilitators
Posted by webmaster 29 June 2009The VPS has three more meeting facilitators. Sharon Donnelly from Planning & Community Development and Grace Blau and Shiraz Engineer from Sustainability & Environment
The methods utilised by these facilitators were those recently described by Dr de Bono in his presentation to CIN members as essential in adapting to, and thriving in a very different and [...]
Public Service News Report on VPSCIN Workshops
Posted by webmaster 27 June 2009An article on the recent VPSCIN Innovation workshops has just been published in the PS News.
The article by Victorian journalist Dan McGuire, briefly describes what archetypes are and some of the potential applications within Government. The archetype extraction process is one of many innovative practices currently being applied by CIN members across the sector. While [...]
Mental Floss (136)
Posted by webmaster 26 June 2009Well done to Gordon Forbes of Sustainability & Environment who correctly responded with: 50% – Since you have four and I have three, it is certain that you have either tossed more heads or more tails than I have (not both). Since there are only two options the chance that you toss more heads than [...]
Getting Unstuck – How Complexity Helps with Andrew Rixon
Posted by webmaster 26 June 2009Today 170 CIN members joined Andrew Rixon of Babelfishgroup to look at how complexity can help us get get unstuck.
Over the course of the presentation Andrew shared a number of insights and personal stories designed to illuminate how the science of complexity can help us through the tricky spots we may find ourselves facing in [...]
N1H1 Influenza Update
Posted by webmaster 26 June 2009Victoria is currently in the “Protect” phase of its pandemic planning for dealing with the Human Swine Flu.
We have attached the latest update from Human Services on the Swine Flu outbreak which includes a great deal of very handy information that it would pay to be aware of. Information is also included that will help [...]
DIIRD and Police work on Investment Logic
Posted by webmaster 25 June 2009On Thursday 25 June 2009 Victoria Police conducted an Investment Logic Map (ILM) in relation to a major strategic initiative. In planning for this ILM it was decided to use an outside facilitator with a strategic perspective to bring rigor and a different set of skills to add to the mix. Sue Heistein from DIIRD [...]
Collaborative Management Network
Posted by webmaster 25 June 2009For CIN members who have an interest in sharing and learning from others the team at Groupwork has extended us a kind invitation to participate in their network.
The purpose of the Collaborative Management Network (CRM) is to provide peer support and peer learning opportunities for – CEOs/Managers/teamleaders/co-ordinators -who seek to work in more collaborative, effective [...]
Mental Floss (135)
Posted by webmaster 20 June 2009Well done to Tannia Robertson of Justice who responded with: The right way around. This week’s question is:
You have four coins and I have three coins. We both toss all of our coins in the air. What is the chance that you end up with more heads than I do? Higher than 50%, Lower than [...]
Victorian skills showcased in Qld
Posted by webmaster 20 June 2009The Doing Business Better (DBB) approach at Human Services has just been successfully shared with the “Business Improvement in Government” (BIIG) Network in Queensland. This network is Qld’s equivalent of the CIN and both networks regularly share what we are doing and collaborate across a number of projects.
DBB is a continuous improvement strategy based on [...]