Archive for July, 2007

Chapter in new appreciative inquiry book

carynvanstone July 26th, 2007

Just getting back into things after a long holiday (without laptop!) and proof reading my chapter for a new book on Appreciative Inquiry due out this autumn. Co-written with Bruno Dalbiez from Nokia, it is the story of an AI Summit in Helsinki for work to revitalise the Nokia Values. Continue Reading »

Consulting and speed …

carynvanstone July 6th, 2007

new-york-for-blog.JPGThe last couple of weeks have been a lively experience of speed and change - and how one can be the enemy of the other. I am often excited by the presence and need for speed, and at the same time, I often feel I (and clients I am working with) am disabled by such demands.

I am sat at a laptop in sunny California, in Mountain View to be precise. On holiday for a couple of weeks enjoying a break from both the grim British weather (which seems to be practically biblical at the moment!) and the demands of organisational life, and enjoying the slowing down. Continue Reading »