Posts Tagged ‘stories’

Longer evenings – a great to time to read!

December 3, 2009

We thank Michelle Hill from CCS Disability Action for sharing these Book Reviews

Storytelling in Organizations: Why Storytelling is Transforming 21st Century Organizations and Management, by John Seely Brown, Stephen Denning, Katalina Groh and Laurence Prusak

“When people tell stories about other people, the motivations are usually reliability, trust and knowledge”

This book is the story of how four busy executives, from different backgrounds and different perspectives, were surprised to find themselves converging on the idea of narrative as a valuable lens for understanding and managing organisations. (more…)

Sharing info in the 21st century!

August 12, 2009

The community sector in New Zealand is an exciting place to be.  Every day all over the country thousands of people whose lives are impacted by mental illness and addictions are being assisted in some way by smart, flexible and innovative non government organisations. Platform is the organisation that helps the sector network, collaborate and connect and we support the sector by getting  information out and getting feedback in. So leave us a comment and we will respond.

Now we can do that more quickly and with a smaller carbon footprint by using posts. These will provide information about mental health and addictions, tell the stories of the work that is changing peoples lives, pass on material that is important for the sector to know, share views and opinions and maybe things we haven’t thought of yet.


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