Lilia Efimova interviewed me sometime ago about my use of blogs for her thesis. She has just published the results of the interview here. Her other interviews are here.... Dave Snowden http://www.cognitive-edge.com

An interesting question today. I am in Ballymena working on a training/experimental project for the health sector. A question arise earlier today as to where you would take people who had never been to Ireland (the island) before and who... Dave Snowden http://www.cognitive-edge.com

I finally took the plunge and decided to replace my trusty Nokia with a Blackberry. I'd hoped to hang on for a bit longer, the the clamshell feature has ceased to work and the phone pops open constantly. Now I... Dave Snowden http://www.cognitive-edge.com

Gerald Midgley, formerly of Hull and now of Christchurch is looking for a new member of staff with a background in complexity or systems. Details here. I've had a few meetings with Gerald and his team and we plan some... Dave Snowden http://www.cognitive-edge.com

I sorted out a whole bunch of flights this week including a return to Boston for the next North American accreditation programme. I have been too long away from the MIT Bookshop so this visit will be expensive! I'm especially... Dave Snowden http://www.cognitive-edge.com

For all those who have been amused or appalled by the picture of the Swindon Magic Roundabout (Distributed cognition, complex system management etc. on the accreditation course and many a presentation) You may like to know that you can now... Dave Snowden http://www.cognitive-edge.com

If anyone has written any articles using the Cynefin framework (or has read any) would they please add them to the bibliography on the Wikipedia entry. Thanks in advance.... Dave Snowden http://www.cognitive-edge.com

I have been chatting on and off with my Lacanian Psychoanalyst friend Julia about a range of issues and we are now talking about a joint paper on knowledge combining complexity theory. I find Lacanian theory interesting but largely rely... Dave Snowden http://www.cognitive-edge.com

Lauchlan clears his name, and is evidently upset so my apologies to him... Dave Snowden http://www.cognitive-edge.com

One of the legacies of empire is bureaucracy. The Romans were famous for it, the American Government is notorious for it and the English imposed it on the Commonwealth and celebrate their proficiency with it in Brussels. Why am I... Dave Snowden http://www.cognitive-edge.com

Does anyone know which misguided wretch first decided that all knowledge management could be categorised under the trivialising trio of people, process and technology? It's almost as bad as the DIKW pyramid of pretension. (not Ackoff by the way, he... Dave Snowden http://www.cognitive-edge.com

I should get back to the Think anew, Act anew series early next week and I plan to do one or two a week up to Christmas, but not hold up on normal blogging in between. You'll be able to... Dave Snowden http://www.cognitive-edge.com

A few nights with more than three hours sleep and taking a near starvation diet for three days has me more or less on my feet (Thanks to all who emailed concerns). ... Said editor is not vandalising the Knowledge Management article in an attempt to get me to stop preventing his attempt to define objectivism by the ideology (I refuse to call it a philosophy) of Any Rand. Dave Snowden http://www.cognitive-edge.com

Apologies, I have been travelling too much, ill for much of it and both blogs and writing have suffered. Its now 0200 in Vancouver and I am going to attempt sleep.... Dave Snowden http://www.cognitive-edge.com

We can succeed only by concert. It is not “can any of us imagine better?” but, “can we all do better?” The dogmas of the quiet past are inadequate to the stormy present. The occasion is piled high with... Dave Snowden http://www.cognitive-edge.com

I have just loaded the podcast of my speech in the Melbourne Arts Centre last week. There are no slides, I only used two in the hour and they were just bookmarks. The picture is from a wonderful room... Dave Snowden http://www.cognitive-edge.com

Every time I flip open my Nokia it feels like I should say Beam me up Scotty, so its nice to see this neat collection of many other examples. Hat tip to Pasta&Vinegar for this and other links.... Dave Snowden http://www.cognitive-edge.com

Its been a frantic few days with a whirlwind of presentations in Melbourne and Perth combined with flights and general sleep depravationdeprivation. I'm now in Singapore, in one of my favourite places to stay, refreshed with a long awaited meal... Dave Snowden http://www.cognitive-edge.com

Some time I ago I hazarded 3Cs of complexity. At the time Daivd Cronshaw suggested I add context which was a good idea, and I also want to add coalescence to make it up to five. I'm going to run... Dave Snowden http://www.cognitive-edge.com

A mess up in the diary means that I have ended up with a free day in Melbourne (Tuesday 21st). Lots of writing to do, but if any one wants to get together email me.... Dave Snowden http://www.cognitive-edge.com