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Rich Cox

AIN Book Discussion Notes - Presence: Senge, Flowers, Scharmer, Jaworski

Book discussion notes Presence : An Exploration of Profound Change in People, Organizations, and Society Betty Sue Flowers, C. Otto Scharm…

Started by Rich Cox

3 Dec 7
Reply by Al Caramatti
Ann Feehan

The Survivors Club

very good book about what traits assist people in surviving in dangerous situations. At then end of the book is an online quiz (for anyone…

Started by Ann Feehan

1 Aug 9
Reply by William Hall
Rich Cox

Group Genius Discussion

I am creating this group to post the recording of a conference call book discussion on Group Genius with several AIN members from last mont…

Started by Rich Cox

0 Mar 6
Paul Z Jackson

Books for applying improvisation - an annotated bibliography

Please join in with comments and more books - especially any by AIN members. THE INSPIRATIONAL TRAINER Paul Z Jackson, Kogan Page, 0-7494-…

Started by Paul Z Jackson

7 Feb 23
Reply by Frederique Thiriet-Smith
Jerry Kail

Made to Stick: Commander's Intent and Improvisation

I’ll admit it: I’m an unabashed fan of the book Made to Stick, by Chip Heath and Dan Heath. Few books have so perceptively (and entertainin…

Started by Jerry Kail

0 Feb 15
Jerry Kail

Getting to Yes, Difficult Conversations, and ”Yes And"

There’s an old saying that goes: “Faith is believing in something that you know isn’t true.” I think a similar paradox underlies a common o…

Started by Jerry Kail

8 Jan 7
Reply by Jerry Kail
Jerry Kail

"Show Don't Tell": Watch Your PCAN!

One of the key tenets of the improv stage is, “Show, don’t tell” – that is, don’t narrate the action onstage using a Joe Friday “just the f…

Started by Jerry Kail

0 Dec. 29, 2008
Paul Z Jackson

Ender's Game - by Orson Scott Card, book discussion

‘At Battle School Fighting Is Compulsory’ says the banner over the title of Orson Scott Card’s Ender’s Game. This has the reputation of a s…

Started by Paul Z Jackson

0 Dec. 20, 2008
Jerry Kail

Connections - Situational Leadership, Made to Stick, & Improv Wisdom

Forty years ago, Paul Hersey and Ken Blanchard, in their book Management of Organizational Behavior, developed the Situational Leadership c…

Started by Jerry Kail

0 Nov. 27, 2008
Jerry Kail

Made to Stick: Why Some Ideas Survive and Others Die, by Chip Heath & Dan Heath

I've been conducting a series of book-discussion groups on the following book, so thought I'd leap into the deep end here: MADE TO STICK:…

Started by Jerry Kail

2 Nov. 4, 2008
Reply by Jerry Kail
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