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Last week I had another opportunity to meet up with Dave Snowden, one of our keynote speakers at our very first Connectr session, and a number of his practioners from the Cognitive-Edge community.  I had subsquently signed up for a newletter from their website and managed to find the time to make it along to an evening that was arranged as a social element for their recent Practioners Accreditation Course and took place in a very good London Pub called the Old Bank of England.

On entering the pub I checked I was in the right place and made my way to the bar and purchased a pint of Discovery, an apt choice I thought considering I arrived only knowing Dave and the names of one or two others.  I was soon deep in conversation and very glad I made the effort meeting people such as Dick Willis - Director of Skills & Education at Collaborating through Networks for Results and Peter Duschinsky of The Imaginist Company.  Topics ranged from discussing the city of Bristol, England, where I grew up, to Chinese traffic protocols to complex project management and solving intractible problems in organisations, such as those in the UK education system.  These latter topics are very much in line with the purpose of the community, which to quote their website;

"Cognitive Edge is focused on rejuvenating management practices to better equip organisations when addressing intractable problems or seizing new opportunities in uncertain and complex situations. Where traditional approaches have failed to deliver success, Cognitive Edge techniques enable the emergence of fresh and insightful solutions seen from multiple perspectives.

Cognitive Edge solutions, comprised of open source methods, original research and the Cognitive Edge SenseMaker^TM Software Suite, are delivered through the Cognitive Edge Network. The Cognitive Edge Network is a widely dispersed, cohesive Network of experienced professionals in private and public sector organisations from diverse disciplines with deep-rooted experience in both business and science. It includes academics and practitioners, in house and commercial consultants."

A very interesting group of people and I would recommend visiting the site to learn more, in particular to download the podcasts from recent presentations which contain some fascinating and thought provoking insights.

More news on forthcoming Connectr sessions soon as Connectr goes overseas. 

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