In this Episode, we explore Vision, Mission, Purpose and a few other buzzwords besides. What are they, when do they help, and when do you even need them?
The only bad idea is one that is implemented without scrutiny. "But it's my idea! How dare you criticise it!" Heard that before? Then you'll be interested in what David and Dave have to say about how we generate and assess ideas. Listen Here
Our whiteboard for Episode 6. David and Dave talk about the particular characteristics of a whiteboard make it a vital tool for conversations that hope to lead to innovation. Quotes Stone tablets are for recording things that don't change. Early over-legitimization of ideas by PowerPoint is completely disastrous in innovation. Text on pieces of paper travels well through space, not time. Whereas rocks travel well through time but not space. The medium that we choose to record our messages has a lot to do with how they function in our societies. Things written on papyrus or on a little piece of clay were really basic to trading in the ancient world -you could take them with you as a promissory note. Jesus leant over and drew in the sand. I have no idea what he wrote or sketched but the interesting thing is the symbolic impermanence (despite this being the finger of God), and giving time to somebody else. These are all suitable ways for God to choose to speak....
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