Seth Kahan

by Simon Lelic Published in Knowledge Management December 2001/January 2002 Stories have been used for generations as a way to exchange and propagate complex ideas, but the association between storytelling and knowledge management has only recently attracted the widespread attention it warrants. Simon Lelic talks to representatives from SINTEF, NASA, the World Bank and IBM, […]

Interviewed by Seth Kahan, February 2003 Edited by Stephen Denning Seth: You’re a scientist and a manager, John. I understand you are paying a lot of attention to storytelling. Why is that? JSB: I’m taking storytelling so seriously that I’m now spending part of my time at the new institute for media literacy at USC.

Published in The Journal of Association Leadership, March 2004 and including commentary by Jeff De Cagna More and more organizations are realizing that creating community is something that executives must address strategically and thoughtfully. The association ecosystem is a series of complex relationships between different types of communities. Because of this, association leaders are beginning

Seth is a motivational speaker and keynote speaker. He uses storytelling and communication exercises to help build strong business communities and ignite positive organizational change. INTRODUCTION & TEMPLATE Here is the framework I use to help my clients explore possible futures. I have successfully used it to do long-range strategic planning with organizations that include

Many organizations suffer from a rigid focus on work, excluding the basic human needs of autonomy and interaction with others. Creating a culture of collaboration immediately addresses this, instantly resulting in performance improvement and increased morale. Collaborative cultures make it easy for people to come together and move apart. Contrary to popular thought, they do

Seth is a motivational speaker and keynote speaker. He uses storytelling and communication exercises to help build strong business communities and ignite positive organizational change. Article first published in Information Outlook, May 2001 What Does Storytelling Have to Do With Business? When I tell people that I use storytelling in my job, I usually receive

Seth is a motivational speaker and keynote speaker. He uses storytelling and communication exercises to help build strong business communities and ignite positive organizational change. Article first published in Executive Update, October 2001 Traditional management makes it challenging for people to work across organizational boundaries, share knowledge, and understand – let alone address – the

Seth is a motivational speaker and keynote speaker. He uses storytelling and communication exercises to help build strong business communities and ignite positive organizational change. Imagine . . . * * * A tightly knit group of champions meets every Monday morning to update each other and surface issues as they role out a complex,

Love bringing people together to celebrate the diversity of human spirit and our ability to collectively achieve extraordinary results. It all began for me in the late 1970s when I started doing street theater. My work has evolved and today I create events for over 15,000 professionals every year. One of my favorites in a

Seth is a motivational speaker and keynote speaker. He uses storytelling and communication exercises to help build strong business communities and ignite positive organizational change. Collective Intelligence is the synergy that takes place when a group’s know-how exceeds the sum total of individual contributions. The old business model has changed. Businesses recognize that their chief