Anecdote, Conversation and Knowledge Stew
Shawn Callahan is taking a look at the book, Conversation: A History of a Declining Art by Stephen Miller, which Steve Denning doesn't like. Shawn writes: (Steve) Denning, presumably based on Miller’s book, makes a number of useful observations about good conversation which are worth remembering when we sit down next to our next friendly chat. This is a timely topic for me because in one hour I will be recording a podcast with Patrick Lambe, Nancy White, Matthew Moore and Kaye Vivian where we plan to have a series of informal conversations on knowledge management related topics. I’ll let you know how we go. Did you catch that last bit? Yes, I'm going to be taking part in a possibly regular pod cast. Oh, My, Gosh. Plug your ears! We've christened it "Knowledge Stew." Hopefully that is not the same as "seven layer casserole." (And if you don't know what that means, leave me a comment and I'll tell 'ya!)
Tags: conversation, KnowledgeStew
posted by Nancy White at 4:49 PM
4 Comments:
My hand is up, Nancy. I confess I don't know any pejorative connotations for "seven layer casserole."
Shaula, 7 Layer casserole is what was fixed on Sundays in college cafeterias. 7 days worth of leftovers piled up, disguised with cheese and served. Not that common anymore, but still a term for a bunch of junk piled up to try and create something new, but not able to disguise that it is junk!
But hold on; if they are building this casserole strickly from the weeks' leftovers then there should be only 6 layers not seven!!?
Hold on, I'm confused; if the casserole were to be made from the week's leftover, then there should only be 6 layers. The seventh layer (Sunday) would be the casserole itself!!?
(PS: this message is proof that when you are working on a sunny Saturday, any little bit of fun is temptation enough)
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