Comments on: Why Best Practices are (not Always) Stupid http://www.steveshapiro.com/2010/01/07/best-practices-2/ Steve shares his unconventional approach on Business Innovation, Creativity, Goals and Critical Thinking Fri, 03 Feb 2012 17:12:05 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 By: Ken Gillgren http://www.steveshapiro.com/2010/01/07/best-practices-2/#comment-36495 Ken Gillgren Thu, 14 Jan 2010 18:34:56 +0000 http://www.steveshapiro.com/?p=1972#comment-36495 OK, I'm still relatively new to this, but I've been finding the Cynefin framework (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cynefin) to be useful for determining when to expect the appropriateness or applicability of best practices, good practices, emerging practices and/or novel practices -- in light of the relative stability or complexity of the situation. And I'm intrigued by innovation in extreme situations. There are no doubt "best practices" for emergency situations like Haiti right now, but I suspect there will be innovative responses at several levels--and we may never see them broadly reported, and they will have to do with unexpectedly useful connections beyond specific areas of expertise that are not "rocket science" (couldn't help myself--your TEDxNASA talk is terrific!). OK, I’m still relatively new to this, but I’ve been finding the Cynefin framework (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cynefin) to be useful for determining when to expect the appropriateness or applicability of best practices, good practices, emerging practices and/or novel practices — in light of the relative stability or complexity of the situation.
And I’m intrigued by innovation in extreme situations. There are no doubt “best practices” for emergency situations like Haiti right now, but I suspect there will be innovative responses at several levels–and we may never see them broadly reported, and they will have to do with unexpectedly useful connections beyond specific areas of expertise that are not “rocket science” (couldn’t help myself–your TEDxNASA talk is terrific!).

]]> By: Rotkapchen http://www.steveshapiro.com/2010/01/07/best-practices-2/#comment-36493 Rotkapchen Thu, 14 Jan 2010 05:37:57 +0000 http://www.steveshapiro.com/?p=1972#comment-36493 Funny. And listening to your TEDxNASA piece I was inspired to do away with Best Practices : ) http://twitter.com/rotkapchen/status/7735199424 Funny. And listening to your TEDxNASA piece I was inspired to do away with Best Practices : ) http://twitter.com/rotkapchen/status/7735199424

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