To what extent does the physical environment in which we undertake a task (hold a meeting, run a workshop, write a paper), affect the outcome of that activity? Does working in a small room, with glass walls – that you can write on – make for a better planning workshop?! I ask these questions as … Read more
If September was a month for contemplating, and getting under the skin of problems, then October was a month for reveling in the possibility of solutions: Of ideas. The second NMS workshop focused on beginning to sketch out potential solutions to some of the problem statements that had been developed and refined in the September workshop. … Read more
Today I presented an open webinar on the project and thought I’d share the recording of the presentation (it’s a blackboard collaborate recording and lasts about 30 mins in total and approx., 15 minutes for the actual presentation). Below are the slides I used (they’re also embedded in the recording). Read more
The project recently held its first expert workshop to explore the monographs problem space. With this first workshop we wanted to begin surfacing as many of the possible problems that the monograph strategy might need to address – the project tried not to constrain the discussions or problem statements too much; at this stage we … Read more
The National Monographs Strategy project saw the light of day for the first time recently at the SCONUL conference in Dublin. This was an opportunity to talk a little bit about the project and our approach, and more importantly, a chance to get some initial feedback and input into the project from around 20 senior … Read more