◥ University. {q} PhD. {e} Events. ⏫ THEMES. ⏫ KM. ⚫ UK. ⚫ England. ⬤ London. ☠️ Treasury. Ham Life. The latest Gurteen Knowledge Cafe was hosted by HM Treasury, was facilitated by Kate Hopkinson and addressed the subject of Human will and human won't, i.e. the reasons why change can be difficult. We got to see little of HM Treasury at 1 Horseguards Parade as the meeting room was close to the entrance but it is impressive from the outside and there were a couple of quick glimpses of a courtyard and an atrium.
I'm pleased to say that there was not too much evidence of our money being wasted on furnishing and fittings. The session topic was based on the work Kate Hopkinson does at Inner Skills with a model she calls Landscape of The Mind. This shows how actions and behaviours are driven by our individual inner skills that can be categorized into six sections (essentially a 2x3 matrix) which she draws like a map of the Earth, hence the use of the term "Landscape". As usual, I made a few notes of learnings and ideas to explore further, including: Is This Wisdom? Last night’s Gurteen Knowledge Cafe was full of fascinating conversation from the word go. Kate Hopkinson led the discussions on “Human Will and Human Won’t”, diving straight in with little introduction posing two questions: “What do you believe helps motivation and cooperation and what suppresses or impedes it?”
The group on my table began with incentives, feedback and recognition, through leadership, authenticity, shared values and consistency, then onto necessity, relevance, line-of-sight, communication, before leaping into crisis and the question of how to help people accept and learn to cope with constant change. As usual, the range of views represented increased the scope far wider than my own context and I quickly realised how narrowly I had initially viewed the conversation. Kate spoke about The Landscape of the Mind, a model she has developed to help people understand each other’s preferred working styles. I’ll try to keep a more open mind. London Knowledge Cafe Handout 19 March 2009. Inner Skills. Kate Hopkinson | LSE.