3. Planning
“People don’t like to plan - Planning is
unnatural - It is much more fun just to do.
And the nice thing about just doing is that
failure comes as a complete surprise.
Whereas if you have planned, the failure is
preceded by a long period of despair and
worry”
4. Major Threats to Project Success
Key to graph
A 55
A Bad communication
B 37
between stakeholders
B Lack of planning C 36
C Milestones not being met D 31
D No quality control E 27
E Costs getting out of hand 24
F
F Inadequate resource co-
G 23
ordination
H 17
G Poor overall management
H Mis-management of I 16
progress J 10
I Supplier skills over-
0 10 20 30 40 50 60
stretched
J Supplier under-resourced
11. “A story expresses how
and why life changes
and how it can be”
“Visioning”
12. Logic/Rhetoric Storytelling
“People are not inspired to act
by reason alone”
13. Logic/Rhetoric Storytelling
Conventional Unconventional
Safe Dangerous
Reasoned - logical Emotional - complex
IQ EQ
Engages intellect Engages hearts and minds
Easy to destroy with logic Hard to destroy with logic
17. What makes for a
good story?
Has characters
A mind journey
An emotional journey
Embraces complexity
Has structure
Creates meaning – often multiple
Does not tell – it shows
Has an impact
Catalyses change
Is remembered…
19. Structure
1. Starts with a situation (often balance)
2. Inciting incident unbalances situation
3. Attempts to restore balance
4. Trials of risk and challenge force characters to
face difficult choices/struggle
5. Discover the truth/deliverance
6. New situation…
21. Communication Facts
Speak at 150 WPM
Process 500-750 WPM
Average Attention Span 7.5 min
Content
7%
Relative Importance:
Vocal
35%
Body
Language
58%
22. You are cleverer than you think
Cna yuo raed this at nroaml seped? 55 plepoe out of
100 can.
i cdnuolt blveiee taht I cluod aulaclty uesdnatnrd waht
I wasrdanieg.The phaonmneal pweor of the hmuan
mnid, aoccdrnig to arscheearch at Cmabrigde
Uinervtisy, it dseno't mtaetr in waht oerdr the ltteres
in a wrod are,the olny iproamtnt tihng is taht the frsit
and lsat ltteer be in the rghit pclae. The rset can be a
taotl mses and you can sitll raed it whotuit a pboerlm.
Tihs is bcuseae the huamn mnid deosnot raed ervey
lteter by istlef,but the wrod as a wlohe. Azanmig eh?
And I awlyas tghuot slpeling was ipmorantt!
23. Words Don’t Matter?
Golden Sandwich
3 Rule
Cool/Important/Relevant
Eight Elections Straight
Stories - Dream/Hold/Fear
Voice/Eyes/Body
Connection/Challenge
Change
24.
25. What makes for a
good PROJECT?
Has characters
A mind journey
An emotional journey
Embraces complexity
Has structure
Creates meaning – often multiple
Does not tell – it shows
Has an impact
Catalyses change
Is remembered