Reading Recommendations

Some resources I‘ve used extensively in my own work.

Books

Creative Collaborations—A book by the Helsinki Design Lab on how to facilitate effective collaborations. It‘s small and helpful. (free PDF or Print on Demand)

Articles

Strategy and stewardship—A short summary with some additional thoughts about HDL‘s notion „Stewardship“ in the context of strategic work. In short: it‘s all about tight feedback loops.

Narrative Strategy: Thoughts on an emerging indie consulting style—I like the idea of using communication as a strategic tool for work inside complex organizations. Especially when it comes to trying to influence the deeper layers of organizational meaning, such as imaginaries, visions and intents.

Experiments in Studio Telemetry—Some interesting experiments around keeping and streamlining criticism and feedback in a studio environment.