The previous post in this series featured Henry Mintzberg’s critique of New Public Management and its propensity for mindless measurement. As such, late last week I returned to the main protagonist of this series, Dee Hock, and sought out a collation of his thoughts regarding measurement. This …

Part II in this series referenced Dee Hock’s observation that data is abundant, whilst wisdom is scarce. Dee’s comments were published in 2005 yet feel particularly resonant in the present day. In a couple of posts (1 & 2) Gerry McGovern tries to help us grasp the almost unfathomable escalation …

As evidenced in the last post in this series, at times Dee Hock is explicit in sharing his views on the subject of “wisdom". At other times he demonstrates his own wisdom in a more subtle manner. In working through the common responses those in power have to a rapidly changing world (from …

As Australia was thrown into chaos and faced its future over the Christmas and New Year period, I sought moments of sanctuary in the writings and wisdom of Dee Hock. I would like to share a collection of Dee’s thoughts specific to wisdom, and in that sense continue on from yesterdays post. The …

In the opening weeks of this year I have been continually drawn back to the idea of ‘wisdom’, noting its importance yet possible decline in society (?). A number of reflective conversations with Al & Jono have increased coherence around ways of cultivating wisdom, informing our support of future …