The ten rules of Synching
These are the slides that guided a keynote presentation at the Spring 2010 meeting of the California Workforce Association. The conference theme -- Synch or Sink -- focused on the importance of deep collaboration.
To illustrate this theme, Virginia Hamilton, and John Baker, the conference organizers, arranged for a performance of synchronized swimming. The keynote also tracks this theme. I converted my slides to a video.
Here are the ten rules of Synching:
1. Guide conversations
2. No whining
3. Create a civic space for complex thinking
4. Stop looking for permission
5. Close triangles
6. Go slow to go fast
7. Don't fear the invisible fences
8. Take the Shanghai perspective
9. Help someone to help someone
10. Practice strategic doing
