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Our thoughts
The great privilege in a profession like ours is to spend time with many talented and interesting people who work in amazing organisations and who find themselves facing into unbelievable opportunities and challenges.
These experiences, added to what we know from the worlds of organisational psychology and neuroscience, mean that we have gathered insights and developed a range of practical methodologies to help our clients to succeed while bringing people with them. Mostly, of course, these insights are shared through the course of our work, but we also (occasionally) like to share them in blog-form. Do let us know if anything really sparks your interest.
Scripting and rehearsing: blockers or enablers?
Ever worried that you did something really well - for example in your communication - and it...
Storytelling: you can have too much of a good thing
Stories - like values - are fundamental to everything. But too much, and it's like eating two...
The curse of knowledge: what it’s like not to know something
We hate Wordle about half the time that we do it, and at Open Space we think we know why. In...
On brainstorming: not best for quality or pace
Many of us love a good brainstorm, giddily bouncing ideas about the place to generate lists...
Five principles to help you really connect with others
We are in extraordinary times and uncharted territory. When we come out the other side the...
Adapting your content for different audiences
A fundamental activity, when it comes to communication, lies in adjusting your content so...
Imposter syndrome: keeping our heads up in times of change
Much of the work we do with clients is at a time of change. Change creates a communication...
The Need for Cultural Awareness After Lockdown
It seems pretty clear that this pandemic is going to influence our cultures – our national...
Seven Signs We May Need to Find an Open Space
We often talk about how we help leaders find an open space from which they can really be...
How to Structure Your Communication Content
Getting a handle on how to structure content is a really important step because it unlocks...
Planning a Communication Campaign
When we think about communication, we often make the mistake of thinking about it as a single...
Impact V Nuance: Communicating in the Digital World
As with so much to do with human behaviour, there are strengths, and there are strengths...
“To take time to think is to gain time to live.”
Nancy Kline
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