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Lexi Radcliffe-Hart posted in the group The Collective Shelf
So we’re a month away from the next Collective Shelf discussion session – this time focusing on Unchartered by Margaret Heffernan.
How are we all finding this book so far? Personally, I’m taking it slowly and savouring the points it makes. So far, my favourite bit has been the points raised on memory in Chapter 2. The idea that our unreliable memories don’t need to be a negative, instead can be seen to help us be more creative and flexible is an interesting one to explore and I’m looking forward to seeing how that plays out during the rest of the book!
This time around I’m listening to/reading it via Audible and then recapping using the paperback. It’s been helpful to keep me more focused on the ideas being raised and elaborate in my notes about how I think the points could help myself and the wider community.
So how have you found it so far? And how are you reading it?
Ray Goodier, Jenny Ives, Kelly Cuesta, Jake B, Anna Ogrodzka, Dilly Attygalle, @gavi…
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I totally get that, Pete. I’m hoping that it’ll be more of a case of first third is putting the ideas out there, second third is connecting them to how we move forward, and last third on how it can power change proactively…let’s see!
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Hey everyone!
I’m just into Part 2: ’What would you do if you were free’
It’s been a decent read so far, lots of ideas thrown around! Many of these I am agreeable on, but some a little bifurcating.
One example I’m pondering is the Automation paradox (GPS vs Maps) which is true, but what relevance does that have in 2022?
I’m enjoying it greatly, the world is indeed infinitely more complex than we give it credit for, and we should proceed with cur…
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Thank you for this take on it, Jake – it’s really interesting to use these books to not only question what we’re creating our careers but also in the wider world. The discussion this month will be excellent, I know.
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I’m finally into it and enjoying the theme of how misleading it is to simplify forecasting. It brings together some really interesting concepts although I agree it hasn’t started to tie them together yet
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Jane O'Sullivan posted a new activity comment
Would be great to see you there – Amanda Green, Amber Hartman, Annabel Lee, Annelise Lepage, Elena Montero, Hannah Squire, Jacqui Greeff, Joonseo Bae, Nicola Andrews, SarahBridge, Tracy Rickett, Pete Domican, Adarsh Nalam, Duncan Dalzel-Job, Niall Ogilvy, Tina Louise, Preetika Agarwal, Elena Montero-cobianu9, Adrian Rhodes, James Bebbington
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Lexi Radcliffe-Hart posted in the group The Collective Shelf
Happy World Book Day, Collective Shelfers 📚🌟
How’s everyone finding Uncharted so far? This is a judgement free zone, so it’s perfectly okay to say that you haven’t started reading yet, but for those of you who have – where are you at and are you enjoying the book?
I found this Ted Talk from Margaret Heffernan on The Human Skills We Need in an Unpredictable World:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w4OPtFCs_fw
– it was a really interesting watch so definitely check it out 🌟
Looking forward to hearing your thoughts on our current read!
Ray Goodier, Jenny Ives, Kelly Cuesta, Jake B, Anna Ogrodzka, Dilly Attygalle, Gavin Johnston, Joan Langley, Nuno Silva, Rebecca Beck, Shival Nagpaul, Gabriel Benatov, Alex Birtles, Sarah Speake, Stephanie Dotto, JaRoy Buffong, Caoimhe Kelly, Darren Armitage, Vic Mistry, Jade Phillips, Paulina Połońska, Rob Ridley, Duncan Dalzel-Job, Annelise Lepage, Nika Talbot, Adarsh Nalam, Margot Zwiefka, Ella Bernie, Jane O'Sullivan, Nicola MacPhail, Dan Hallett, Claire Moss, Janis Chan, Regi Athwal…
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The talk’s quite interesting. The first part is talking about what we refer to at ISRS as ”radical uncertainty” – low probability/ high risk events and high probability/ low risk events (usually occurring simultaneously) that create a lack of resilience in organisations. The second part is that it’s now predominantly human issues vs technology issues that are holding us back. Not sure I’ve picked these up in the book yet.
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I am enjoying the book so much that I have ordered her back catalogue! It has consolidated some of my learning from last few years – timely, as I mentioned some requirements in the future of work in a talk couple of weeks ago. Namely, the embracing of uncertainty and fostering an environment to experiment. (in addition, from a neuroscience of change/coach perspective, framing language around ”experiment – language used in a lab” rather than everything being a ”conte…
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Jane O'Sullivan posted a new activity comment
Would love to know what you prefer – Adarsh Nalam, Janis Chan, Roshana Arasaratnam, Jen Whitfield, Alex Birtles, Darren Armitage, Zarir 'Zed' Vakil, Stephen Fleming, Izabela Wlodarska, Nicola Twiston Davies, Nicola MacPhail, Linh, Rob Wright, Ilaria Vilkelis
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Oh I don’t think I could pick. I always have different books on the go on Kindle, audible and physical copies!
I’m currently listening to Will Smith’s autobiography because he reads it himself (and sings and raps too). It does take away from podcast time though. My Kindle app is great when I have unexpected time to read – I can just pull it out and start reading. BUT for me nothing beats the sensory experience of reading a physical book. I tend to reserve that for old…
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Hi Jen, that’s what I miss when listening to an audio book – being able to flick through and go back and look at things!
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Hi, Ella. I prefer the old fashioned way and always go with a physical, paper copy of the book. I love to mark and highlight the key findings so I can find them easily when returning to the book again. The screen in Kindle gives me a headache and as my natural learning preference is visual, I get easily distracted listening to audiobooks.
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Hi Izabela, I’m the same way, so many of my books have ”dog ears” in them! I don’t mind listening to audio books but I definitely don’t take away as much from them than physically reading!
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As others, I use all forms depending on the book. I realised with non-fiction books, I consume more if I listen (life long practise of Tsundoku). I generally take information better this way – depending on the book, I may also buy a paper version for highlighting/note taking in pencil. For fiction, I’ve grown up with hard copy paper books, however, lockdown changed this as I went for more frequent walks (I don’t listen to anything when I run!) – I added fiction into liste…
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Ella Bernie posted in the group The Collective Shelf
Hello Collective Shelfers
I hope you all had a lovely and relaxing break over the New Year!
This is your 2 week reminder for our next book club session where we’ll be discussing Emma Gannon’s Sabotage
How are you finding the book so far? What’s been your biggest takeaway?
To sign up for book club on Wednesday 26th of January (1pm) click: http://staging.the-portfolio-collective.com/events/the-collective-shelf-book-club/ – hope to see you there
Sarah Speake, JaRoy Buffong, Caoimhe Kelly, Darren Armitage, Vic Mistry, Jade Phillips, Paulina Połońska, Rob Ridley, Duncan Dalzel-Job, Annelise Lepage, Nika Talbot, Adarsh Nalam, Margot Zwiefka, Nicola MacPhail, Dan Hallett, Janis Chan, Regina Dundelova, Julia Maximovskaya, Tim OBrien, Chris John, Anthony Main, Matt Sutton, Pete Domican, Kay Dawson, Ed Shrager, Lexi Radcliffe-Hart, Fiona Chorlton-Voong, Claire Moss, Rebecca Beck, Alex Birtles, Shival Nagpaul, Gabriel Benatov, Kelly Cuesta, @emma-de-pfeiffer-key, Jake B, Anna Ogrodzka, Dilly Attygalle, Gavin Johnston, Joan Langley, Nuno Silva
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Booked and I’ve read it twice! While I recognise so much of myself in there, I’m struggling to really get hold of any concrete steps. to improve – maybe this is a form of self-sabotage in itself? Hoping that the discussion might help.
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I cannot wait to bring this into the discussion tomorrow! Thank you for sharing so honestly.
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Thanks for the tag Ella Bernie I will be there on the 26th!
I listened to this during an afternoon walk down the seafront on Audible. It’s a short read, In a sense I’m still processing it. I think for me it’s a reminder of other principals and lessons, as opposed to anything ground breaking.
I enjoyed it, but found it (at least on first listen) more entertaining than actionable.
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Love that you brought the the book to the seafront with you, and that you found some entertainment and some reminders. Looking forward to discussing how you’ve been processing the reminders over the past week.
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I’m about 1/3 way through. I think some of the points are really interesting e.g. using history as a predictor of future behaviour but it’s not really coming together as a book yet. It seems to make half a point and then move onto something else.