PNI Institute

PNI and Start-with-a-list methods
2017-10-11 16:00 - 17:30 (Europe/Amsterdam)
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On this call we will discuss the relationship of PNI to methods that start with the enumeration of things: forces, factors, strengths, opportunities, threats, assets, and so on. We will discuss how PNI can “ground” such methods to mine experiences rather than simply calling things to mind (which can insert limiting assumptions). We will also talk about the barriers to using PNI to enhance start-with-a-list methods and how we might be better able to overcome them in the future.

PNI Reading Club: Action Research (Yes again)
2017-09-13 16:00 - 17:30
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Our August call was cut short due to (a) some people not being able to come, (b) some people having laryngitis, and (c) some people not having remembered to read the texts. Let’s try again in September! Remember, read something before the call even if it’s only for five minutes!
This call begins our every-other-call PNI Reading Club, where we will read and discuss writings on topics that form the foundations of PNI. (All readings will be available on the internet and will be short enough to read (or at least skim) at the last possible moment.)
This month your assignment is to go to the resource page of Action Research International, peruse the list of (mostly short) writings there, choose one or more, read them, and come to the call prepared to talk about what you have read. (Also: This seminal paper is worth a look.)

PNI Reading Club: Action Research
2017-08-09 16:00 - 17:00
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This call begins our every-other-call PNI Reading Club, where we will read and discuss writings on topics that form the foundations of PNI. (All readings will be available on the internet and will be short enough to read (or at least skim) at the last possible moment.)
This month your assignment is to go to the resource page of Action Research International, peruse the list of (mostly short) writings there, choose one or more, read them, and come to the call prepared to talk about what you have read. (Also: This seminal paper is worth a look.)

PNI and labels
2017-07-12 16:00 - 17:00 | Zoom
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The topic of this call will be the terms we use in our projects influence success in PNI. Some terms we might talk about would be:

story, anecdote, narrative, etc
analysis, data, results, etc
sensemaking, patterns, emergence, etc
question, survey, information, etc

We’ll talk about our experiences using particular terms and what sorts of general principles work for choosing terminology to use – and with whom – in PNI projects.

Mapping PNI
2017-06-14 16:00 - 17:00
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In this call we will use the Tipu Ake ki te Ora leadership model to map what is and is not PNI. (Yes, we were going to do that last month, but everyone was too busy or too sick to have the call.)

Exploring PNI using the Tipu Ake leadership model
2017-05-10 16:00 - 17:00
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In this PNI call we will build on last month’s call where we decided to explore the Tipu Ake leadership model for innovative organisations. We fill in this model with three versions:

PNI as a field
A typical PNI project from the POV of the facilitator/practitioner
The diagram as a PNI elicitation device.

You can help by attending and joining in in the discussion.

Diversity in PNI
2017-04-14 16:00 - 17:00
The topic of this call is what does and does not constitute PNI.

Diversity in PNI projects
2017-03-10 16:00 - 17:00
In this call we will talk about variety across PNI projects – in scales, goals, topics, participants, etc.

Performance Storytelling
2017-02-10 16:00 - 17:00 | Zoom
On this PNI Institute call on February 10 we will discuss what PNI can learn from performance storytelling.

Continuous PNI
2017-01-13 16:00 - 17:00 | Zoom
This PNI Institute call we will discuss continuous PNI, or PNI that depends on the ongoing daily collection of stories (usually with periodic catalysis and sensemaking).
