Author Archives: Michelle Laurie

About Michelle Laurie

I am a Canadian living in the West Kootenay region of British Columbia. I work in the area of knowledge management and communications. When not blogging, I spend my time in the mountains, wilderness and being active.

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As I blog into 2012, it’s important to reflect on what I hope to achieve with my blog this year. First, blogging is a personal practice where I reflect on work and ideas that intrigue me.  The act of blogging … Continue reading

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2011 in review – Thanks WordPress!

The WordPress.com stats helper monkeys prepared a 2011 annual report for this blog.  It’s been great to review the stats they generated including the top 5 referring sites, top blog posts, searches by visitors and more.  Thanks WordPress for all … Continue reading

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DIY Wall Board for Graphic Facilitation

A few months back I posted a question on the International Forum of Visual Practitioners Linked In Group asking: Has anyone made a portable ‘wall’ (that fits into a car) to bring to meetings that don’t have great walls and … Continue reading

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Ode to Rossland

I work from a home office in this beautiful mountain town in southern British Columbia.  I recently wrote a post about feeling isolated so I thought it only right to also share why most of the time, I am grateful! … Continue reading

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Discover Your Passion

Discover Your Passion was one of the messages Christian Begin shared with a small yet captivated audience at Rossland Mountain Filmfest’s Journey of An Adverture Filmmaker.  Christian gave an animated account of his career from starting out in Quebec, then … Continue reading

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Reflections of a home-based consultant living on the edge of the woods

“Be patient.  Good things come to those who wait.” This is the Chinese fortune cookie wisdom I received Sunday night after eating out in a town nearby.  The town of 10,000 people is the hub of the region I live … Continue reading

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Reaching out via Twitter

In the last couple months I have come across an info graphic on Twitter that is definitely worth sharing.  Thanks to @SocialBttrfly for reposting yesterday. As a recently new ‘tweeter’ (6 months) these stats are helpful in understanding the power of Twitter … Continue reading

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Aha moments…thanks to the metaphor!

In the field of knowledge management, complexity and changing organizations, it’s easy to have conversations where one person is talking past another.  Have you ever stood there wondering what a colleague is trying to explain while they seem really sure … Continue reading

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Vizualize me?

I just tested out a website that ‘visualizes’ your CV.  It’s an interesting concept and I like some of the ways it portrays information.  In other ways, I am not sure it does my experience justice. What I like is: … Continue reading

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Getting to visual…

As I plan for a graphic facilitation workshop in October I am thinking about the power of visuals and visual thinking.  Below are some inspiring places online I have been visiting: A Ted Talk by Suni Brown speaks to how people … Continue reading

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