I realise my last post is less than a week away but I have more things I want to share. Lots of time to think over Easter, you see.
Things have moved on to where I am now in a place of more influence at work.
So my plan is to
get human-centred design (and the digital culture necessary for it to be sustainable) established where I work (which in itself would be cool enough, because I work at one of the big wind turbine manufacturers), and
sort out a public-private partnership with the clinic where Anna was treated, so we can learn together. And I can get it established there.
In a conversation over lunch this week I noticed how much I’ve talked about this and how much people are taking part in the process. A colleague asked me why the company would do this. I mean, it would benefit the clinic, but how would it benefit the company? They understand my motivation, that nobody should suffer like we suffered, but what is the benefit to the company? How would I pitch it?
The answer is simple, really. If you want to make sure you really learn something properly, teach it. That’s valid for anything, but especially for such a big change in how everything is done. How we work.
I met a new person at work this week and was able to make them understand what I’m trying to do and my motivation. They still liked me at the end. And were impressed. And wanted to help. That is a big thing, after breaking so many relationships. Sure, I could choose to not talk about Anna at all, but that was never going to be an option, if I want to have any impact where it matters.
Now I am building the community with people like this. I shall use the long Easter weekend to build the German language hub for it. That’s fine because I have another long weekend of actual travel and relaxation coming up.
Do you think you’ve changed how you tell the story that is helping others understand and get signed up to help?