User:Mark Schenk
From Regional Knowledge Resource Kit
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Title: Consultant Organisation: Anecdote Website: http://www.anecdote.com.au Email: mailto:mark@anecdote.com.au
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Our company Anecdote consulted in the development of this Regional Knowledge Resource Kit.
At university, I realised that I would never become a programmer when I received a grade of ‘pass–terminal’ for COBOL programming. This led to my undertaking a stream in organisational psychology and to the realisation that I had a real passion for understanding organisations and what makes them tick. This passion has subsequently led me to the emerging disciplines of knowledge management and the application of complexity and business narrative.
When I joined SMS Consulting in the late 1990s, I met Shawn Callahan, and we soon recognised that organisations could reap significant benefits by harnessing their knowledge and information resources. I later became knowledge manager for SMS.
My recent work has focused on the application of narrative in several large organisations—with particular emphasis on such issues as occupational health and safety (OHS) and program evaluation. I also enjoyed working on an organisation-design project for a large Defence-force organisation, and working on a knowledge strategy in the community-services sector. The application of open space has also become an area of special interest, and I have facilitated some large group activities using this approach.
I am a keen golfer and still manage to play a weekly game of indoor cricket.
