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February 16, 2007
Mind Canary
For decades, as a precaution, miners have been reeling canary birds down into their mines to warn them of potential disaster -- as the canary is particularly sensitive to toxic gases such as carbon monoxide which is colorless, odorless and tasteless. If the canary dies, then the mine is dangerous.
A mind canary is very similar, with the word "mind" as a play off of the word "mine." If the "idea miner" sends an idea canary into the "mind" and it fails to return, then the mind may be lethal!
Thanks to marketing pro Alan Brooks at Mindcanary.com for memorializing this bit of Archestra legacy. He's adapted it a bit (as you'll see in the wording on his homepage) -- but to good purpose: he's guiding folks to safe mines. Hi Alan!
What do you do with a lethal mind? See "change management" and/or "knowledge management" -- at an Archestra location near you...
Posted by Malcolm Ryder at February 16, 2007 6:28 AM
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