bokeh beer

bokeh beer, originally uploaded by jamesburden.

I’ve just been away on conference exploring how the organisation I work for can work more collaboratively with other organisations around the world. We met at a basic but beautiful place in France and spent many hours sharing thoughts and ideas about our various areas of work. It was great. But we only got so far.

Then we went for a walk together. We talked on the walk – but not much about work. Then we stopped for a beer on the way home. Then it all started to make sense. Then it all started to seem possible. The fact that our offices are thousands of miles apart suddenly didn’t seem to matter anymore. I’d shifted from working with colleagues to working with friends.

I don’t really drink beer. But I did this weekend.