The updated name of my blog that I am hoping to reignite after many years of slacking off on the blog writing side. The name comes form my collaboration with Dr. Richard Claydon and his work on organisational irony when we ran free MeetUp sessions together in Sydney many years ago to test out some of his work.

Often labelled a cynic and troublemaker the frustrated enthusiast is desperately trying to change things for the better as they see the irony of organisational life. They call out the big disconnect between how things are talked about or positioned versus the reality of how things are being run in the organisation, trying to shift the system from the inside.

Frustrated because not much seems to change or it’s very slow. Enthusiastic about the potential sitting untapped inside most organisations and what might be, if we just did things differently.

I’ve often found myself labelled as a cynic or troublemaker calling BS on the stuff being proposed or being done. But isn’t it the troublemakers who are often the catalysts for change?

A book or blog series that chronicles the myriad of absurdities found across organisations is brewing in my mind. All the silly and outright stupid stuff I’ve seen working across all types of organisations and industries. I’ve got tons of stories myself but wanted to gather some additional ones to see if I could find a way to share them as patterns.

I’m looking for your tales of silly or outright stupid stuff that you’ve seen or been part of. I predict that there are some common patterns to be found and some real cracking stories out there. Some short examples of my stories are shared in the images below. Your stories matter. Whether trivial or complex, they can ignite change.

Don’t just spectate – participate! Air your views in the comment section or better yet, take the survey. Let’s expose the absurdities together.

Organisational Stupidity Survey Link g6zha4t9gsc.typeform.com/to/nAM4iUM…

Let’s shake things up!