Dialogue have done us proud over the last two weeks with a series of reflections and examples on practice. It is now my pleasure to introduce Max Boisot a long time friend and sparring partner. One of the last true polymaths and would that there were more. One of the great pleasures of having a conversation with Max is that he keeps you intellectually honest, amused and intrigued. So, for the next two weeks that conversation is open in this space. Max is, as he implies in his first posting a virgin on the blogosphere, but hopefully not for long