Ok, a small additional riff on the theme of my earlier post. Katherine Stone wrote an interesting response giving some examples of personal experiences and stories having more power than fancy-schmancy advertising.
I think this ties in with Chris Anderson’s thoughts about the long tail… that it’s easy to underestimate the cumulative impact of small experiences.
A funny game illustrates what we may be missing in many of our meetings
Managing anxiety is a familiar challenge for facilitators.
Managing in a world of uncertainty where people don’t live up to their stated values
I shot this in a single eight-minute take, which is in the spirit of an experience of Ralf Wetzel’s workshop, Leading from the Clown. Clown training is probably the deepest and most challenging work I’ve done. Enjoy.
A casual conversation in a pub makes me pay attention to thinking being embodied
Creating eye contact despite the limits of Zoom and Teams
The power of small gestures and noticing
Exploring the inner dialogue of facilitation
Getting away from grandiosity or solemnity. small p presence is about being open to the life around us
Facilitation is often about small, subtle acts of noticing and experimenting
This made me laugh out loud. (Hat tip: Adam Curry)
Dave Pollard links to: Who are you trying to impress. Justin Kownacki analyses the pitfalls of conversation where the battle for status precludes deeper engagement. His suggested remedies are all
I’ve been hosting Unhurried Conversations in Cambridge and London for a year or two now. And Viv has been experimenting with the format in Australia. And now the idea is
In my rant yesterday, I suggested that we humans are predisposed to interaction with each other and that panel sessions cheat the audience of it. I’m fascinated by the idea
