I’ve just posted a couple of interesting articles at the Applied Improv Blog. The first by Izzy Gezell, looks at how Improv is used to support teamwork. The second, by Prof Mary Crossan, explores the range of ways Improv skills are central to supporting innovation in organisations.
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
Presentation Zen: The secret to great work is great play Nice recap well illustrated (tags: creativity play) Principle Healthcare and Layscience.net « Don't Get Fooled Again "A company doesn’t have
I saw a documentary last night on the Beeb about the middle ages. Prof Robert Bartlett talked about how power structures changed over five centuries. It was a reminder of
Thoughts on what I’m calling The Southwest Paradox – and what it means about a questionable assumption behind many business and other how-to books. This may be a jumping off point for my essay for the More Space project.
I wanted to log a couple of thoughts about our expectations of how groups will work together. It relates to what I’ve blogged before about closing the field: it’s easy
