Andrew Rixon reckons facilitation is a Fat Word.
That is a word overused and abused and one which seems to hold way too much meaning for its own good.
Yeah I think I know what he means. He reports that some folks wanted to call themselves Passionistas, but Andrew’s not convinced. Nor am I, though I think it does help get away from the illusion of neutrality that sometimes hamstrings facilitation.
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
I’m blogging this from Terminal 3 at Heathrow, on my way to Calgary (then by road to Banff). I’m looking forward to a few days hanging around with improv folks
Tim Kitchin got me to to do a bit of talking head the other day about social media in organisations. Here’s the end product:
Sean Howard catches a good example of questionable thinking about participation. The International Associaton for Public Participation has put out a one pager (pdf) with a remarkably top down notion
Lloyd Davis is doing a great job blogging Podcastcon. So I don’t feel so bad about missing it. This section of his notes on a talk by Milverton Wallace especially
