Rob Paterson linked me to this video. It’s feedback from participants in an Open Space hosted by WOSU in Columbus Ohio.
It’s a pretty good advert for Open Space and its ability to really engage people around their passions.
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
Shawn Callahan at Anecdote links to a video presentation on complexity by Michael Crichton. Sean highlights these quotes: To learn how to manage complex systems takes humility. To manage complex
After spending a couple of days wondering in the mysterious world of Jung’s shadow I felt like a blast of something more sceptical. So I picked up Richard Dawkins’ Unweaving
The Power of Ordinary Practices describes how apparently mundane interactions with managers have a major impact on people’s work. Management and leadership are so often described in heroic terms which
Funny post by Tony Goodson inspired by: Things My Girlfriend and I Have Argued About Here’s a snippet: -Why is that that women get iritated with men who are sitting
