Do you remember that in classical times when Cicero had finished speaking the people said, ‘How well he spoke,’ but when Demosthenes had finished speaking, the people said, ‘Let us march”.
Adlai Stevenson via E J Dionne by way of Andrew Sullivan.
we’re hungry for connection
What brings conversations to life is often missed when we aim too high
What I learned singing to strangers on the subway, and why emotional connections matters even more in a hi-tech era.
When facilitating, more and more I want to sense the next move at my fingertips
Letting go in order to get in flow…
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
… when you consider the consequences of losing it… Hat tip: Stumbleupon where I’ve spent hours today seeing all manner of great stuff.
Thanks to Rich for pointing to the entertaining Shhh! Enough said. (Of course it’s ironic me pointing to this on a day I’m spewing out entries like a mad thing)
On 14 September I’ll be facilitating the Bricking It conference, sponsored by Channel 4 and CFE. You’ll find more details at the site but this is the theme in a
