Lloyd reports on his latest experiment bringing a conversational approach to a consulting gig. (Thanks for the props in there, Lloyd.)
Everyone is creative, capable of creation in one way or another. Categorising people as creatives or managers is fake and doesn’t serve us well, especially in a space where we require innovation and change. People are amazing.
It is possible to bring thirty people together and have a productive conversation without constantly telling them what to do.
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 idea from Bernie de Koven got me thinking. I opine that work is in fact, already fun. That attempts to make it more fun through the use of awards
Amy Veltman of On Your Feet spotted this display at MOMA and shared them with me by email. —–
Mark Earls has another good post on the pitfalls of seeking the “key influencers” as a way of instigating change. I share Mark’s scepticism about over-rational models for explaining how
Dave Snowden writes about A General Theory of Love highlighting this passage: Because mammals need relatedness for their neurophysiology to coalesce correctly, most of what makes a socially functional human
