Jonah Lehrer in The Frontal Cortex also points to research suggesting communing with nature increases our compassion. I liked Lehrer’s closing thought:
As usual, Emerson got it right: “Adopt the pace of nature: her secret is patience.”
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
Thanks to Evelyn Rodgriguez via Rolf Potts for this “Often I feel I go to some distant region of the world to be reminded of who I really am. There
I had a good conversation with Stephen Wrentmore this morning, in which we kicked around the similarities between directing in the theatre (his gig) and facilitation (mine). Towards the end,
Promotions Cultures & Innovation – BankerVision James Gardner argues that people working in government are more prone to placating their superiors in pursuit of promotions. Anecdotally, I've sensed this more
It seems that these days people just can’t get enough Seth. Time was, people might indulge in Seth in the privacy of their homes, and find this satisfying and productive
