Thanks to Jason McDonald for finding this brilliant clip:
What a great example of spotting an assumption everyone makes about how a game is played. Viv and I sometimes talk about the tyranny of effort where we are trying so hard that we don’t spot simple, less manic solutions to problems.
Magic, relationship and changing status
leaving your props behind
feeling the power of presence… and what it really means to ‘read the room.’
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.
Interesting article by Naomi Klein: In the wake of catastrophe comes the whiff of unrest She wonders if natural disasters in Burma and China may shake the regimes iron-like grip
Interesting article from the NY Times: Web marketers fearful fraud in pay-per-click. Here’s the intro: Businesses that pay billions to Google and Overture to steer potential customers to their Web
Dave Snowden points to the Lifecycle of a Silver Bullet. It’s a painfully accurate description of how management fads get created. It prompted me to reread my own story about
Chris Corrigan has a good post reflecting on the Copenhagen climate conference and Big Event meetings in general. I have been thinking about this for a while and the missed
