I’m going to take part in the Art of Hosting event in Ireland on January 5-8. It’s being led by my friend and occasional collaborator, Chris Corrigan. It’ll be a wonderful chance to delve deeper into Chris’ practice and thinking. It also strikes me as a really good time for me to indulge in some deeper reflection on my own work.
Here are the full details on a pdf. It would be fun to see you there.
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
My last post on Lovemarks stirred up some strong responses. Most seemed to agree strongly, so it’s welcome when someone comes along to disagree, as Stuart Henshall does in the
Chris Corrigan wrote about his experience of unschooling a few days ago and his post still sticks in my mind. It raises a profound challenge to many conventional ideas about
Will copyright extensions ever end? – Telegraph The establishment protects itself pretending to be looking after the little guy.
