In a darkened theatre, the experience of being alone in the ghost light creates a sense of excitement and possibility. I feel that when I start working live in front of a group. There’s something relational that happens in the moment, where I feel alive to possibilities in a way that doesn’t happen in a planning process. I feel this is connected to what it really means to ‘read the room’.
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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
A moving clip of Dr Jacob Bronowski from his TV series in the 1970s, on the dangers of absolute certainty. Standing at Auschwitz he says “When people believe that they
Chris Corrigan quotes Harrison Owen talking about presence and Open Space. This is my favourite bit: Presence is our way of being in the great circle(s) of life. This may
I got back from New Zealand yesterday morning and am struggling to get to grips with jet lag and with very short cold days as well as a pile of
Stephanie West Allen emailed me a link to this article: game developers can induce happiness. I’ve been thinking a lot about whether the fun and engagment of online gaming could
