Here’s a good example of a small intervention with a surprisingly big effect, spotted by Jon Strande.
Kevin told me that he’s had a problem with flamers, who come to the site and start posting angry comments about other people. They get out of hand very quickly.
Here was his answer:
He pre-filled the comment box with the simple phrase “Everybody needs a hug.” Turns out that this small step reduced flame postings by a huge number.
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
I am huge believer that little details can make bid differences and I’m enjoying Richard Wiseman’s little book, 59 Seconds for its curation of some. Here’s one good one: In
I don’t suppose Bertrand Russell was into Improv but it looks like he’d have got it: To teach how to live without certainty and yet without being paralyzed by hesitation,
If you get excited about where social media might take us all, you’ll probably enjoy this post by Grumblemouse: San Fran torch relay is a social media extravaganza. The notion
I really liked what Tim Kastelle says here. He asks us to think about what innovation is for.. something that seems left unsaid in a lot of writing on the
