Lisa Haneberg quotes Carl Rogers:
I have come to recognize that being trustworthy does not demand that I be rigidly consistent but that I be dependably real.
Lisa has the fuller version. I tend to avoid how to lists for things like facilitation because they tend to suggest consistency is key… whereas I am increasingly realise that each facilitation is diffierent and I do better to show up to whatever is really happening rather than try to apply some consistent theory.
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.
Managing in a world of uncertainty where people don’t live up to their stated values
YouTube – Dan Bull – Dear Lily [an open letter to Lily Allen] A funny and very telling pushback to Lily Allen and the corporate interests she appears to support
Ton Zijlstra posts a critical – but constructive – review of a recent conference in The Netherlands A story of form and content. His central point: here is a conference
Do you remember that in classical times when Cicero had finished speaking the people said, ‘How well he spoke,’ but when Demosthenes had finished speaking, the people said, ‘Let us
I’ve been rereading this great post by Gary Schwartz: The Trouble with Yes, And. It’s written with experienced improvisers in mind, but I think it has some really interesting perspectives
