The value of what students do resides in its connection with a stimulation of greater thoughtfulness not in the greater strain it imposes.
John Dewey, quoted here by Alfie Kohn. That’s why I don’t like to summarise Carol Dweck’s research as being about making more effort.
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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 enjoyed this interactive exercise in comparative anatomy from fellow improviser Chris Yukna. Unfortunately our researchers have not completed their investigation of male of the human species. We thought with
Presentation Zen on how Obama would sound if accompanied by powerpoint.
I’ve been thinking of what to say about the recent UK riots. You’ll get clues to my more spontaneous responses in my twitter feed. There’s been a fair bit of
Lilia at Mathemagenic posts on the task-based view of knowledge work. What intrigued me was this comparison between …the Swiss Army Knife: lots of carefully designed functions packed into one
