I’ve just picked up the phrase “communities of purpose” via Mark. Sounds a bit sharper than community of practice. You could say that Open Space revolves around communities of purpose.
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
Beyond heroic leadership
As a facilitator, I pay attention to effective interventions in group discussions. Of late I’ve found one of the most effective has been the introduction of a plateful of Jaffa
I missed an early morning phone meeting with Chris Corrigan, so sent my apologies. I appreciated this in his reply I am happy to forgive you completely for “oversleeping” (in
I think it corrupts deeply and instantly in ways we often don’t notice. And sometimes it becomes more obvious. In the last 24 hours I’ve meed made aware of this,
I’ve blogged about a couple of recent customer service experiences. Here’s an update. Internetters/Iomart have not replied to my letter of complaint from 20 July and two reminders from me
