John Tropea has written a great post drawing together lots of threads about the role of conversations in what he calls organisational wellness and performance. We’re not machines, we’re mammals and touch and relationship are absolutely central to our happiness and our effectiveness.
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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
Lynn Walsh is not a fan of the ritual where a group is invited to agree a set of ground rules about behaviour at the start. She indicated this to
My friend Julian Burton has just created an online version of his current exhibtion at the LSE The Art of Complexity. It’s a delightful exhibition showing Julian’s unusual perspective on
