Neil Perkin recalls this bit of wisdom from Hugh Macleod:
Good ideas alter the power balance in relationships that is why good ideas are always initially resisted.
I keep coming back to the feeling that many of these conversations about innovation in organisations are really more about power. Notions of “driving innovation” seem particularly confused about where it needs to lie.
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
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
I think what Doc Searls says here about the price of copyright is pretty damn important.
An extrordinary message of support for Londoners from Sokwanele, whose blog is a humbling testament to bravery in the face of daily evil.
On Facebook Patti Digh offers some fabulous advice:To my friends with kids moving to college next week, I have but three pieces of advice: 1) Handcart. Trust me. You’ll make
I enjoyed reading Matt Moore’s post about his participation in a Knowledge Management Conference. Like Matt I don’t much want to do presentations these days preferring sessions that are genuinely
