I liked this thought, tweeted by EskoKilpi:
Poorly connected organizations always end up with simple dynamics and repetitive patterns. Highly interconnected organizations may exhibit patterns that can be described mathematically as edge of chaos dynamics.
I think this is why some people react with anxiety to the early stages of processes like Open Space: it doesn’t play out the simple patterns of the conventional hierarchy.
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
Rob Paterson tweeted very flatteringly about our new book. I am trying not to be a tedious self-promoter but it was jolly nice of him. Still I have to admit
Passion brands bring people together based on common interests and excitements. I’m particularly interested in ones created from the bottom up, as opposed to driven by producers concerned mainly with profit.
Seth writes about what I’d call ratpacking – a group of bloggers getting carried away attacking something or someone. Not fun to be on the receiving end. And I’m curious for details.
Leaked memo reveals what Whitehall really thinks of its new masters – Telegraph Some of the foolishness that inevitably surrounds hierarchy is made explicit here (tags: politics status hierarchy)
