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.
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
I’ve just been reading Harrison Owen’s Wave Rider. He explores the notion that human systems are fundamentally self-organising with some interesting implications for how we view formal organisations. He refers
James and I held a strategic overview and implentation meeting in the C-Suite this week. Nah we had a couple of pints of Guinness in the Slug and Lettuce actually.
[UPDATE: Here’s a list of all my entries on Lovemarks] I don’t love Lovemarks Kevin Roberts’ colourful new mantra for the world of advertising. So I enjoyed Chris Lawer’s full-on
Last week I recorded an interview with Tom Guarriello in Connecticut and Thomas Madsen-Mygdal in Copenhagen. We were talking about the impact of the rise of digital imagery on society
