And another thing re problem theatre…
It’s physical. How people think and behave is massively bound up with how they move and hold themselves. I think more of the brain, and certainly different parts of it, get engaged when we have to move and do things than when we write them down.
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
Jory des Jardins’ mum likes her latest post (see the comments). And so do I. Living Without a Net: An Odyssey into Self-Employment (Part XVII): On Defining Success and Allowing
I took part in an improv workshop at the weekend. We started with some simple games and I felt awkward. Somehow I just didn’t seem to be in the mood.
My last post here talked about surfing as a metaphor for faciliation/management. Graham Hill left a comment pointing to this from John Hagel: Innovating on the Edge of Big Waves.
Sunny Delight plumbs new depths of hypocrisy in its advertising. This is the action of a lustmark, not a lovemark…
