As I’ve been thinking/ranting about the limits of keynote presentations I realise that (as ever) the Pythons got there first. Keynoters love to think that they can just pour their thinking into our willing heads. But even the most gifted orator’s message is going to be disrupted by the reality of the moment-by-moment distractions among the audience.
Magic, relationship and changing status
leaving your props behind
feeling the power of presence… and what it really means to ‘read the room.’
we’re hungry for connection
What brings conversations to life is often missed when we aim too high
What I learned singing to strangers on the subway, and why emotional connections matters even more in a hi-tech era.
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.
My twitter feed this morning was full of an exchange between Robert Scoble and Loic Le Meur. It struck me as an interesting example of what happens in a world
An exploration of the work – or if you like the hard play – of living with uncertainty
Robert Young looks at how corporates can engage with online communities. At the end the lesson is one of a paradox. As the power shifts increasingly towards community, the corporation
Stuart Henshall reports Telecom guy Peter Cochrane‘s praise for Skype. Peter’s mobile bill is down from $500 a month to less than $10. If that’s not a sign of disruptive
