Another great post by Rob Paterson: Why change is difficult – The story of the Fosbury Flop. Reminds me of the Machiavelli quote
There is nothing more difficult to take in hand more perilous to conduct more uncertain in its success, than to take the lead in introducing a new order of things; because the innovator will have for enemies all who have done well under the old conditions and only lukewarm defenders in those who may do well under the new
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
I’m enjoying my holiday in New Zealand with very little internet access. But I found time to appreciate Earl Mardle’s latest post: You have to admire the transparency.
Matt has picked up on my comments about brainstorming. I particularly liked this comment he makes: For every rule there is a conceivable circumstance when it should be broken. Instead,
Roland Harwood at NESTA has a nice account of Clay Shirky’s great talk at the RSA last week – Organising without Organisations. That talk, Roland’s post and Euan’s reflections on
Lloyd Davis is doing a great job blogging Podcastcon. So I don’t feel so bad about missing it. This section of his notes on a talk by Milverton Wallace especially
