I made a short film to give a flavour of the upcoming Creative Leadership Workshop. I’m running it with Viv here in Cambridge on 31 August to 2 September. All the booking details are here.
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
In an imagined world where cause and effect no longer work predictably… Most people have learned to live in the moment. The argument goes that if the past has an
(Long slightly rambling post ahead) I’ve been enjoying Keith Sawyer’s book Group Genius. Keith’s singing to the choir of course, as he’s big on things like improvisation. His central theme
Doc Searls points to this entertaining rant. The word “blog” is literally shorthand for “boring;” a vulgar overused word that strikes your ear with the dull thud of a cudgel
Fascinating report from The Economist: How to tell when your boss is lying. Researchers identify a number of patterns common to CEOs and CFOs who turn out with hindsight, to
