There’s a lot of creative energy in failure, if you don’t take it too seriously. Here are some of the out-takes from our recent video shoot. In some ways it tells you more about how Viv and I work than the official version. Quite a lot of of our training work uses rapid, playful failure as way to learn – a much richer experience than giving out right answers.
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.
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
At Brand Autopsy John Moore quotes Miles Davis When you hit a wrong note it’s the next note that makes it good or bad I like that and it reminds
John Dodds has done a post – 10 Marketing Lessons From Conferences – with some tips on how to avoid your next conference being boring. Lots of interesting ideas if
I agree with Phil Dourado: Start thinking ‘acts of leadership’ rather than ‘leader’
I’m glad that my friend Matt Moore has resumed blogging. Here’s his take on control: There are two lies. One that we are not in control of our own destiny
