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.
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
Beyond heroic leadership
I’m going to attend the Blogwalk Amsterdam on 17 18 May. The theme is Digital Bohemians, which sounds like fun. I like the format which is very informal. It’s also
My friend Tim Kitchin blogs irregularly and passionately. I enjoyed his piss–takes on Henley Centre predictions and their implications. A few morsels: Marketing Week
Stuart Henshall is Giving up Traditional Blogging. I’m seeing signs that blogs are declining in usefulness and utility as they are pushed into activities they are not suited for. I
